Purushothaman had been serving the VAO of Vayaputhur village in Vedanthangal panchayat, Chengalpet district, for the past three months Chennai: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has arrested a village administrative officer near Madurantakam after he was caught accepting a ₹5,000 bribe to process the transfer of a land patta. The accused was produced before a…
Gandhinagar: Voting for the byelection of the Manjalpur assembly constituency in Vadodara city will be held on July 30, the Election Commission of India announced on Thursday. Counting of votes will be taken up on August 3. The seat has been vacated following the death of MLA Yogesh Patel.An official statement said a notification for…
Hawkers under Sealdah flyover on Thursday Kolkata: The state on Thursday assured the Calcutta High Court of no eviction of occupiers under Sealdah flyover till July 9. In case of removal of vagabonds from under Hastings flyover, the HC has granted an interim stay till July 15. On June 29, a ‘public notice’ was pasted…
An animated illustration shows a fraudster cheating with Indian rupee currency, highlighting financial crime, scam tactics, and money fraud in India. Pune: A 76-year-old man, who retired as a scientist from a central govt organization, was duped of Rs 23.59 lakh after cybercrooks posed as officials from his bank and offered services particularly designed for…
Margao: A citizens’ panel, ‘Aamcho Manis, Aamcho Maan, Swabhimaan‘, on Wednesday projected senior Congress functionary and former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as its consensus candidate for the 2027 Cuncolim assembly election, piling pressure on Congress not to renominate sitting MLA and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao from the constituency.The event brought together key aspirants for the…
The report said the immediate financial impact on automakers is likely to be modest Delhi’s newly notified Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2026 could speed up the transition to cleaner mobility, but the bigger challenge for automobile manufacturers may arise if similar policies are adopted by other states, according to a Morgan Stanley report.The brokerage said…
Spain football team (via Getty Images) Spain continued their impressive FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win over Austria in the Round of 32. Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice, while Pedro Porro added another goal as Luis de la Fuente’s side booked their place in the round of 16 with another dominant performance.The…
Cruz shared that the Puerto Rican superstar instantly boosted her status in her kids’ eyes.Image credit (Instagram) Penélope Cruz has credited Bad Bunny with helping her achieve what she describes as a major parenting milestone: finally being considered cool by her children. The 52-year-old actress opened up about her experience meeting the musician during a…
File photo of Donald Trump injured while campaigning for US elections The US Secret Service failed to receive 102 local police radio transmissions about the gunman who attempted to assassinate US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024. It did not establish a joint communications room with local law…
Stretching from the Atlantic coast of Senegal to the shores of Djibouti on the Red Sea, Africa is undertaking one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever attempted. Known as the Great Green Wall, the initiative spans around 8,000 kilometres across the Sahel, a vast semi-arid region bordering the Sahara Desert. Its goal is far…
