Latur, May 23 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Latur has apprehended a 43-year-old contractual assistant programme officer for accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000, an official said on Friday. Accused Jyotirling Baburao Chikhale (43) is serving at the Panchayat Samiti office in Renapur. The complainant had approached Chikhale to process the revised estimate for the construction of a well under the Employment Guarantee Scheme and correct his surname in government records. However, Chikhale a...Read More
Kolkata, May 23 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed protesting teachers and other staff of West Bengal government-run and -aided schools, who lost their jobs due to a Supreme Court ruling, to shift their protest venue in the interest of public convenience. The court also limited the number of participants to 200 at any given time. Hearing petitions filed by the Deserving Teachers Rights Forum, under whose banner the protest is being organised, and the state government, Justice Tir...Read More
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that India's foreign policy has "collapsed" and asked External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to explain why has India been hyphenated with Pakistan and who asked US President Donald Trump to "mediate" between the two South Asian neighbours. Gandhi tagged a post by the Congress which carried a video clip of Jaishankar answering questions on the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent tensions between India and Pakistan, dur...Read More
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Interarch Building Solutions has posted a 30 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 38.68 crore for the fourth quarter of the last financial year on higher revenue. Its net profit stood at Rs 29.69 crore in the year-ago period. The total income of Interarch Building Solutions, which is in the Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) industry, rose to Rs 470.58 crore in the January-March period of 2024-25 from Rs 390.23 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal. ...Read More
Mumbai, May 22 (PTI) Lincoln Pharmaceuticals on Thursday reported a net profit of Rs 11.62 crore for the March quarter of 2024-25 and said it is building a portfolio in lifestyle and chronic segments, particularly in women's healthcare and dermatology. The Ahmedabad-based company in a statement said that it focuses on expanding its global footprint by registering new products for export and also building a portfolio in lifestyle and chronic segments. The pharma company had reported a net profi...Read More
Bhagalpur/Gopalganj(Bihar), May 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated two redeveloped railway stations in Bihar. The two redeveloped 'Amrit' stations - Thawe junction in Gopalganj district and Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district - are among the 103 Amrit Bharat railway stations inaugurated by the PM across the country through video conferencing from Bikaner in Rajasthan. The programme at the Pirpainti railway station was attended by BJP's Pirpainti MLA Lalan Kumar...Read More
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Markets regulator Sebi will issue directions this month over expiry of equity derivatives contracts after analysing the comments on the consultation paper, its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Thursday. Sebi, in its consultation paper issued in March, proposed that the expiries of all equity derivatives contracts across exchanges be uniformly limited to either Tuesdays or Thursdays. This would help optimize the spacing between expiries and avoid designating either the...Read More
Thane, May 22 (PTI) A rationing officer attached to the Civil Supplies Department was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 48,000 here, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said on Thursday. The complainant, who owns four fair-price shops, had approached the ACB alleging accused Sagar Sahebrao Varale was demanding Rs 2,000 per month for each shop under his jurisdiction, the official said. Varale had been demanding Rs 48,000 from the complainant, saying it was his commission for the four sh...Read More
Bengaluru, May 22 (PTI) As the ED continued searches at institutions linked to Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara in connection with a money laundering probe tied to gold smuggling case, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar came out strongly in support of his cabinet colleague, calling him a "clean and honest man". Defending Parameshwara, the state Congress President said, "he might gifted around Rs 15-25 lakh to Rao during some family event or marriage, but that doesn't mean he encouraged ...Read More
Srinagar, May 22 (PTI) The TMC on Thursday called for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the local government should be fully empowered. A five-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at his residence on Wednesday, immediately after their arrival in the city. "We believe that statehood is a legitimate aspiration of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. We firmly believe that statehood must be fully restored to Jammu and Kashmir...Read More
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday signed New Zealander Tim Seifert as a replacement for England batter Jacob Bethell, who will be unavailable for the IPL play-offs due to national commitments. The replacement will be effective from May 24, the BCCI said in a statement. Seifert, who has scored 1540 runs in 66 T20s for the Blackcaps, has played only three games in the IPL previously and last featured in the tournament in 2022. He will join RCB for Rs two crore. "Ro...Read More
Srinagar, May 21 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday hit out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement that India had informed Pakistan beforehand about the missile strikes on terror infrastructure in the neighbouring country. "Our external affairs minister says that we informed Pakistan that we are going to strike at terror training centres. Are wars fought like this? Do you give advance notice?" Karra said, while add...Read More
Mumbai, May 20 (PTI) The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday announced a new housing policy, which includes a comprehensive programme ranging from slum rehabilitation to redevelopment, with an investment of Rs 70,000 crore. Talking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the policy focuses on housing for the common man with the motto "My Home -- My Right". He said the policy prioritises low-income groups, senior citizens, women, industrial workers and students....Read More
New Delhi: Pfizer Ltd has reported an 85 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 330.94 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2025, boosted by a gain in exceptional item from completion of asset sale and transfer. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 178.86 crore in the corresponding quarter of preceding fiscal, Pfizer Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations in the quarter under review stood at Rs 591.91 crore as against Rs 546.63 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Tota...Read More
Dehradun, May 20 (PTI) Uttarakhand Madrasa Education Board on Tuesday said that Operation Sindoor, recently launched by Indian military forces to destroy terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, will be included in the curriculum of madrasas in the state. "We will include the saga of successful Operation Sindoor in madrasas so that the children studying in our madrasas can know what this operation was and why it was needed," Board chairman Mufti Shamoon Qasmi said in a stat...Read More
