CHENNAI: Devotees visiting major temples across Tamil Nadu will have to deposit their mobile phones at designated counters before entering the premises from September 1. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department has directed temple authorities to ensure their safe custody and return.The move is aimed at protecting the sanctity of temples and preventing photography,…
Ahmedabad: A total of 258 students from Gandhinagar campus of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) received their degrees at a combined convocation ceremony held on Monday. According to NIFT Gandhinagar officials, Ashish Mishra, a Master of Design (M.Des) student, was awarded the gold medal for academic excellence during the ceremony. President of India Droupadi…
Kolkata: GRP rescued a 13-year-old girl, who was reported missing, from the Burdwan railway station following a coordinated multi-state operation with Uttar Pradesh police.The minor reportedly went missing from a neighbourhood under the Shalimar Garden Police Station jurisdiction in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, last month. As police started their operation to track her, they found her…
Pune: The Vishrambaug police on Monday detained 10 Congress workers marching towards the old city area as a precautionary measure amid political rallies and released them later in the evening.“The 10 workers were detained to maintain law and order in the city. They were released late in the evening,” deputy commissioner of police (Zone I)…
Porvorim: Indicating deft financial management, the state govt has succeeded in not taking fresh loans from open market borrowings this financial year, said chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday. Sawant said that while avoiding fresh fiscal liabilities, govt managed to repay Rs 1,103 crore of principal and interest towards outstanding loans.Sawant made the disclosure in…
5-kg cylinder refill is now costlier by Rs 2 NEW DELHI: The prices of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) have been increased from Tuesday, September 1.The latest hike reverses two consecutive months of cuts in commercial LPG rates and is likely to raise fuel costs for airlines and operating…
Hardik Pandya (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya‘s return to international cricket is poised to face another roadblock, as a late leg niggle derailed his plans at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) and puts the all-rounder on the back foot for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.TimesofIndia.com reliably learnt that he was ticking the…
Actor and former Lok Sabha MP Sumalatha extended her support for the Yash starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ amid the film receiving a mixed response from the audience. Praising the Rocking Star’s performance in the film, she urged him not to worry too much about the negative talk around the film. Sumalatha praises…
“The verdict shouldn’t even take 17 minutes”: YouTuber Matt Walsh calls Lindsay Clancy jury delay a ‘total travesty’ as deliberations continue Matt Walsh has reacted strongly to the jury taking hours to reach a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial, calling the delay a “total travesty.” The jury had spent about 17 hours deliberating by…
Some of the most remarkable medical journeys begin far from hospitals and operating rooms. For Dr Vijayalakshmi Deshmane, the path to becoming a pioneering surgical oncologist began after school, helping her mother sell fruits and vegetables to support their struggling family. She faced financial hardship, a language barrier and even academic failure, moments that nearly…
