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'Delhi became Lahore ’coz of safety concerns in Pakistan' - Times of India
Mohsin Hamid, author of ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’, denies that permissions were the reason behind not shooting Mira Nair’s film on his novel in Pakistan, as reported While Mira Nair was shooting for “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”, based on Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid’s novel of the same name in Delhi in November, Hollywood biggies like Liev Schreiber and girlfriend Naomi Watts (who brought along their two children for a holiday) made their way here.
3 mobile phone snatchers held, 5 phones seized - Times of India
Coimbatore: Three youths, who were involved in a series of mobile phone snatching cases, were arrested here on Thursday. Police have seized five mobile phones and a motorcycle from them. The arrested were identified as R Arunkumar, 23, S Ramesh, 21, both hailing from Selvapuram, and U Kannadhasan, 22, of Chetty Street in the city.Arunkumar was employed with a welding workshop, while Ramesh was a carpenter and Kannadasan was working in a chicken stall in the city.
WB Congress chief calls Mamata Banerjee a chameleon, says she is hankering after PM post - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A day after Mamata Banerjee met Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury called the TMC supremo a "chameleon" and accused her of hankering after the prime minister's post.In a no-holds-barred attack on the West Bengal chief minister, Chowdhury alleged that Banerjee is acting like a "Trojan Horse" and trying to divide a "united opposition" by floating the idea of a federal front, and urged leaders of various parties not to trust her."Her single...
Village heads booked for denying drinking water to dalit vet - Times of India
ALLAHABAD: A dalit government lady veterinarian in UP’s Kaushambi district has alleged that three gram pradhans and three others, including a village development officer, block development committee member and a ‘kotedar’ (fair price shop owner), refused to provide her drinking water at a village where she had gone for inspection.Police have lodged an FIR on her complaint and ordered a probe into the matter on the directives of the district magistrate.Police said the FIR has been filed under...
Dengue funds lie unused with 'cash-starved' corporation - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The capital’s three civic bodies have time and again complained about lack of money when it comes to executing key projects.However, it has emerged that north corporation has failed to utilise most of the funds sanctioned under the dengue control programme in the last one year or so.While replying to a short-notice query at a standing committee meet of the civic body, officials disclosed that only Rs 7.73 crore of the sanctioned amount of Rs 16 crore was used in 2017-18.
Sirsa MC chief loses no-trust motion with two-third majority - Times of India
SIRSA: Sirsa municipal council (MC) president Sheela Sehgal was removed from the post on Wednesday after 22 out of the 31 councillors voted in favour of the no-confidence motion against her.
Women's Hockey World Cup: Having broken the shackles, India back in shape - Times of India
NEW DELHI: They travelled with 16 World Cup debutants, but the observant eye perhaps missed the fact that 15 players in India's squad, barring the two goalkeepers and Reena Khokhar, had scored an international goal. If that 'depth' stayed on paper in the first two matches, it kept India alive with a draw next up and rose to the occasion with a win in the playoffs.
Cleaning entire city not on us, says trash transfer firm - Times of India
GURUGRAM: Ecogreen Energy Pvt Ltd, the MCG-hired solid waste collection and management agency, on Wednesday said it was not its mandate to clear waste from non-designated sites, rejecting charges of poor work levelled by residents and councillors against it.Ecogreen CEO Ankit Agarwal said the agency was being held responsible for work that had not been mentioned in its contract.
Trolled Hanan is 'daughter of government', walks the ramp - Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday reiterated his promise of providing protection and the government’s support to Hanan Hamid , an undergraduate student who sold fish to fund her studies.Hanan, whose story of selling fish to raise money made her a national sensation, met Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and described herself as “daughter of the government” who wishes to be protected.
No respite from crashing SMP prices - Times of India
Vadodara: After Gujarat government extended a helping hand to the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the home grown dairy major has started exporting skimmed milk powder (SMP) to countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Middle East and Bangladesh among others.But the Rs 300 crore support announced by the state government in June-end is still falling short when it comes to promoting export of SMP as international prices of SMP remain dull.Amidst global crashing of SMP prices,...
RTI exposes plantation scamworth Rs60 lakh in Wardha - Times of India
Nagpur: A day after the state government went gaga over exceeding the 13 crore plantation target by planting over 15.88 crore seedlings, information sought under RTI Act has exposed that about 60,000 saplings planted in 68 hectare forest area in Hingni range under Wardha division have failed completely and Rs60 lakh spent on these plantations in 5 years (2012-16) have gone down the drain.In May 2018, acting on reports appearing in vernacular dailies on plantation irregularities exposed by...
1 tonne adulterated tea dust seized - Times of India
Tirupur: The food safety and drug administration on Wednesday seized 1 tonne of adulterated tea powder from a depot in the city on Wednesday.
Precious lives snuffed out - Times of India
She always had a sparkle in the eyes and a smile on the lips. N Subhasini, one of the victims of Wednesday’s car accident that shook the city, was popular not just in her friends’ circle, she was a favourite to her relatives and neighbours too.Being the first graduate of the family, the girl yearned to lift the financial status of the family by working in a reputed company. One of her friends said she had planned to pursue higher students.
Hostel warden accused of harassment surrenders before court - Times of India
Coimbatore: The hostel warden who was booked on charges of harassing five girl inmates surrendered before the judicial magistrate VI here on Wednesday.S Punitha, who was absconding for over a week, was remanded in judicial custody till August 14 by magistrate Kannan.
Batting a concern but don't underestimate Australia: Michael Hussey - Times of India
BENGALURU: Having made his Test debut at 30 and ODIs a year earlier, former Australian batsman Michael Hussey knows a thing or two about spotting talent young and nurturing them.
Joe Root quickest to 6,000 Test runs in terms of time - Times of India
BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom): England captain Joe Root became the quickest batsman to 6,000 Test runs in terms of time from his debut when he reached the landmark on the first day of the series opener against India at Edgbaston on Wednesday.A streaky four off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin saw the 27-year-old Root, in his 127th Test innings, to the 40 runs he had needed to reach 6,000.It meant Root, who won the toss, had got to the landmark in five years and 231 days of his Test career,...
Madhya Pradesh: 'Aadhaar card forged for 2-wheeler loan' - Times of India
A businessman had the shock of his life when his housing loan application was rejected by a nationalised bank in November 2017 for defaulting on a two-wheeler loan.The victim alleges that somebody bought a scooter on loan using his forged Aadhaar card and did not pay 11 outstanding instalments.The victim, Indra Vijay Singh Thakur (34), a resident of Shankracharya Nagar in Bajaria locality, is a distributor of a co-operative milk federation.
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