Of the 4,048 liquor shops in the state (after the govt closed 717 shops), 2,638 have a bar attached Chennai: Tamil Nadu will soon have stand-alone Tasmac bars.The state govt has amended the Tamil Nadu Liquor Retail Vending (in Shops and Bars) Rules, 2003, paving way for new operators to run Tasmac bars, ending the … Read more
Industrialists seek regular single-window meetings with DC Ludhiana: While industrialists welcomed the administration’s decision to hold a single-window industry meeting with the deputy commissioner after several years, they underlined the need to hold such interactions regularly to ensure timely resolution of issues faced by the industrial sector.Industry representatives said the recent meeting provided them an … Read more
India captain Shreyas Iyer credited the team’s fearless approach and the maturity of its young players after leading India to a 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe, calling his first series win as captain a “special moment.“India completed the clean sweep with a 35-run victory in the third and final T20I at the Harare Sports … Read more
Students association gather at Freedom park to celebrate the victory in Bengaluru on Sunday after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) ended their protest in New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar following the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET examination irregularities. Students association gather at Freedom park to celebrate the victory in Bengaluru on … Read more
sacked employee back at work Trichy: A temporary computer operator dismissed by the district collector in Thanjavur for alleged irregularities earlier this month has been found to be back at work at the panchayat union office much to the discomfiture of other employees.Sudarshan, who was a temporary computer operator in the noon meal scheme section … Read more
Koderma: A herd of 20 to 25 elephants damaged the road barricade set up near the Nawalshahi police station and hut in adjoining Pulwabar village under Devipur panchayat late Saturday evening, prompting the forest department to keep quick response teams (QRT) on alert across Koderma district.The herd had earlier been tracked moving through the Paplo … Read more
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 136th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday highlighted a “waste to wealth” initiative from Sitamarhi, where discarded single-use plastic is being recycled into benches for public spaces.Modi described plastic pollution as a serious environmental challenge and underlined the need for responsible waste management. “We all know that … Read more
police used lathis and tear gas shells to disperse crowds attempting to march towards Parliament NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two separate petitions alleging police excesses against students protesting over the NEET paper leak and other examination irregularities on Monday.According to the apex court’s cause list for July 27, the matter … Read more
Star weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu gave India its first gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after winning the women’s 48kg title in Glasgow on Sunday.The 31-year-old lifted a Commonwealth Games record 85kg in the snatch before registering a Games record 105kg in the clean and jerk. She finished with a total lift of 190kg … Read more
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation held a one-day seminar in Lucknow on July 24 to brief exempted establishments on proposed changes under the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 2026.The seminar, coordinated by EPFO’s Lucknow Regional Office at the IIA Bhawan, brought together representatives from exempted establishments across Uttar Pradesh … Read more