Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday sparked a fresh political row ahead of the first phase of the Bengal assembly elections, accusing an Election Commission-appointed police observer of holding a “clandestine” meeting with a BJP candidate.The party in power alleged that the observer, Parmar Smit Parshottamdas, bypassed official protocol to meet Gour Sundar Ghosh at a…
Mumbai: Acknowledging the complaint of a Mumbai-based environmentalist that over 116 acres of embargoed govt industrial land is in grave danger of being fully encroached upon in Charkop, Kandivli West, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has written to the state revenue department as well as the BMC to ensure that no encroachment takes…
Glimpses from the Design Show at Made in WUD 2025 Delhi recently hosted a vibrant celebration of creativity as the World University of Design (WUD) presented the first edition of its graduate showcase, Made in WUD (MIW). Held from 30 May to 1 June at the Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, the event brought…
Upon arriving at the polling booth, Praveen Kumar was informed that someone had already caste the vote in his name. CHENNAI: Praveen Kumar, a photographer, wrapped up his shoot soon just so he could go early and cast his vote at a polling station in Porur. Upon arriving at the polling booth, he was informed…
Sasaram: Tension prevailed in parts of Rohtas district on Wednesday after suspected beef, allegedly packed in polythene bags, was found inside a cupboard at Urdu Upgraded Middle School at Ramudih village under Rajpur block. Acting swiftly, the district administration detained five teachers of the school for questioning and placed them under suspension. It also sent…
Jamshedpur: Tata Steel and Google Cloud on Wednesday announced a major expansion of their strategic partnership to architect the future of steel and advance Tata Steel’s unified, enterprise-wide agentic AI strategy. Using Google Cloud’s unified technology stack, Tata Steel is rapidly scaling autonomous capabilities across its vast global organisation, successfully deploying a fleet of over…
Voting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections across 234 constituencies saw brisk participation, with long queues reported at several polling stations and steady turnout across urban and rural pockets.The day also saw a strong public focus on high-profile voting, with top political leaders, celebrities and first-time voters turning up in large numbers across Chennai, Salem,…
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday night held a strategy meet with key functionaries and fine-tuned the election blueprint to ensure a high turnout for the first polling day on Thursday. Shah tasked functionaries with ensuring that each polling station is manned until voting concludes.In a series of meetings that continued till 3am…
Mumbai: The BMC has launched a centralised system to streamline resolution of all types of citizen complaints. The new platform, called the Management and Redressal of Grievances (MARG) system, was inaugurated by the city’s mayor Ritu Tawde with the aim of boosting citizen participation and ensuring faster, more effective delivery of civic services.The MARG system…
The accused, Rahul Meena, has been sent to 4-day custody. NEW DELHI: Investigators probing the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman in south Delhi suspect that the accused entered the Kailash Hills apartment using a spare key and went straight to a rooftop study, where he allegedly assaulted the daughter of a former employer…
