The Centre plans to install a memorial statue for Partition victims on the premises of Sealdah station.The Indian Railways had allotted on the premises of the station for the statue, said Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who was in the city for an event on Thursday. Source link
LONDON: Andy Burnham promised to bring hope to the British people and purpose to the country’s floundering Labour govt as he was officially declared party leader on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to take office as prime minister on July 20.The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the centre-left party’s leadership…
COIMBATORE: Businesses will face severe setbacks if a new airport is not built in Tamil Nadu in the next five years, CII southern region president P Ravichandran has said. If a new airport is not possible, the govt can also think about expanding the airport at Meenambakkam in Chennai to cater to the increasing traffic,…
Russia claims Ukraine killed 11 people (Representative image) Russian authorities said 11 people, including four children, were killed by Ukraine in an overnight attack on a holiday camp in a Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, accusing Kyiv on Saturday of deliberately attacking civilians.Ukraine did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ukraine launched…
First-timers at the protest Kolkata: For many young students, Friday’s protest was their first experience of taking to the streets. Samuel Lee (19) and Karine Jane (19), both second-year students of Scottish Church College, called it their “first brush with protest on the roads”. It was the same for Areena Roshan (18), Tasneem Saba (19)…
More than 500 housing societies in Ahmedabad have either completed redevelopment, are under construction, or have signed redevelopment agreements Ahmedabad: For many residents of ageing housing societies, redevelopment was supposed to mean a bigger home, better amenities, and safer buildings. Instead, for a growing number of families, it has meant paying rent for months, watching…
Education ecosystem being reshaped on principles of ‘Re-design, Re-imagine and Re-invest’: Chief Minister Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has said the government aims to establish the state as a world-class knowledge economy hub. To achieve this objective, the state’s education ecosystem is being reshaped on the principles of ‘Re-design, Re-imagine and Re-invest’. Under…
Junior Doctors Front along with the Abhaya Mancha members take out a protest rally Kolkata: It has been two years since the protests over the rape and murder of the 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug 9 rocked the city.However, the answer to whether doctors and women feel safer…
Pune: The Pune cyber police arrested a 26-year-old social media influencer for his alleged role in cheating an elderly man of Rs1.74 crore in a digital arrest scam.The suspect Rohan Rajeshwar Jadhav surrendered before a city court, following which police arrested him.Senior inspector Swapnali Shinde told TOI, “Jadhav, a native of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, used to…
Chennai: From screening Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan blockbusters to the latest Bollywood releases, Theyagaraja Theatre in Thiruvanmiyur has been the hub for generations of Chennaiites for watching movies. Now, after decades as a neighbourhood landmark, the theatre is set to make way for a ₹500-crore mixed-use commercial development, bringing the curtain down on one of…
