Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has relaxed its norms for Ganesh idols, permitting the use of up to 20% Plaster of Paris (PoP) in idols made from shadu clay/chikanmati, following a review of last year’s sampling and analysis of clay used for idol manufacturing. Earlier, the board had initiated action against the…
New Delhi: Delhi’s cyber security preparedness received a fresh push Thursday as the information technology department of Delhi govt, in collaboration with the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the ministry of electronics and information technology, organised a state-level consultative workshop on strengthening cyber security frameworks for state data at Delhi Secretariat, said govt.The workshop was…
Surat: In a case underscoring the pitfalls of unregulated investment schemes, Utran police booked five persons for allegedly duping multiple investors of Rs 1.93 crore with promises of doubling their investments in 33 months and offering property as security before shutting shop and disappearing.Police named Manoj Hirpara, Rasmita Hirpara, Jaydeep Hirpara, Savan Savaliya and Rutvik…
CHENNAI: Cyberattacks on two major Indian manufacturing facilities recently have highlighted growing cyber risks facing India’s factory floors once again.Bajaj Auto and one of its subsidiaries reported a ransomware attack that affected parts of their IT systems on June 23, while Tata Electronics disclosed a cyber breach a day earlier. Both companies said they activated…
MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) As the tennis world gears up for another edition of Wimbledon, India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson drew interesting parallels between some of cricket’s biggest icons and modern tennis stars, while also reflecting on India’s recent World Cup successes and the challenge posed by Australia.Speaking ahead of the grass-court major,…
Zlatan Ibrahimović responds with trademark sarcasm to Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘I’m back’ declaration/ Image: X, AP Cristiano Ronaldo’s response to a difficult week arrived in the form of two goals, multiple records and a four-word message that immediately became one of the defining moments of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Cristiano Ronaldo did not need long to…
Municipal commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi said the civic body would constitute an inquiry committee to examine the allegations and submit a report to the commission Pune: A few days ago, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) had sought an explanation from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) over allegations of manual cleaning of nullahs during…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation disconnected the water supply and sewage connection of Amoli Co-Operative Housing Society in Sector 30, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, after the building was declared a dangerous structure under the C-1 category. The building was declared dangerous in 2019-20 by the Municipal Corporation committee under category C-1 (highly dangerous, uninhabitable,…
The Skoda Slavia sedan made its global debut in 2021. Now, nearly five years later, the model is set to receive its first mid-life facelift, bringing a range of design and feature updates. The upcoming Slavia facelift has been spotted testing on Indian roads several times over the past few months, with every sighting revealing…
Ex-banker, company CMD get 7-year jail for loan fraud Chennai: A CBI court in Chennai sentenced a former senior manager of the Central Bank of India in Chennai and the chairman and managing director of a private company to seven years of rigorous imprisonment each in a housing loan fraud case. The court also imposed…
