Varanasi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday said politics should not divide the country’s youth, asserting that young people should be identified by their ideas, abilities and aspirations rather than categorised as “alpha, beta and gamma”.Interacting with young people at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith on the second day of his Varanasi visit, Nabin said:…
Ahmedabad: A 45-year-old salesman from Gota lost Rs 17.3 lakh to fraudsters who allegedly promised him a job and work permit by posing as representatives of Canadian companies, cybercrime police said on Thursday.The complainant had come across a Facebook advertisement in May offering warehouse, farming and housekeeping jobs in Canada. After clicking on it, he…
Rajbir Ghuman, OSD to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD, Rajbir Singh Ghuman, has approached Punjab and Haryana high court, challenging the FIR registered by CBI against him in connection with allegations of influencing transfers, postings and official decisions, contending that the agency proceeded without prior approval of Punjab…
A headmaster in Maharashtra’s Beed, who didn’t want to be named, said supplies of foodgrains and pulses have been coming in, but school heads have been paying for cooking fuel and vegetables since June 15. Pune: For the last four months, since the start of the academic year, teachers and headmasters across govt schools in…
Surat: An eight-year-old girl was raped in the Ichhapore area of Surat on Monday. Police arrested the accused, a 36-year-old man, on Wednesday night. He suffered a forehead injury on Thursday after an alleged suicide attempt in the police lockup.Assistant commissioner of police Sweta Daniels told TOI, “We received a complaint for rape on an…
Congress functionaries try to breach police barricades at a protest in Guwahati Guwahati: Police detained several Congress functionaries during a protest outside the Rajiv Bhavan in Guwahati on Thursday against the crackdown on opposition leaders in New Delhi a day earlier, where demonstrators had demanded chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC)…
Gomti continues to rise in Lucknow, likely to recede in 24 hours; 52 boats deployed for relief Gomti continues to rise in Lucknow, likely to recede in 24 hours; 52 boats deployed for relief Gomti continues to rise in Lucknow, likely to recede in 24 hours; 52 boats deployed for relief Gomti continues to rise…
File photo of 10 kg of heroin valued at around Rs 50 crore seized by Sriganganagar police Picture for representation only File photo of 10 kg of heroin valued at around Rs 50 crore seized by Sriganganagar police Picture for representation only File photo of 10 kg of heroin valued at around Rs 50 crore…
JAMMU: An Army patrolling team detected a stray, old landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday, which was later destroyed.Officials said the landmine was found in Balakote, Mendhar sector, following which Army personnel immediately secured the vicinity. The bomb disposal squad was informed, and a team arrived at the spot…
Walt Disney’s plan for what would become Walt Disney World began with a remarkably quiet real-estate operation. According to Disney’s D23 archives, the Florida Historical Society and the Walt Disney Company, Disney Productions spent about 18 months secretly assembling more than 27,000 acres in Central Florida before publicly acknowledging that it was behind the purchases….
