Gandhinagar: More than 4.7 lakh students across Gujarat received scholarships and educational assistance worth over Rs 646 crore through direct benefit transfer at a function held in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.Chief minister Bhupendra Patel, who disbursed the assistance, said education remained central to Gujarat’s development and called upon society to work alongside teachers to improve learning…
Attendance has been poor at some depots, resulting in a continued shortage of buses Mumbai: Despite BEST unions calling off their three-day strike late Sunday night, commuters across Mumbai continued to face significant hardship on Monday morning, with several left stranded amid a shortage of buses. Long queues were reported outside key railway stations such…
There was a time when telling someone you wanted to earn money through social media would probably earn you a laugh. Today, it’s a very different story. People are landing clients through Instagram, selling digital products, building communities on YouTube, and even turning simple hobbies into full-time careers. The biggest myth, though, is that you…
Suresh, 21, of Nesapakkam and Deepak Kumar, 20, of West Jafferkhanpet had uploaded videos of their stunts on social media Chennai: Police on Thursday arrested two young men for racing and performing dangerous bike stunts on Cathedral Road and Radhakrishnan Salai flyover.Suresh, 21, of Nesapakkam and Deepak Kumar, 20, of West Jafferkhanpet had uploaded on…
Ahmedabad: The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has seized suspected ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit, worth Rs 1 crore from a man near Dholera and arrested him under provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).Acting on a tip-off, a team led by police inspector A J Chauhan raided Raj Chamunda Hotel near Pipli village…
Kolkata: City-based digital engineering and technology services company Capital Numbers has completed the acquisition of Epitome Cloud Inc, a New Jersey-headquartered Salesforce and enterprise transformation company with a presence in the US market. The transaction was valued at Rs 40 crore.Epitome Cloud brings specialised capabilities across Salesforce, Revenue Cloud, CPQ, CLM and enterprise workflow platforms,…
Kolkata: The city may receive light to moderate rain and thunderstorms on Sunday under the impact of monsoon currents and a seasonal trough that extends from Punjab to Bihar across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. A bulletin issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre said that “in view of the favourable wind pattern and strong moisture incursion…
CHENNAI: Madras high court has imposed Rs 50,000 cost on joint secretaries of Union home and external affairs ministries for failing to assist the court in connection with a habeas corpus plea moved by the son of an Indian who was convicted in a narcotics case in Sri Lanka and later repatriated to India.A division…
India crossed 300 GW of non-fossil fuel-based installed power generation capacity as of July 31 (representative image) India has crossed 300 GW of installed non-fossil fuel-based electricity generation capacity, reaching more than 60 per cent of its target of 500 GW by 2030, according to the ministry of new and renewable energy.As of July 31,…
New Delhi: Water quality in the Yamuna showed marginal improvement at some locations in May when compared with April, but the pollution still was alarmingly high across the heavily contaminated stretch flowing through Delhi, according to the latest monitoring report of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).The report, shared on Thursday, is based on water…
