A “Bengali baba” or self styled godman was arrested by a joint team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) from Central and Western Railway for illegally pasting and distributing publicity material in trains and on railway premises. Image Credit: TOI MUMBAI: A “Bengali baba” or self-styled godman was arrested by a joint team of the Railway…
Chinese manjha, a sharp synthetic kite string, poses a deadly threat during Indian festivals, causing severe injuries and fatalities to motorcyclists and birds NEW DELHI: What should be a splash of colour across India’s skies is increasingly casting a dark shadow on the ground below. Kite flying — a cherished tradition during Makar Sankranti and…
Chennai: Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced that elections to six Rajya Sabha seats in TN would be held on March 16. The terms of the six MPs – Tiruchi Siva, N R Elango, Anthiyur P Selvarasu, and Kanimozhi NVN Somu of the DMK, and M Thambidurai of the AIADMK and G K Vasan…
Patna: As many as six examinees were expelled for adopting unfair means on the second day of the 2026 annual Matric examination. Besides, three were arrested for impersonating others, sources in the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) said.The mathematics paper examination passed off peacefully at all centres across the state on Wednesday. Visually challenged students…
Ranchi: With less than a week to go for elections to the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Wednesday accused its ally Congress and the BJP of flouting the model code of conduct (MCC) and urged the state election commission (SEC) to act on the violations.Talking to the media at the party office,…
When a four-legged robot named “Orion” trotted onto the floor of the India AI Impact Summit, it was meant to showcase cutting-edge innovation from Greater Noida. Instead, within hours, it triggered a storm that forced Galgotias University to vacate its stall and issue a public apology — after social media users identified the machine as…
Visual from Kolkata airport KOLKATA: The city airport this year is set to upgrade the three-seater chairs in the terminal building with ones that will have built-in USB ports to enable flyers to charge their cell phones before a flight.The decision will help resolve a major peeve among flyers: paucity of charging ports at the…
Chennai: Satrac Engineering, a leading trailer and truck body manufacturer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan’s Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co, is planning a $100 million investment over the next seven years to set up four new truck body manufacturing facilities across India, even as it ramps up its newly commissioned flagship plant near Chennai….
MUMBAI: With nearly seven lakh students set to appear for the SSC and HSC examinations across Maharashtra, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has issued a series of instructions aimed at preventing copying and other malpractice.The HSC examinations will start on Feb 10, followed by SSC on Feb 20. According…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has given its nod to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Delhi division of Northern Railway for revenue sharing from outdoor advertisements displayed on railway properties that are visible to the public and fall within MCD’s jurisdiction.According to the draft MoU prepared last Nov, 25% of…
