Mumbai: Several data centres have been planned in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Fresh allotment data from the Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation (MIDC) points to a cumulative investment commitment of over Rs 1.43 lakh crore, one of the highest in recent years. Several chemical engineering firms and banks have also submitted plans to set up…
Belagavi: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) plans to build a Sri Venkateshwara temple on a seven-acre site near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi to cater to devotees from North Karnataka, Goa and south Maharashtra. Construction is set to begin within a month and is expected to be completed in two years.Addressing a press conference, TTD governing…
Chennai: Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday flayed BJP, saying that there were multiple examples of dynastic politics in BJP and they have no reason to criticise DMK.Kejriwal was in Chennai to campaign for DMK. He campaigned with chief minister M K Stalin and participated in a roadshow.Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Kejriwal said…
Hyderabad: Surrendered senior Maoist leader Tipiri Thirupathi alias Devji has told the Telangana police that the outfit’s last attempts to survive Operation Kagar collapsed under the twin strain of military setbacks and political disarray, with sustained security pressure breaking its core operational capacity, even as internal divisions slowed decision-making at a critical stage.According to Telangana…
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee sat down at a roadside tea stall in Collins Lane on Tuesday, and spoke to locals, after the EC didn’t allow her to take out a rally in the area. The rally had to be cancelled at the eleventh hour after an EC representative told TMC the rally couldn’t be taken…
Panaji: The criminal case registered against YouTuber Gautam Khattar at Vasco police station for making statements against St Francis Xavier was handed over to the crime branch on Tuesday. Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that this has been done to help trace Khattar and secure his arrest.“Multiple teams are working to apprehend the accused as…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has issued notice to the state govt on a plea seeking transfer of investigation into an FIR registered with Rajkot police over missing gold ornaments worth Rs 1.15 crore from a bank’s custody after the jewellery was pledged by a couple for loans.Petitioners Sangeeta Shah and Shyam Shah had availed…
Ludhiana: Residents are swapping coffee for Shikanji as a punishing heatwave settles over the city, pushing temperatures toward a blistering 43°C. With a “yellow alert” officially in place and the mercury rising well above seasonal norms, families are retreating indoors to escape a sun that shows no signs of cooling its heels before the weekend.The…
Jalandhar: Objections to Punjab’s new anti-sacrilege law continued to grow on Tuesday, with religious leaders and groups raising concerns over state overreach, lack of consultation and its legal framework.Former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna criticised provisions mandating a central digital register of every ‘saroop’ (copy) of the Guru Granth Sahib,…
Pune: The civic administration on Tuesday began drafting a standard operating procedure (SOP) to regulate the city’s cluttered cable network. Officials said the civic body planned to adopt Hyderabad’s model, which included fixing height limits for overhead cables and introducing a rental fee structure for cable operators seeking to install independent poles.The PMC had suspended…
