Mumbai: Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde has sought a dedicated assistant municipal commissioner for the BMC’s public relations department, citing the need to improve the civic body’s public image and make public awareness campaigns more effective. She has also expressed dissatisfaction with the department’s functioning.The demand comes amid BMC having placed before its Standing Committee details…
New Delhi: With Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) not seeking police custody of Delhi’s former water minister Satyendar Jain and four other accused, a city court Wednesday sent the five to 14-day judicial custody in Delhi Jal Board (DJB) sewage treatment plant (STP) tender case, while granting two-day police custody of DJB ex-consultant Ankit Srivastava.The defence…
Rise in tourist footfalls Chennai: Rope-cars, cruise and ferry routes, AI-enabled tourist safety kiosks and dedicated security teams at major destinations — these are some of the initiatives planned by the Tamil Nadu govt to upgrade tourism infrastructure in the state and attract more visitors.Presenting the demands for grants in the assembly on Wednesday, minister…
Buxar: Easy money from liquor smuggling along the Bihar-Uttar Pradesh border is drawing a growing number of youths into the illegal trade, with some allegedly using proceeds from the business to build local influence and prepare for panchayat politics.Excise department data paints a picture of a thriving smuggling network operating through key transit routes such…
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahato took part in the Aabhaar Yatra after the govt acquiesced to demands from students RANCHI: Two days after the Jharkhand government accepted key demands of protesting students, including the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination, student leader Devendra Nath Mahato on Wednesday joined an ‘Aabhaar Yatra’ in Ranchi to mark what…
Dhanbad: Dhanbad police intensified efforts to curb cybercrime by strengthening bank coordination and vigilance on accounts used by fraud networks. During the cyber safety awareness week, bank managers met police at the Dhanbad Collectorate auditorium on Wednesday.Attended by Rural SP S Mohammad Yakub and officials from Sindri subdivision, the meeting focused on misuse of mule…
Union minister Piyush Goyal along with UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath during the launch of five-day UP-Japan Investment Meet 2026, in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: CM Yogi Adityanath Wednesday invited Japanese companies to make UP their “second home” as the state received a major investment boost with the virtual groundbreaking of two Japan-backed projects…
Debasish Dutta and his wife Afsana Kolkata: Tuesday evening was marked with joy for Kushtia resident Debasish Dutta as he and his family picked out new clothes for Durga Puja along the alleys of New Market.Barely seven hours after the shopping outing, the bodies of the family of four — Debasish, his wife Afsana, the…
The Bombay high court bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Shreeram Shirsat on Tuesday allowed nine petitions by Sebi and BSE Mumbai: The Bombay high court has quashed and set aside Central Information Commission’s (CIC) orders that directed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to collect or obtain information from Bombay Stock Exchange…
New Delhi: Only electric N1 light goods vehicles (LGVs) will be allowed to be registered in Delhi from Jan 1, 2027, and from July 1, 2027, in the high-vehicle-density districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said Wednesday. N1 refers to a motor vehicle used for…
