CID said the arrests were part of its ongoing probe into the 14th JPSC examination scam Ranchi: CID officers on Tuesday arrested the wife and brother of Abhay Tiwari, a key accused in alleged irregularities in Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) examinations.The accused have been identified as Tiwari’s wife,…
The controversy was triggered by Sonia Gandhi’s gestures at Congress’ I-Day event. BJP has said that singing of all six stanzas of Vande Mataram was an integral feature of the freedom struggle until Congress gave in to pressure from those aligned with Muslim League and curtailed it to just two stanzas NEW DELHI: Congress and…
The festival will feature hot-air balloons and other aerial attractions Kolkata: The Maidan skyline is set to get a colourful makeover this Vishwakarma Puja, with the Bengal govt planning a kite and balloon festival featuring large-scale kite flying, hot-air balloons and aerial displays in the heart of the city.Bengal’s tourism minister Shankar Ghosh announced the…
The policy was put on hold in 2016 by CM Devendra Fadnavis following an uproar over allowing private players to adopt open spaces Mumbai: Another day, another open space staring at disappearance. In recent weeks, BMC has steamrolled through objections from resident groups, citizen forums, activists and even MLAs from governing parties to either change…
New Delhi: Women eligible for the Rs 2,500 monthly financial assistance under govt’s Delhi Lakshmi Yojana will start receiving sanction letters from Aug 26 onwards. The money will be credited directly to their bank accounts from Sept 1, chief minister Rekha Gupta said Tuesday after a meeting in the Delhi secretariat.On Aug 1, govt started…
Tufted capuchin at Perundurai farmhouse Chennai: At least 11 exotic animals kept at an Erode farmhouse without any mandatory licence could not be seized by forest officials and taken to Chennai as scheduled on Tuesday, as the local magistrate court did not accord permission.Forest officials visited the farmhouse, owned by S K Kesavanathan, who is…
Patna: Artificial intelligence may revolutionise legal research, but it can never replace the professional judgement, ethical responsibility and constitutional conscience of a lawyer or judge, former Jharkhand High Court judge and Patna Law College alumnus Justice S N Pathak told law students at Patna Law College on Tuesday.Addressing students, Justice Pathak warned students against becoming…
CEO K Ravi Kumar addresses an orientation programme in Ranchi Ranchi: Election Commission will begin hearings from Aug 24 for around 14 lakh electors whose details remain unmapped during the claims and objections period. The exercise began on Aug 5 and will continue until Sept 15.According to the draft electoral roll, these voters are in…
Around 10,000 cusecs of water is being discharged from the Tenughat dam Ramgarh: The Ramgarh administration and Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS) authorities have issued a flood alert for villages downstream along Damodar river after continuous heavy rain pushed the Patratu dam close to its maximum level.Vivek Singh, estate officer of PTPS under the water…
BRICS nations need stronger frameworks to mobilise private capital at scale: Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: BRICS nations, including India, China, Russia, South Africa, Brazil and others, on Tuesday opposed the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and any other such trade barriers, calling them “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist measures”.CBAM, which entered its operational…
