A security guard allegedly raped a 22-year-old student on a society terrace late Saturday TISS ex-student arrested after bail plea rejected Hours after anticipatory bail applications of two former TISS students were rejected in a case stemming from an unauthorised campus event to pay homage to late Delhi University professor G N Saibaba last year,…
Kolkata: The Rs 45,810.9 crore expansion of IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur is on schedule for completion by June 2027, Union minister of state for steel Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma told Rajya Sabha. Orders for all 14 major packages have been placed, with the project targeting 4 MTPA crude steel capacity. Source link
Thane’s rapid shift from a low-rise, green ‘City of Lakes’ to a dense real estate and infrastructure hotspot has outpaced the ability of civic systems to keep up. A massive infrastructure programme valued at about Rs 55,000 crore is now underway to address problems created by years of fast growth, but residents and experts say…
A Delhi court acquitted Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment charges NEW DELHI: While acquitting former BJP MP and ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Rouse Avenue court said the allegations levelled against him appeared to be politically motivated and fabricated.The court also highlighted that the prosecution failed to prove the allegations and that…
Chennai: More than half of Maruti Suzuki India’s domestic passenger vehicle sales in FY26 came from what the company classifies as “green vehicles”, indicating its bet on multiple technologies rather than a single route to cleaner mobility. The category—which includes CNG cars, mild hybrids, strong hybrids and battery-electric vehicles—accounted for 52% of sales in FY26,…
Education minister Mithilesh Tiwari at a workshop in Patna on Sunday Patna: Education minister Mithilesh Tiwari on Sunday said artificial intelligence (AI) should assist teachers rather than replace them, stressing the need to balance technology with ethics and human values in education.Addressing the inaugural session of a two-day state-level workshop-cum-chintan shivir at Adhiveshan Bhavan, Tiwari…
Speaking about India’s space sector, Singh stated that opening it up to private companies has led to rapid expansion. NEW DELHI: India stands alongside the world’s leading nations in several advanced technologies, said Jitendra Singh, MoS (independent charge) for science and technology and earth sciences.Speaking at Digit India’s Top Appliance Awards 2026, Jitendra Singh highlighted…
Residents alleged that the water reservoirs and the water treatment system at the complex have not been maintained properly for a long time Kolkata: More than two dozen residents of Siddha Happyville, a housing complex near Rajarhat Chowmatha, have reportedly fallen ill after allegedly consuming contaminated water supplied from the complex’s reservoir, prompting residents to…
Rafiq Chand Shaikh, alias Chuha, stole over Rs 9 lakh from two homes in Andheri Mumbai: He scurried away undetected for months but was undone by an Aadhaar update. A habitual burglar, Rafiq Chand Shaikh (38), who went by the moniker ‘Chuha’ (mouse) for the ease with which he could enter homes, was arrested from…
New Delhi: Delhi govt schools will now need to carve out 30 minutes on all school days for a reading period. No timetable adjustment or replacement of a period is allowed.Officials in the department of education (DoE) said the initiative is aimed at reviving regular reading among students when reading habits are being overshadowed by…
