MUMBAI: The Centre should withdraw the proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Bill or refer it to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussion among all political parties instead of rushing it through Parliament, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president and MP Supriya Sule said on Friday.Sule also said all eight Lok Sabha MPs of…
New Delhi: DDA has initiated a comprehensive project to modernise street lighting on master plan roads in Dwarka as part of its road infrastructure revamp. The project will cost nearly Rs 10 crore and the deadline for completion is this Oct.Officials said that the project is in progress and taken up as Dwarka witnesses the…
Ahmedabad crime branch’s Special Operations Group (SOG) seized a consignment of 5,050 sealed bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate Ahmedabad: Crime branch’s Special Operations Group (SOG) has seized a consignment of 5,050 sealed bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate, collectively valued at around Rs 59.4 lakh, from the delivery centre of General Post…
A make-up artist withdrew her case against Swarup Biswas, alleging she was misled. KOLKATA: In a surprising twist on Friday night to one of the most high-profile cases involving alleged extortion and threat by people who were considered close to the erstwhile Trinamool Congress regime, make-up artist who had accused the former federation president Swarup…
The Connecting Link (formerly Missing Link) stretch of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway Pune: Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) and highway police will step up enforcement of the ban on heavy vehicles on the Connecting Link with increased night patrolling, additional personnel and stricter checks at entry points.The move came after a fatal accident on Friday,…
Panaji: Goa police launched a statewide drive “operation prahar“ on Friday night to crack down the narcotics network and arrested 12 persons for allegedly being in possession of narcotic substances including ganja, LSD, cocaine, charas, ketamine and ecstasy worth Rs 10 lakh.Goa police PRO, DSP Nilesh Rane, said that the operation resulted in the registration…
Government weighs higher FDI approval limit to ease investment process (representative image) The government is considering raising the threshold for foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals requiring approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to Rs 15,000 crore from the current Rs 5,000 crore, in a move aimed at further improving India’s investment climate,…
Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten (Image: Sahil Malhotra/ TOI Photo) Colombo: Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten was a keen observer at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground on Sunday as India continued their preparations for the upcoming two-Test series, with the former India coach getting a close look at the visitors during their final…
Nagarjuna has heaped praise on the trailer of Nitesh Tiwari’s much-awaited ‘Ramayana: Part 1’, calling the ambitious epic “brilliant” and highlighting Ranbir Kapoor and Yash’s performances. The actor also spoke about the growing importance of film trailers, noting how they increasingly influence audience expectations and a movie’s opening at the box office. ‘Ramayana’ trailer reflects…
Volodymyr Zelensky and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation in his war-torn country as “difficult” during a visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries to have maintained close ties with Russia throughout Moscow’s ongoing war against Kyiv, now in its fifth year.“The situation in Ukraine is difficult,” Zelensky…
