NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill to reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women, reviving a bill pending for 27 years for want of consensus among parties.The government said the women's reservation bill is aimed at enabling greater participation of women in policy-making at the state and national levels.Leaders across...
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THANE: A case has been filed against a 30-year-old man from Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district for reportedly assaulting two individuals with an iron rod at a Lord Ganesh pandal. According to an official statement on Tuesday, the accused, identified as Kunal Ingle, was allegedly inebriated during the incident, which occurred on Monday evening. As of now, the authorities have not taken Ingle into...
KOLKATA: Indian Coffee House on Jadavpur Central Road shut down on Friday following a fracas between some customers and the cooperative society of workers that runs the establishment. According to a member of the society, a notice was issued on August 21 requesting regulars not to occupy seats and use laptops for long hours. This was challenged by regulars on the grounds that it had no legal validity....
TRICHY: Trichy city police have worked out a traffic diversion plan in view of the Vinayagar Chathurthi idol procession for the immersion of the idols in the city on Wednesday.The traffic diversion will be in effect from 2pm on Wednesday and will continue until 6am on Thursday.All buses from Thuraiyur, Ariyalur, Perambalu and Cuddalore routes to Chathiram bus stand in the city will be diverted at No 1...
NEW DELHI: A sub-inspector succumbed to his injuries and the driver of the police van was seriously injured after an allegedly speeding car hit them while they were on routine patrolling duty in Pandav Nagar area of Delhi on Tuesday. Search is under way to arrest the accused who fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind.According to police, the deceased identified as Gangasaran, posted as a...
MUMBAI: With a controversy surrounding the cutting and transplantation of 389 trees in Malabar Hill area for the repair of the century-old water tank, a meeting of local residents along with BMC officials and local MLA and guardian minister MP Lodha was held at the civic headquarters on Monday. Citizens and local activists opposing the chopping of trees joined the meeting virtually. There are 906 trees...
Constant societal pressureand the need to overachieve in a challenging world is putting a lot of pressure on the kids. From being burdened in studies to outperform everyone else to trying to become exceptional in sports as well to gain a few more accolades, kids these days go through a lot of external competition which can sometimes manifest into burnout.Jennifer Breheny Wallace, an award winning...
In April 2022, Tata Motors unveiled the Curvv electric SUV concept and took everyone by surprise with its futuristic and sharp design language and the coupe-like sloping roofline. We later saw the Curvv in its close to production avatar at the 2023 Auto Expo in January and were again surprised to see how close the production version was to the concept model of the SUV. At the Auto Expo unveil, Tata...
Thane: The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Thane has directed an insurance company to pay a man claim amount with interest and additional compensation citing that there was a deficiency in its services. The commission held that the complainant, Diliprao D Mohite, a resident of Wagle Estate, has proved the case against the company Star Health And Allied Insurance Co. Ltd. PTIWe also published...
Another student suicide rocked Kota on Monday as a 16-year-old girl from Mau in UP, preparing for NEET at a coaching institute in the city, died after consuming pesticide. Priyas Singh, a Class 12 student, was staying at a PG in the city's Vigyan Nagar area.DSP Dharmveer Singh said she consumed pesticide in her room at noon and started vomiting. Other students rushed her to hospital, but she succumbed...