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Tuesday briefed three of the seven all-party delegations ahead of their visits to different countries to put across India's stand following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. Members of the delegations headed by JD(U)'s Sanjay Jha, Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde and DMK's Kanimozhi attended the briefing in which they are expected to be told about their agenda and its finer details. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, who was included ...Read More
Mumbai, May 20 (PTI) Around 65 per cent of fans of T20 cricket league IPL polled expect to see a new trophy winner this year with Royal Challengers Bangalore emerging as the favourite, according to a survey. The survey of more than 5,000 cricket fans, including Gen Zs, till May 5 found that 12 per cent of fans want to see Delhi Capitals as winner while 7 per cent rooted for Punjab Kings, the 23 Watts Insights Studio, which conducted the poll, stated. The survey, The IPL Pulse, explores how Ind...Read More
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) British star Simon Pegg says he has nothing but gratitude for being a part of a blockbuster franchise like "Mission: Impossible" for 20 years. Pegg has appeared in six "Mission Impossible" movies so far since 2006's "Mission: Impossible III". His character of Benji Dunn had an interesting journey in the world of MI where he started as an technician at the Impossible Task Force (IMF), providing crucial technical support to Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt. Over the years, Benji ...Read More
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to respond to a defamation plea filed by BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar against him. Justice Ravinder Dudeja said the "matter required consideration" while issuing notice to Tharoor on a revision petition against the magisterial court's order dismissing Chandrasekhar's criminal defamation case on February 4. "Issue notice to the respondent. Let the trial court record in digital form with bookmarking b...Read More
Ahmedabad, May 20 (PTI) Authorities launched the final phase of the drive to raze illegal structures on 2.5 lakh sq metre area around Chandola Lake here on Tuesday amid heavy police deployment, an official said. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) cleared encroachments, including houses of illegal Bangladeshi migrants, spread across 1.25 lakh sq metres surrounding the lake in the Danilimda area last month. In the second and final phase, the AMC will clear the remaining land from illegal ...Read More
Bhubaneswar, May 20 (PTI) Amid reports of the death of two COVID-infected patients in Maharashtra, the health department of Odisha on Tuesday said no fresh coronavirus case was reported in the state. State public health director Nilakantha Mishra said if anyone is found to be positive for the COVID infection, the sample of such a patient would be sent for genome sequencing to ascertain the variant of the virus. "Till now, we have not detected any fresh COVID case. If we find such a patient, th...Read More
Kolkata, May 20 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast heavy rain in the northern districts of West Bengal, and thunderstorms in the state's southern parts till Friday. It said that an upper air cyclonic circulation over north Bangladesh, and presence of favourable wind pattern and moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal will lead to enhanced thunderstorms with gusty winds, accompanied with heavy rainfall over some districts of West Bengal. Thunderstorms with gusty winds, ...Read More
Mumbai, May 20 (PTI) Two-wheeler maker Suzuki Motorcycle India on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility at Kharkhoda in Haryana, which will be developed at an initial investment of Rs 1,200 crore. Located at IMT Kharkhoda HSIIDC industrial township and spread across 100 acres of land, the new manufacturing plant with a capacity to produce 7.5 lakh two-wheelers annually in the first phase, is a part of the company's strategy to meet the rising domestic demand while also s...Read More
Jaipur, May 20 (PTI) While most parts of Rajasthan are experiencing severe heat, Udaipur and Ajmer divisions witnessed rain at some places, the Meteorological Department said Tuesday. The period of severe heat is expected to continue in the Bikaner, Jodhpur divisions and the Shekhawati region. In the 24 hours up to Tuesday morning, light to moderate rainfall was recorded at some places in Udaipur and Ajmer divisions while the weather remained dry in the remaining areas, the weather office said...Read More
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said there was "no rule" that a person accused of money laundering ought to spend a year in jail before being give bail as it allowed the relief to a businessman. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan granted bail to businessman Anwar Dhebar in the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam case and said, "It is not a rule to be in custody for a year to get bail." He was arrested in August last year and has spent over nine months in jail. The to...Read More
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) ICRA has revised the outlook on the telecom tower industry to stable from negative, citing healthy collections from customers along with receipt of overdue payments. It noted that the industry was earlier facing headwinds owing to elongated receivables, on account of delays in payments by some of the telecom service providers, but that the the situation has improved materially. This was due to consistent timely payments to the tower companies resulting in reduction of r...Read More
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd on Monday reported an over four-fold rise in profit after tax at Rs 45.4 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2025, with its digital business clocking strong revenue growth. The company had posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 10.74 crore in the corresponding quarter of preceding fiscal, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 201.25 crore as against Rs 188....Read More
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) The Congress on Monday dismissed as an "absolute lie" Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's reported assertion that that the government did not ask for names for the all-party diplomatic delegations going abroad, and said it was "cheap politics" to not get the names it selected cleared with the opposition party. Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the same PM who had abused the Congress publicly i...Read More
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday continued to trade barbs, with the BJP leader charging that the SP was "born with the DNA of Muslim appeasement" while the SP accused him of indulging in sycophancy and meaningless talk. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also backed Pathak and advised the Samajwadi Party top brass to thoroughly review its social media handles and ensure that the language used there is decent, restrain...Read More
Dwarakapudi (Andhra Pradesh), May 18 (PTI) Four children died of suffocation after being trapped inside a parked car in Vizianagaram district, police said on Monday. The children, who were playing outside the house, entered the parked vehicle at around noon on Sunday. "They were unable to exit as the doors of the unlocked car automatically locked after entry," police added. "We believe the car's auto-lock system engaged once the kids got in, trapping them," a police official told PTI, adding t...Read More