New Delhi: A 26-year-old man died after allegedly drowning in a swimming pool at a school in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh Wednesday.The deceased, Rahul Rai, a resident of Jharoda village in southwest Delhi, packed cartons at a private company owned by his friend. Doctors at a private hospital declared him brought dead when the police arrived…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay, on Friday, will lay the foundation stone for setting up a new factory to manufacture the global footwear brand Adidas at Karur in central Tamil Nadu. Established at an investment of ₹1,700 crore, the facility will generate employment opportunities for 13,500 persons.This will be the first industry-related event that…
Patna: In a unique initiative, the Gender Resource Centre (GRC) of Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), along with an NGO, has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Patna high court, seeking effective implementation of legal and judicial safeguards to curb child marriage and adolescent pregnancy in Bihar.The petition highlights the continued prevalence of…
Dumka: Five accused, including the alleged prime suspect, in the July 5 Godda gangrape case were arrested and sent to judicial custody, police said.The arrested accused were identified as Mohammad Akram (19), Noor Nabi (35), Mohammad Yusuf (22), Mohammad Asif (21), and Khurshid Alam (23) — all residents of Logain village under Mahagama police station…
The centre that was sealed Dhanbad: The Dhanbad district administration on Thursday sealed an Aadhaar centre in Wasseypur for charging people to fill enumeration forms under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Officials said the centre collected Rs 50 to Rs 100 from applicants for filling SIR enumeration forms, a service not authorised…
Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese Amid the fresh flare-up in West Asia, PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Anthony Albanese expressed concern over renewed escalation of tensions and called upon all parties to exercise restraint, de-escalate, and ensure protection of civilians along with uninterrupted flow of energy. Both leaders also reinforced their commitment to peace…
Sushmita Dev (2nd from left), Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (2nd from right)and Prakash Chik Baraik (extreme right) take the party flag from BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya (centre) in Kolkata on Thursday Kolkata: The BJP’s central leadership on Thursday nominated former Trinamool Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik as its…
Mumbai: The Forum for Internet Retailers, Sellers & Traders (FIRST) has dragged Walmart-owned Flipkart Group to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), seeking a fresh investigation into the conduct of the company over practices designed to distort competition, benefit few preferred sellers and exclude scores of small retailers from the marketplace system.In its 157-page complaint…
New Delhi: Nearly five months after a Gurgaon couple alleged that a Delhi private fertility clinic swapped embryos, they are still awaiting answers, although the Centre has sought clarifications from Delhi’s Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) authorities about the case.The Union health ministry’s ART and surrogacy division sent repeated reminders to the state programme officer (ART…
TVK govt goes on rebranding spree Chennai: After youth-centric DMK schemes such as Nan Mudhalvan were changed to Thiran Tamil Nadu, Mudhalvar Padaipagam to Padaipagam, the latest welfare scheme to shed its prevbranding under the new regime is ‘Magalir Vidiyal Payanam’ – the DMK govt’s flagship free bus travel programme for women. It has been…
