The BMC has appointed an independent committee to re-examine the Chembur tree crash incident MUMBAI: Almost a fortnight after the BMC’s internal inquiry into the Chembur tree crash came under criticism, the civic body on Thursday appointed former Mumbai University vice-chancellor and botanist Prof Sanjay V Deshmukh to head an independent single-member committee to reprobe…
The Delhi High Court has opted not to impose a timeline for the trial of Aaftab Poonawala NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to set a deadline for concluding the trial in the sensational Shraddha Walkar murder case, observing that proceedings against accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala were already being conducted on a…
No promotion, no pay rise: Tamil Nadu’s super-speciality seats go begging Chennai: Govt doctors in Tamil Nadu are shunning super-speciality training because the additional qualification brings no assured promotion, salary increase or posting in the field in which they train, doctors’ associations said, leaving the state with hundreds of unfilled seats in disciplines critical to…
Bettiah: An elderly tiger that allegedly attacked a 65-year-old man grazing goats near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran on Thursday was later found dead in the Hathi Malkhanta forest area along the Indo-Nepal border, forest officials said.Forest officials said the tiger appeared to be old, weak and suffering from multiple injuries. A…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted a divorce to Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah after being informed that he and his estranged wife Payal Abdullah, had resolved their matrimonial dispute through mediation.The top court was told that the couple had agreed to part ways amicably and had jointly filed an application…
Kolkata: The govt would procure eggs for midday meals at state schools but the logistics would be decided later, school education minister Dipak Barman indicated on Thursday at Bikash Bhavan.Barman declined to elaborate on the logistics as chief minister Suvendu Adhikari had already declared that an egg would be served to schoolchildren, along with the…
Incarcerated individuals gain valuable practical skills through vocational courses, setting the stage for future job prospects (AI-generated image) MUMBAI: Bacchu Khan (name changed), a former Arthur Road jail inmate who dreams of a Dubai job after undergoing a wall-painting course during his time in prison, said he took up the course as “it seemed something…
Mirrors: Distance Between Worlds initiated engaging conversations around migration, memory, identity and cultural belonging Mirrors: Distance Between Worlds, an exhibition featuring diaspora artists Shana Sood and Yolanda Peña Mazzoni, opened at Bikaner House in New Delhi to an enthusiastic response from art lovers, collectors, curators, artists and members of the cultural fraternity. Curated by art…
CM Vijay attending a meeting at Guidance office CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu govt led by chief minister C Joseph Vijay is likely to announce a renewed AI mission and an AI city, modelled as a self-contained unit with a 1,000-acre campus, integrating office facilities, AI model development, research and global capability centres and residential amenities such…
Union minister Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh Patna: The NDA netas exuded confidence about BJP candidate’s victory in Bankipur assembly byelection held on Thursday. But Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, who contested the byelection, said, “BJP haar gayi (BJP lost). Though the result will be declared on Aug 3, but people of Bankipur have voted…
