CHENNAI: As political parties went silent on Wednesday after the month-long campaign, the Election Commission went into high gear, giving the final push to ensure smooth polling across Tamil Nadu on Thursday.Electronic voting machines were dispatched to polling stations under tight security, while flying squads stepped up vigil to prevent last-minute cash distribution. Chief electoral…
Kolkata: Trinamool on Wednesday sharpened its attack on Union home minister Amit Shah for addressing CM Mamata Banerjee as “Ei Didi” at a rally in Salboni the previous day. BJP dismissed the controversy as a “deliberate attempt to mislead people”.Speaking at a rally in Deganga, North 24 Parganas, Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said:…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday issued an eviction notice to the residents of Haji Noorani Chawl in Prabhadevi, the last structure obstructing the alignment of the 4.5km double-decker Sewri-Worli Elevated Corridor project near the Elphinstone bridge area, directing them to vacate their premises by Friday. The notice further stated that…
NEW DELHI: The 22-year-old daughter of a senior bureaucrat was sexually assaulted and murdered at her south Delhi home on Wednesday. Her head was smashed with a heavy object and she was strangled with a mobile phone charging cable, the police said.Police arrested a 23-year-old man from a hotel in Dwarka within 12 hours of…
Chennai: A 24-year-old man, S Rexith Regim, died after stray cattle hit his two-wheeler on the Tharapakkam service road near the Maduravoyal bypass on Tuesday night.Police said the accident occurred around 11.30pm, when Rexith was riding to a relative’s house at Pallavaram. Stray cattle darted across the road and hit his bike. Rexith sustained severe…
Patna: The Higher Education AI Conclave, organised by B D College, Patna, in collaboration with MasterSoft ERP Solutions, Pune, here on Monday, brought together policymakers, academic leaders and technology experts to deliberate on the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the future roadmap for higher education in Bihar.The discussions centred on the…
Hazaribag: Two accused in the Rs 27-crore treasury scam were denied bail by a court in separate hearings in the past 48 hours. On Wednesday, Kajal Kumari, the wife of alleged mastermind Shambhu Kumar, was denied bail by the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Kumari Nikita. The same court had on Tuesday rejected the…
Chatra: A 33-year-old woman stepped in to assist in post-mortem examination at the Sadar hospital here on Tuesday, after the lone worker employed could not be traced following allegations that he took money to perform autopsy. Officials said she is the first woman to take up such work in the state.Mamta Devi, a resident of…
NEW DELHI: On the first anniversary of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed lives of 26 tourists, the Indian Army has issued a stern warning to the perpetrators of terrorism, asserting that when the “boundaries of humanity are crossed, the response is decisive”.Taking to social media, the Army warned that any misdeeds against…
Kolkata: Congress secured permission on Wednesday for Rahul Gandhi to hold three rallies in Bengal on Saturday — a day after police denied clearance for his April 23 appearances.Gandhi will address rallies in Sreerampore, Metiaburuz and at Shahid Minar in central Kolkata, in that order, said Congress senior Amitabha Chakraborty. Congress had originally proposed Ramlila…
