Corporal punishment unfolded in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur, where a four-year-old LKG student was allegedly tied and hung from a tree by two teachers for incomplete homework RAIPUR: A case of corporal punishment has emerged from Surajpur in Chhattisgarh, where a four-year-old LKG student was tied with a rope and hung from a tree on Monday. The…
Despite the no-poaching pact agreed upon by BJP and Shiv Sena in the wake of the Sena’s protest against its ally’s induction of its functionaries ahead of local body polls, BJP poached three Sena functionaries – one from Ambernath and two from Sambhajinagar – on Monday.In Ambernath, Shiv Sena vibhag pramukh Roopsingh Dhal, a businessman…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav, right, and Sai Sudharsan walk off the field (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Guwahati: It was during the first Test in Kolkata that Jasprit Bumrah referred to South African captain Temba Bavuma as “bauna (dwarf)” — with another choicest expletive to go with it — while discussing a probable DRS consultation with his teammates….
AYODHYA: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said Tuesday the saffron flag hoisted atop the Ram temple marked the “beginning of a new era” and that it was a symbol of the “eternal light of righteousness and the timeless ideals of Ram Rajya”.Congratulating all Ram devoteeswho made the construction of the temple possible, he said the…
MUMBAI: To make it easier and cost-effective for investors who have lost certificates of securities (shares, bonds, mutual fund units) to get duplicates, markets regulator Sebi is proposing an easier process with a uniform set of forms. It’s also proposing to double the upper limit for issuance of the securities without an FIR and newspaper…
South Africa’s Marco Jansen, second right, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Guwahati: “To borrow a phrase, we wanted them to really grovel.” When South African coach Shukri Conrad uttered these words after stumps on Day Four, the press room was left stunned. The Indian team and its peripheral contingent, used to believing that they…
MUMBAI: Money sent overseas under RBI’s liberalised remittance scheme rose to a 13-month high of nearly $2.8 billion in Sept, driven by travel spending. The outflow was nearly 1% more than the $2.76 billion recorded a year earlier and 5% above the $2.6 billion in August. Under the scheme, resident individuals can freely remit up…
MUMBAI: Indian Continent Investment, a promoter group entity of telecom services major Bharti Airtel, is eying to mobilise about Rs 7,200 crore (about $806 million) by selling about 3.4 crore shares, translating to nearly 0.6% of the company’s equity) through block trades on Wednesday. Goldman Sachs India is managing the offer, the term sheet for…
BENGALURU: A homemaker in Karnataka has accused her husband of injecting her with mercury nine months ago, allegedly causing a slow deterioration of her health that led to her death.Vidya, who passed away on Monday at Victoria Hospital, made a pre-death statement from her hospital bed, claiming that her husband, M Basavaraju, had deliberately harmed…
NEW DELHI: India and Israel will soon begin negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday and asserted that quick estimates show that merchandise exports have grown in November. “We will shortly be commencing negotiations virtually to begin with and moving into an early stage early harvest…
