MUMBAI: Amid the Ram Mandir donation controversy over alleged embezzlement of cash and valuables from donation boxes, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday alleged that donations worth Rs 18 crore were being siphoned off every year from Mumbai’s famous Siddhivinayak Temple. The temple is headed by former Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar…
New Delhi: Holding that allegations of caste-based harassment cannot be rejected at the threshold over perceived evidentiary gaps, a Delhi court has directed the registration of an FIR on a complaint by a data entry operator alleging workplace discrimination and verbal abuse by colleagues.“A preliminary inquiry is permissible only where the information does not, on…
Chennai: Researchers at the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) have developed a rapid analytical technique to detect cow ghee adulteration and simultaneously identify and quantify multiple adulterants. The technique could offer a low-cost tool to strengthen food quality checks.The study, published in Food Chemistry, uses Angular Sweep Total Fluorescence Spectroscopy (ASTFS), a fluorescence-based analytical…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has ordered Central Bank of India to release the fixed deposits (FDs) of a youth who was denied encashment after a family court had ordered a status quo following matrimonial dispute between his parents.The youth approached HC earlier this year when the bank refused to give him the money in Sep…
A press meet at the Press Club, Kolkata on the ISI Bill on Saturday… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: Faculty members, scholars and students of Indian Statistical Institute on Saturday requested the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) to initiate discussions over the bill with the “stakeholders of ISI”. They alleged that there are “serious anomalies”…
The image shows a deceased person Pune: A man (50) died, while his wife (45) and daughter (19) were in critical condition on Saturday morning after they allegedly inhaled poisonous gas mixed with coal in their flat at Morwadi in Pimpri.Suhas Awhad, senior inspector of the Sant Tukaramnagar police, said, “The deceased’s wife, who is…
Panaji: The ‘Goa Beyond Beaches’ Quiz competition, organised by Goa Tourism Development Corporation, witnessed participation of 45 teams from colleges across Goa, with students demonstrating knowledge about Goa’s culture, heritage, history, and traditions beyond its 105km coastline. GTDC will soon organise similar quiz competitions for the benefit of Goan students across the state, said GTDC…
India’s biggest listed companies added Rs 2.51 lakh crore in market value last week as a rally on Dalal Street lifted nine of the top-10 most-valued firms. Bajaj Finance emerged as the biggest gainer after its June-quarter earnings, while Hindustan Unilever was the only company to end the week with a lower valuation.BSE Sensex climbed…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Bhuvneshwar Kumar says returning to the Indian team is no longer something he is chasing. The 36-year-old pacer, who last plays for India in 2022, says he is now focused on enjoying cricket and maintaining a healthy balance in his life.He has represented India in 21 Tests,…
Sonu Nigam has opened up about one of the toughest phases of his professional journey, revealing how his decision to speak for singers’ copyright and royalty rights affected his career. The iconic playback singer said that he never thought that speaking up for a bigger cause would cost him work from leading music labels. For…
