Harish Lakshman, chairman, Rane Group Chennai: Rane (Madras) Ltd (RML) has signed an agreement to acquire the friction business of Hindustan Composites Ltd (HCL) for an enterprise value of Rs 370 crore through a slump sale, strengthening its presence in the friction materials segment.The acquired business, which manufactures brake linings, brake pads, brake blocks, clutch…
Patna: The district administration on Tuesday intensified its anti-encroachment drive across the city, with joint teams of the administration, Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) and police conducting operations in multiple areas and recovering Rs55,500 in fines. Officials said the cumulative penalty collected under the ongoing campaign has crossed Rs16 lakh.The action comes a day ahead of…
B. Sridhar/TNNJamshedpur: Deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer (DEO) Rajiv Ranjan inspected several polling stations in urban areas on the inaugural day of the month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 campaign for the electoral roll. The visit was aimed at reviewing ongoing enumeration work and assessing initial arrangements at the booths.During the inspection, Ranjan interacted with booth level…
Ranchi: Health minister Irfan Ansari on Monday urged the Centre to approve another All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jharkhand, proposing Ranchi as the site, during the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.“Jharkhand currently has only one AIIMS, in Deoghar, nearly…
NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday dismissed opposition’s bid to revive its challenge to SIR by writing to the CJI as a diversionary tactic, saying people’s constant rejection of these parties in the polls has raised a question over their policies but they are instead busy raising questions over a process already upheld by the judiciary. “The…
Kolkata: Neither faction of Trinamool Congress will be allowed to hold its Martyrs’ Day rally near Victoria House at Esplanade this July 21. Citing prohibitory orders, Kolkata Police on Tuesday denied permission to both camps to use the site, where, barring a couple of years, the rally to commemorate the deaths of 13 Youth Congress…
Vijaya Mehta’s riveting, slice-of-life creations include the poignant teleplay ‘Hamidabai Ki Kothi’ and ‘Pestonjee’ Mumbai: Legendary theatre and film personality Vijaya Mehta, known simply as Bai to generations of theatre lovers and moviegoers, passed away at age 91 Tuesday.Born in Vadodara on November 4, 1934, Vijayabai found her calling as a teenager. She met theatre…
New Delhi: Delhi govt will roll out a revamped electric vehicle (EV) incentive portal within the next four to five days to enable direct disbursal of subsidies to EV buyers through an Aadhaar-based direct benefit transfer (DBT) system, a senior govt official has said.Applicants seeking incentives under Delhi EV Policy 2026 will be required to…
CHENNAI: Amid desertions, another rebellion has raised its head again in AIADMK. Several former ministers and senior functionaries on Tuesday rejected the posts party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami had offered as truce, multiple sources told TOI.The functionaries sent a letter to EPS expressing displeasure over his style of functioning. The signatories included former ministers…
Patna: Police in Khagaria have uncovered an organised examination fraud network that allegedly attempted to manipulate the Bihar Police Radio Operator Competitive Examination. Acting on intelligence inputs, a special team led by Sadar-1 SDPO Mukul Ranjan and Cyber DSP Nishant Gaurav arrested 15 accused from Khagaria and Saharsa. During coordinated raids, police seized mobile phones,…
