The complainant and his associate were intercepted by motorcycle-borne assailants, one of the accused allegedly brandished a pistol (L) NEW DELHI: Two men carrying Rs 1.5 crore in cash were robbed at gunpoint near Delhi’s Zakhira Flyover earlier this month, with police saying the crime was facilitated by an employee of the victim company.Six people,…
Exhibition prompted Delhiites to rethink relationship with textile waste At Weave The Future 4.0, a mountain of discarded clothes confronted visitors even before they entered the exhibition. The mirror in the backdrop, stated that India generates 7.8 million tonnes of textile waste every year. Visitors paused, and, inside Dilli Haat INA, that stark reality gave…
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay delivered his first Independence Day speech emphasizing corruption eradication. Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay made his first Independence Day speech a clarion call against corruption. “Saving Tamil Nadu from corruption and bribery is akin to achieving freedom,” he said, adding that his govt was on “mission mode” to eradicate…
ONGC, Shell Energy India set to explore deepwater blocks, LNG sourcing opportunities Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Shell Energy India Private Ltd have signed a non-binding MoU to explore joint opportunities in deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and gas exploration. The two companies will also look at opportunities for LNG sourcing, ONGC said on…
A DigiYatra gate at the Pune airport Pune: DigiYatra, India’s biometric airport facilitation platform, will soon begin live trials for international passengers as part of a phased global rollout, as it prepares for expansion to 26 more airports in the current financial year.DigiYatra Foundation CEO Suresh Khadakbhavi told TOIthat the platform, using facial recognition and…
Iran says Hormuz will reopen only after US accepts its demands, while Washington seeks unrestricted commercial shipping. (Donald Trump, Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian) Iran has made clear that a deal with Oman on a new shipping arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz will not, by itself, reopen the strategic waterway. Tehran says the strait will…
Surat: Limbayat police have filed an FIR that alleges that a ‘social worker’ extorted Rs 4 lakh from a businessman. The accused, Raees Shaikh, allegedly threated that if the money was not paid, he would get Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials to demolish the victim’s building.The complainant, Zuber Ansari, deals in packing material. As he…
Deepika Padukone flaunts baby bump in new ad; fans can’t stop gushing: ‘Dua’s mumma slaying’ Deepika Padukone has delighted fans with her latest advertisement, with many noticing her baby bump in the commercial. The actress, who is expecting her second child with husband Ranveer Singh, appears in a new campaign for global hotel chain Hilton,…
The restaurant said the customers finished eating their food after complaining to the staff about a bone in a dish Pune: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a complaint against Pune restaurant Pind Punjab after a customer allegedly found a piece of bone in a pure vegetarian thali served at the establishment’s Camp…
Fugitive in Ziaur Rahman assassination case arrested by Bangladesh detectives DHAKA: Former Bangladesh army Major Muzaffar Hossain – allegedly one of the masterminds and assassins of PM Tarique Rahman’s father and former President Ziaur Rahman – has been arrested after being at large for 45 years.The arrest of Hossain – identified in historical records and…
