Performing car or bike stunts on public roads not only poses a threat to one's own life, but also puts the lives of other road users in danger. However the ever-growing need for validation on social media makes some indulge in such nuisance acts. One such incident has emerged from Dehradun in Uttarakhand, where a case as registered against a vlogger for stunting on his Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R superbike,...

Mar 28, 2023, 11:30AM ISTSource: ET NowThe Central Board of Trustees of EPFO has decided to keep rate of interest on EPF for the financial year 2023 is at 8.15%. which is 0.05% higher than the rate of interest of financial year 2022. It is mainly based on the recommendation of the finance committee of the CBT. EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on employees' provident fund for 2022-23!(function(f, b, e, v,...

THANE: Trans-harbour route commuters from Thane may face inconvenience as the Central Railway will shut the staircase of CSMT end bridge on platform 9-10 for ten days starting March 28, late night, for repairs. "The staircase of old footover bridge towards CSMT end connecting platforms 9-10 at Thane railway station will be shut for ten days for repair work. Four other staircases at the platform 9-10...

KOLKATA: The National Film Development Corporation of India-National Film Archive of India (NFDC-NFAI) recently acquired negatives of Shakti Samanta's 'Kashmir Ki Kali', 'Aradhana', 'Kati Patang', 'Amar Prem', 'Chinatown', 'An Evening in Paris' and 'Howrah Bridge'. Currently, these Hindi films are on their way to being restored in 4K resolution by NFAI. Samanta's son -Ashim Samanta- also wants to give...

CHENNAI: The traffic police have booked and fined nearly 42,000 violators in the last 22 days, deploying personnel at key junctions to photograph the offences. Of these, 17,043 were booked for not complying with the stopline rule, 13,484 for not wearing helmets, 7,564 for riding on the wrong side and causing hindrance to motorists, 3,511 for jumping signals and 1,103 for riding/driving with defective...

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 28, 2023, 08:33:46 ISTA 2-storey building in the Badarpur area collapsed after a fire broke out inside the building.However, no causalities have been reported so far.According to officials, 18 fire tenders are at the spot to douse the fire.The building had a godown on the ground floor where the fire incident took place. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.Read...

PUNE: The Pune-Mumbai Expressway toll would increase by 18% from April 1, pushing up the cost of commuting between the two cities.A senior official of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) said, "The MSRDC increases the toll on the eway by 6% every year, but it is implemented together once every three years. Going by the calculations, the toll would be increased by 18% from April...

Nirmal Singh Ranswal, a class XII passout from Champawat, Uttarakhand, steps out on the field with a measuring tape. On this particular morning, he needs to sow cabbage; between every two saplings, he must leave a precise gap of 30cm. For, that is the sowing pattern followed in large swathes of Ichihara located in Chiba prefecture in Japan, where he is employed. With over 20% of the country's population...

DHARAMSALA: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has named an eight-year-old US-born Mongolian boy as the reincarnation of a spiritual leader. He has been named as the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, the third most important leader in Tibetan Buddhism.The move is likely to anger China, which only recognises Buddhist leaders chosen by it. The Dalai Lama (87) was pictured with the boy during a...

At the back of the court ruling in 2018 decriminalising homosexuality in India, the first edition of the Times Out & Proud campaign was launched with a mission to build a more inclusive and equal society where the LGBTQ+ community can live without fear and discrimination. This campaign went on to set a new reference point in both reader engagement and global recognition.Bombay Times in collaboration...