NCPCR summons Meta India chief (representative image) NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned Meta India’s managing director and country head to appear before it on Wednesday over advertisements allegedly linked to child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) on Instagram.The commission took suo motu cognisance of a BBC…
File pic of theme idol at Kashi Bose Lane BEST PUJA winner in North Kolkata – KASHI BOSE LANE DURGA PUJA COMMITTEE. Photo: TOI Kolkata: Theme artistes in Kolkata say reverence for Ma Durga and artistic freedom are not opposing impulses, even as recent advisories from the VHP and the govt have urged Durga Puja…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday summoned Palghar superintendent of police (SP) in connection with the Sept 5 incident at a private hospital where Shiv Sainiks allegedly allegedly created a ruckus and assaulted a staffer over treatment to govindas who were injured during a dahi handi event.Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata directed the SP…
New Delhi: Slogans of “VC go back”, “VC sharam karo”, “PG hostel do” and “accountability fix karo” were raised against Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh during a campus event Tuesday, days after the Satya Niketan PG building collapse in which several college students died.The VC was attending a discussion as a special guest on “Developed…
MADURAI: Subash Chandra Kapoor, a convicted mastermind of multiple idol thefts in India, may soon fly back to Germany, from where he was extradited 14 years ago.Madras high court on Tuesday directed Union govt to take custody of Kapoor from the Trichy central prison and proceed in accordance with law for returning him to Germany.Kapoor,…
Patna: The state budget for 2027-28 will be prepared under a new model aimed at aligning schemes with the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), a finance department communique said on Tuesday.A workshop was held at Bapu Sabhagar to train budget officers, internal financial advisors and other officials in the new system. The focus was on…
Ranchi: A special CID court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Abhay Kumar Tiwari, a key accused in the alleged JPSC and JSSC recruitment examination irregularities. The order is likely on Wednesday.The CID arrested Tiwari, his wife Sushma Kumari and brother Akshay Kumar Tiwari following a 26-day agitation by aspirants over…
কলকাতা: কলকাতার মোট ৯১৯ টি হোটেল বন্ধের নোটিশ। কলকাতা পুরসভা অভিযান চালিয়েছিল ৯৬০ টি হোটেলে। আর তার মধ্যে ৪১ টি বাদ দিয়ে বাকি ৯১৯ টি হোটেল বন্ধ করার নোটিশ জারি করা হয়েছে। হিসাব মত প্রায় ৯৫ শতাংশ হোটেলই বন্ধের নোটিশ জারি করেছে কলকাতা পুরসভা। আরও পড়ুন: কলকাতার একাধিক বড় মিষ্টির দোকানের লাইসেন্স সাসপেন্ড, ‘চিন্তার বিষয়…
मेरठ में पूर्व मंत्री और मीट कारोबारी हाजी याकूब कुरैशी के बेटे फिरोज उर्फ भूरा से जुड़ा एक मामला सामने आया है. आरोप है कि फिरोज अपने साथियों के साथ तमंचा लेकर देर रात पड़ोसी के घर पहुंचा और वहां जमकर दबंगई की. आरोपियों ने घर का दरवाजा तोड़ने की कोशिश की और घर के…
Campaign nodal officer Avinav Kumar said reading for pleasure strengthens foundational skills needed across subjects Ranchi/Ramgarh: For half an hour on Tuesday, textbooks gave way to storybooks as more than 10.84 lakh people joined the statewide ‘Read-a-Thon’, the biggest event of the ongoing ‘Mere Shabd, Meri Kahani’ reading campaign.From 11-11:30 am, 10.38 lakh children read…
