Abdullah Mohammad Talib gets Abu Dhabi as exam centre NAGPUR: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Nagpur, Abdullah Mohammad Talib, got a shock when he saw his recently generated hall ticket: his examination centre was in Abu Dhabi, 2,500 km away, and he doesn’t have a passport. The National Testing Agency does provide exam centres abroad,…
Kolkata: Bengal police on Friday started a probe into three accounts of Trinamool Congress at HDFC Bank under BNS sections related to organised crime, cheating and criminal conspiracy, as well as under the information technology act, following a complaint lodged by rebel MLA Biswanath Das. Police asked the bank authorities to freeze withdrawals from the…
Mumbai: In the wake of surge in electricity demand driven by new Metro corridors and data centres in the city, Tata Power on Friday unveiled a 400 kV ring network inside Mumbai, aimed at enhancing reliability and ensuring uninterrupted supply across the city. Power demand in Mumbai is expected to rise by nearly 40% over…
New Delhi: For most parents, giving their children a future is a lifelong commitment. In an exemplary reversal of roles, an 18-year-old son gifted his father a second chance at life by donating one of his kidneys, overcoming what doctors described as a complex surgery.Ahead of Father’s Day on June 21, the story of 49-year-old…
Chennai: Just as Chennai residents were beginning to recover from weeks of heat-related power disruptions, strong winds and evening rain on Thursday triggered fresh outages across the city and suburbs. Many areas were left without electricity and this triggered protests in some neighbourhoods.Falling of trees, hoardings on live cables interrupted power supply to several areas…
Patna: Labour resources department additional chief secretary K Senthil Kumar said here on Friday that the state govt has paid Rs12.22 crore as welfare grants against accidents to the next kin of 614 migrant workers from the state in the last two financial years, till now.Talking to reporters here on Friday, Kumar said that Rs8.67…
Sharad ChandraDhanbad: A major stretch of the rural road connecting Gopalganj and Benagoria in Nirsa caved in on Friday, allegedly due to continuous blasting activities at the Chapapur Open Cast Project (OCP). The incident disrupted transportation in the area and triggered strong protests from local residents, who subsequently forced the suspension of mining operations at…
Times News NetworkDumka: Police on Friday arrested a 30-year-old teacher for allegedly sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in Dumka district after the girl’s mother lodged a complaint.He was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, police said.According to officials, the girl, is a student of an English-medium school that is run by the…
Conventional warfare still relevant, says defence minister NAGPUR/NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said Friday that despite the changing nature of warfare and the emergence of new-age security threats, “conventional military capabilities and means are still as relevant as they were in 1947”, making a strong military-industrial base essential for the country’s security.He made the…
Survey Park Police Station Kolkata: A late-night brawl inside a pub located near Highland Park took a violent turn in the early hours of Thursday, June 18, when a disgruntled group allegedly stormed the Survey Park Women’s Police Station, tried to stop the OC and assaulted on-duty cops.A lady constable was seriously injured after being…
