Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai will lead Maharashtra’s Uniform Civil Code committee. MUMBAI: When Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced a seven-member committee to prepare the framework for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the name at its helm stood out: Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.With the latest assignment, Justice Desai has…
Heavy overnight rain lashed Delhi, inundating roads and causing massive traffic snarls. NEW DELHI: Heavy overnight rain lashed Delhi and continued through Thursday morning, inundating roads, uprooting trees and causing massive traffic snarls across the city.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Safdarjung, the city’s base weather station, recorded 72.6 mm of rainfall in the…
CM Vijay at Egmore Hospital Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay made a surprise inspection at the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Government Hospital for Women and Children in Egmore on Wednesday, reviewing patient care, hospital infrastructure and the availability of essential facilities. He directed officials to immediately address shortcomings to improve healthcare services.During…
The Railway Protection Force has recovered the stolen material, and an investigation is underway to trace the accused. PATNA: Train services on the Gaya-Patna rail section were disrupted for nearly three hours on Thursday after thieves allegedly cut and stole an overhead electric (OHE) wire between Tehta and Jehanabad railway stations in Bihar, officials said.The…
A ceremonial metal trident bearing the image of Goddess Bhadrakali, a stone idol of Nandi and a stone idol of six-headed Kartikeya (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Australia on Thursday announced that it will return three ancient Indian artefacts, a ceremonial metal trident bearing the image of Goddess Bhadrakali, a stone idol of Nandi and…
Kolkata: A severe teacher shortage has forced Bidhannagar Govt High School’s morning section to make a roster for an extra off-day, for primary students alongside Sundays.A notice by the school’s teacher-in charge (TIC) implemented the roster on Wednesday for pre-primary to class 5. The decision mentioned an acute staff deficit, with one official saying, “We…
Mumbai experienced unprecedented rainfall, exceeding normal monthly totals in just one week. MUMBAI: Monsoons have been a part of Mumbai’s life always. However, what the city has witnessed in the past week is beyond the definition of a “normal” Mumbai monsoon.Between June 30 and July 6, two key observatories of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Police arrested three individuals for running a fake government job racket (AI image used for representational purpose only). NEW DELHI: Police have arrested three people, including a former Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) employee of the Income Tax Department, for running a fake government job recruitment racket that duped unemployed aspirants by promising them MTS posts in…
Chennai: The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Indian Bank has approved the public sector lender to raise upto Rs 5,000 crore. In a regulatory filing, the bank said, the issue, offer and allotment shall be either by way of Qualified Institutions Placements (QIPs), Follow on Public Issue, Rights Issue or in combination thereof with or…
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) will bring the alleged solvers and other members of the gang involved in the NEET re-examination fraud to Patna on Thursday for custodial interrogation.Investigators are expected to question the accused on the alleged tampering of admit cards, the money involved in the deal, the creation of biometric attendance records…
