Hisar: The 19-day-long agitation in Chanot village near Hansi intensified on Wednesday after 51 women, including an 80-year-old resident, began an indefinite hunger strike over the village’s drinking water and electricity problems.The women protesters said they would continue their fast until the long-pending civic issues were resolved. They alleged that repeated appeals to the authorities…
Pune: On a hot Sunday morning, an enumerator entered a society on Salunke Vihar Road. “I hoped to finish in three hours if the house-listing operations app worked well. It didn’t and I spent half the day writing down people’s data,” she said.Nearly three weeks into India’s first fully digital house-listing operations exercise for Census…
Lucknow: In the aftermath of the devastating Delhi hotel fire that killed 21 people, Lucknow fire department on Wednesday launched a safety audit of major eateries and restaurants in Hazratganj and Aminabad areas and found seven establishments violating the norms. The eateries inspected are among Lucknow’s most frequented dining destinations and witness heavy daily footfall.Officials…
Jaipur: The state transport department has launched a joint enforcement drive with the police against illegally modified vehicles and other violations of the Motor Vehicles Act.Officials said special checks will be conducted across the city and at toll plazas to identify offending vehicles entering Jaipur. Joint teams from the transport department and the traffic police…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches and questioning at the residence of former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla in the South Bamunia area of Bhangar as part of its probe into a bomb blast that took place shortly before the West Bengal assembly elections and claimed one life.The investigation was…
A dual US-Iranian citizen and chief executive of a Tehran-based technology company was arrested in the United States on federal charges relating to an alleged ten-year scheme to unlawfully export American-origin networking and encryption hardware to Iran’s nuclear and military sectors, in violation of sanctions regulations.According to ANI, the defendant, Jamshid Ghomi, 63, a resident…
At present, foreign investors are required to pay a 12.5% long-term capital gains tax on listed equities and bonds held for more than a year. (AI image) In a bid to stem foreign capital outflow amid the Middle East crisis, the government is looking to do away with capital gains tax on foreign portfolio investors’…
Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have welcomed their second child together. The couple, who first met in the ‘Love Island’ villa back in 2019, shared the happy news on social media alongside a photo of the family of four, with three-year-old daughter Bambi now a big sister. The name and gender of the new arrival…
Mumbai University is set to release the third merit list for undergraduate admissions today. Students seeking admission to courses such as BA, BCom, BSc, BMS, BAF, BBI and other undergraduate programmes offered by affiliated colleges.Colleges will publish course-wise cut-offs and the names of shortlisted candidates based on the vacant seats available after the completion of…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Krunal Pandya has said he remains hopeful of making an India comeback despite being out of the national side for almost five years.Krunal, who played a key role in RCB’s successful IPL 2026 title defence, contributed with both bat and ball during the season. He scored 226 runs at a strike…
