NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s public event outside London’s iconic Shard skyscraper after the Metropolitan Police raised concerns over crowd safety.Hundreds of fans had gathered at the venue, with several waiting for hours to see the actor-turned-politician. Vijay’s team announced the cancellation over a loudspeaker, citing the lack of police permission…
Swapan Dasgupta vows to enhance the business school’s reputation Kolkata: State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta became the president of the board of governors at the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) on Tuesday. He vowed to heighten the reputation of the country’s first management school and expose the students pupils to contemporary…
Mumbai: Central Railway has suspended ticket checker Rajendra Tribhuvan and initiated an inquiry into the incident involving a 17-year-old schoolgirl who was allegedly taken between several stations following a dispute over an AC travel fare.“Tribhuvan has been suspended and an inquiry has been initiated into the matter,” CR officials said.The decision about suspension was conveyed…
New Delhi: To ease parking congestion in Khan Market, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is soon likely to table a proposal at its council meeting for constructing an underground multi-level parking facility.The issue was discussed during a meeting of members of Khan Market Traders’ Association with MP Bansuri Swaraj and NDMC chairman Manoj Dwivedi Monday.A…
Madurai: VO Chidambaranar Port has berthed its longest container ship, the 335.23-metre MV CMA CGM THORIUM, at Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT), surpassing the 304-metre record set by MV MSC Michaela in December 2025.The vessel, with a beam of 51 metres, arrived with a draft of 13.5 metres from Santos, Brazil, and will next proceed…
Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) collected around Rs93.68 lakh property tax from all six circles on Tuesday as part of its revenue enhancement drive. Patliputra circle recorded the highest collection at Rs67.99 lakh from 129 properties.A total of 113 properties were assessed for tax during the campaign, while 35 properties underwent self-reassessment. Another 13…
NEW DELHI: IPS officer Sanjukta Parashar, called the ‘Iron Lady of Assam’, has become the first woman officer to lead CRPF’s jungle warfare commando unit, CoBRA.Parashar, a 2006-batch officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, earned the moniker of Iron Lady after leading the crackdown against militant outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland in 2013-14 as the…
Police took him to the border three times, but the BSF could not deport him as he maintained he was an Indian citizen. Kolkata: A 70-year-old man who spent nearly three months in a holding centre and jail after being detained on June 20 on suspicion of being an illegal Bangladeshi national was granted bail…
Asgar Ali Vora met the PM on Sept 8 and sought his intervention in the land dispute Bhayander: Days after an 81-year-old Mira Road resident met his schoolmate, PM Narendra Modi, alleging encroachment of his land in Bhayander by a construction firm owned by BJP MLA Narendra Mehta, the politician said on Tuesday that he…
New Delhi: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has asked the Delhi govt and NCR state govts to ensure that no physical sporting activities or competitions are scheduled during Nov-Dec period due to the air quality trends. CAQM issued a similar order last year following the order of Supreme Court.In an order dated Sept 10,…
