MUMBAI: Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, which holds an approximately 66% stake in Tata Sons, is set to be appointed to the board of the latter.Noel will be the sole member of the Tata Group‘s founding family to hold positions on boards of both Tata Sons and Tata Trusts. He will be one three…
SRINAGAR: Congress opted out of joining Union territory J&K’s first elected govt “till statehood is restored”, while a recent National Conference recruit from BJP — Surinder Kumar Choudhary of Jammu‘s Nowshera — made the cut Wednesday as CM Omar Abdullah‘s deputy in the six-member INDIA bloc ministry that took the oath of office in the…
BHOPAL/JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh HC granted bail to a Bhopal man accused of shouting ‘Pakistan zindabad, Hindustan murdabad’ with the condition that he would have to go to a police station twice a month, salute the national flag 21 times, saying ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai‘ each time.Till the trial concludes, the accused Faizal alias Faizan must…
PITHORAGARH: A copter carrying CEC Rajiv Kumar had to make an emergency landing at a village about 35km away from Munsiyari due to bad weather on Wednesday.Pithoragarh DM Vinod Girish Goswami said the chopper, which was on its way to Milam Glacier, landed at a helipad at Ralam village due to low visibility, it landed…
MUMBAI: Responding to questions on whether the state’s electoral watchdog would take action on comments like ‘vote jihad‘, additional chief electoral officer Kiran Kulkarni on Wednesday said, “This has legal aspects… We will seek legal opinion before deciding to forward it to the ECI.” He said the state electoral office had not received complaints on…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand DGP Abhinav Kumar on Wednesday issued directives to tighten food safety across the state following reports of food tampering and adulteration, which have endangered public health and caused unrest. Hotel, restaurant, and dhaba owners have been ordered to verify all employees and install CCTV cameras in their kitchens to ensure hygienic food preparation.Local…
LONDON: The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) issued on Wednesday a statement siding with Canada in the diplomatic firestorm that has erupted between Ottawa and New Delhi, saying India’s “cooperation with Canada’s legal process was the right next step”.The FCDO issued a strongly worded statement “on the ongoing Canadian investigation linked to the…
While sticking to his allegation that Indian agents killed pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said that he lacked “evidentiary proof” but only had intelligence when he first went public with the accusations last year.Testifying before Foreign Interference Commission, he admitted Canada had not shared any evidence with India but…
NEW DELHI: Citing that the passenger had taken “reasonable precautions” to safeguard his luggage but the TTE failed in his responsibility to prevent entry of “outsiders” in the reserved coach, NCDRC has ordered Railways to pay nearly Rs 4.7 lakh compensation to the traveller whose belongings were stolen. The incident happened on Amarkantak Express in…
A wildlife activist gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a snake and saved its life in Vadodara on Tuesday night. Yash Tadvi then handed over the chequered keelback snake to the forest department. Tadvi got a call from a resident on Waghodia road that a snake was lying dead. He reached the spot and realised that the…
