A govt press release said an auxiliary grant scheme is being implemented under the Women and Child Development Department Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal doubling the financial assistance provided for the rehabilitation of released female juvenile prisoners to Rs 50,000. The hike came two years after the govt increased the financial…
New Delhi: For Nagma, summer means sleepless nights, lost wages, missed classes for her children and illness. By 8 in the morning, the sun starts beating down on the roof of the one-room house she rents in Sundar Nagri. Located on the fourth floor, the room traps heat throughout the day and remains stifling even…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation — the state agency that procures drugs and medical equipment for govt hospitals — has floated a tender to supply gold rings for newborns under a signature welfare scheme of chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s govt.The corporation is seeking a one-year rate contract for roughly 4.41 lakh one-gram,…
Ahmedabad: Whenever identical twins — city-based businessmen Sanjeev and Rajeev Chhajer– fly for business or pleasure, they first hit a roadblock at Digi Yatra. The app, which promises quicker airport entry and security clearance through facial authentication, struggles to distinguish between them forcing one of them out of the fast-track process and into manual verification…
Kolkata: A 26-year-old woman hailing from Manipur and working at a private sector bank in Kolkata was found dead on Tuesday morning at her rented accommodation in central Kolkata’s Taltala area.Police rushed to the spot after being alerted by the landlord and recovered the body. Investigators suspect that the woman may have died by suicide…
The action is part of the state’s crackdown on the alleged misuse of Section 155, a provision that permits only correction of clerical or accidental errors in revenue records and does not authorise changes in land ownership or title Pune: The state govt will initiate departmental inquiries against 69 revenue department officials in Pune division…
Vasco: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar has assured fish vendors at the new fish market project that their concerns will be resolved within 15 days.Salkar said permanent drainage facilities would be provided wherever needed and a dedicated cleaning agency would be appointed to ensure regular maintenance and hygiene at the market.He will conduct a joint inspection…
Surat: A case underscoring the vulnerability of child victims of sexual abuse navigating the justice system has emerged where a lawyer allegedly exploited a family’s financial distress to rape a 13-year-old girl whose earlier rape case he had been helping pursue in court.Police arrested Pranayraj Ranvir, 43, a practising lawyer and resident of Dindoli on…
India Post profits cross Rs 4,000 crore The Department of Posts (DoP) recorded its highest-ever first-quarter revenue of Rs 4,008 crore in the April-June period of FY27, marking the first time India Post’s quarterly turnover has crossed the Rs 4,000-crore mark, Union communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.The revenue rose 22.2 per cent from…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino makes comments during the opening ceremony of the International Broadcast Center, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Croatia’s controversial FIFA World Cup exit continues to cast a long shadow after the Croatian Football Federation claimed it has yet to receive a response from FIFA following an official request…
