Ahmedabad: In prohibition-bound Gujarat, seeking bribe from a man he suspected of being involved in smuggling liquor has landed an Ahmedabad rural constable in an anti-corruption case.Police said the complainant was not a bootlegger but occasionally travelled with his cousin, who was allegedly involved in the country liquor trade. D-staff policemen purportedly suspected him of…
The state on Tuesday announced a 20% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for govt employees, along with a corresponding hike in Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners and family pensioners with effect from Oct 1, 2026 Kolkata: The state on Tuesday announced a 20% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for govt employees, along with a corresponding…
Villagers say the govt is yet to fulfil its promise to allot two acres of land near the Pavana dam and another two acres elsewhere in the district to families displaced by the project Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is gearing up to revive the stalled Pavana Closed Water Pipeline plan, while also renewing…
Minister Subhash Shirodkar Panaji: Almost over a year after the state cabinet decided to denotify 3.3 lakh sqm of command area of the Tillari irrigation project in Dhargalim for a casino firm, WRD minister Subhash Shirodkar said on Tuesday that govt would not denotify it.“We have received a proposal from Delta at Dhargalim. We have…
Surat: A court here granted a mutual-consent divorce to a couple living overseas after recording their testimony through video conferencing, relying on a recent Gujarat High Court ruling that encourages litigant-friendly use of technology in judicial proceedings.This case involved a 35-year-old man from Mahidharpura and a 32-year-old woman from Utran, who are currently in Sierra…
Policymakers are evaluating two broad models for introducing a Merchant Discount Rate for UPI payments. India has taken a step towards allowing merchant charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions after proposed amendments to the country’s payments law were introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.UPI, among the world’s largest real-time payment systems, handled 23.6 billion transactions…
HI president Dilip Tirkey (ANI Photo) BENGALURU: What began as a controversy over the Indian hockey team’s switch from its traditional blue jersey to saffron has now snowballed into a governance battle within Hockey India (HI).In a strongly worded letter to the federation’s director general (DG), Cdr RK Srivastava, HI president Dilip Tirkey has raised…
Inside Kishore Kumar’s iconic Gouri Kunj bungalow in Juhu, where he composed timeless songs and spoke to trees, now home to Virat Kohli’s One8 Commune Mumbai’s Juhu is home to several celebrity residences, but few carry the emotional and cultural significance of Gouri Kunj, the bungalow that once belonged to legendary singer and actor Kishore…
With rising ocean temperatures, great white sharks are migrating further north than ever documented. Researchers suggest that these formidable predators might already be silently exploring British waters. This phenomenon signifies a broader ecological crisis, forcing various marine species to adapt their hunting and migration patterns in response to shifting sea temperatures, highlighting the urgent need…
“I knew more than anyone that nature didn’t care for reputation, age, gender, or background. It was equally indifferent to personality: the mountain couldn’t give a shit if the people exploring it were morally nasty or nice.” Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja may have said his goodbyes on Earth but he will keep inspiring the generations with…
