THANE: The BJP will reach out to over three lakh households in the city and ensure the Thane Lok Sabha seat is won and it contributes towards anointing Narendra Modi as the prime minister for the third time, party state chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said.Bawankule was interacting with the media following a mega voter-approach initiative in Thane ciry- considered as the fiefdom of chief minister Eknath...
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CHENNAI: IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is offering training in new age skills such as generative AI, prompt engineering, data analytics, machine learning and drone pilot training for freshers.Each course will have 30 to 50 students in a batch. Duration of these programmes will be from four weeks to eight weeks. Candidates who come out of colleges and employees with less than five years of...
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police crime branch has arrested Balesh Kumar, a 60-year-old triple murder accused who had been living under a false identity for 20 years.An ex-navy employee, Balesh was resising with his family in Najafgarh area. The case traces back to 2004 when Balesh, then 40-year-old, allegedly murdered his brother-in-law, Rajesh, also known as Khushiram, in the Bawana area of Delhi. The motive...
MUMBAI: A 38-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run close to the Magathane Metro station at Borivali East in Mumbai on Monday. The Kasturba Marg police have registered a case of negligence against an unknown person.A patrolling police vehicle was informed by the control room around 1pm about the incident. On reaching the Magathane flyover, they found a man lying unconscious near the divider on the...
Kolkata: Aleem Khan-nursed Ashwa Mariya is likely to win the Presence Of Mind Plate at Delhi on Tuesday.Delhi selections1.45pm: 1. Sunlight 2. Heer 3. Currency.2.15pm: 1. Ashwa Mariya 2. Night Passion 3. More Bucks.2.45pm: 1. Khaifaa 2. Molecule Boy 3.Lady Of The Light.3.15pm: 1. Xfinity 2. Estrella Star 3. Ashwa Figaro.3.45pm: 1. Ashwa Sirohi 2. Euphoria 3. Bread N Butter.4.15pm: 1. Personal 2. Jugaad...
A TN prison literacy, numeracy and life skills programme aims to help more than 1,000 inmatesThe same hands that once committed a crime now hold a piece of white chalk and a slate, the fingers slowly form the letters of the alphabet. ‘Padam’, the word forms in Tamil. The ‘padam’ (meaning picture) of the inmates at the Madurai central prison enrolled in the Tamil Nadu government’s new special...
Like every year, many popular actors are performing in one of Delhi’s oldest Ramlilas. Before they kicked off the 10-day-long hectic schedule of daily performances, we caught up some of them for off-stage chit-chat"Once I am in the attire of Ram, there is a sense of responsibility. I am really happy playing the role of Ram again. I have been brought up in Kirti Nagar, I remember how we used to make...
MUMBAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided several premises connected to Asgar Ali Sheraji, a key accused in a drug syndicate, his associate and premises connected to them in Mumbai on Monday after registering a money laundering case. The raid was concluded on early Tuesday. Sheraji was accused to sending over Rs 200 crore worth party drugs to various countries after declaring them as medicines. The...
Two years after its formation, the Tambaram Corporation, short of personnel and funds, is struggling to address the needs of its residents. As it prepares to take over 15 village panchayats, the questions is: can the corporation manage this expansion. Multiple civic projects, including road works, storm water drains, and underground sewers are on hold. Public toilets and parks are in a state of...
NEW DELHI: Even as Delhi experienced a nip in the air on Monday, there was not much respite from bad air. The air quality continued to remain poor and some areas saw high concentration of pollutants. At 4 pm, the air quality index (AQI), on a scale of 0 to 500, was 207.Track the pollution level in your cityThough following gusty winds, the air quality entered the moderate category around 7 pm on Monday,...