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Pune: NCP state president Sunil Tatkare’s admission that merger talks were underway between the two groups, working president of NCP (SP) Supriya Sule on Tuesday said that some people have ‘sinned’ by refuting her cousin and then NCP chief Ajit Pawar’s efforts on amalgamation.In the days following the plane crash on Jan 28 where Ajit Pawar died , members of NCP (SP) had said that Ajit Pawar had initiated talks with senior member Jayant Patil for the merger. However, NCP members including Tatkare and national president Praful Patel had refuted these claims.But in a recent media interaction, Tatkare admitted that…

Bhutan defender Sheuli Azim lost her mother on Tuesday Panaji: Bangladesh cancelled an early-morning training session after discovering that the mother of defender Sheuli Azim had passed away just hours earlier on Tuesday.Preparing for the crucial SAFF Women’s Championship semifinal against Nepal on Wednesday, the defending champions were scheduled to train at Athletics Stadium in Bambolim. Several visiting journalists had reached the venue, only to learn that the camp is in mourning due to the death of Basana Azim, who is learned to have been unwell for a while.The players were informed of the death by captain Maria Manda when…

A fake Amazon call centre being cleared in Panchkula, Haryana. Panchkaula: The cybercrime cell has smashed a fake tech-support centre targeting US citizens, arresting 21 people during a midnight raid in this Haryana town.A joint task force of state cyber operatives and tactical units stormed a commercial building in Panchkula’s Sector 2, catching dozens of operators mid-call. The members of the syndicate allegedly disguised themselves as Amazon USA helpdesk staff to hijack the computers of unsuspecting Americans.Investigators said the racket relied on cold-calling victims to flag fictitious account security issues. Operators then duped targets into downloading remote-access software, giving the…

Lucknow: Facing pressure to meet its annual revenue goal, the Uttar Pradesh excise department has decided to add 489 new liquor shops to the existing network of retail vends across the state.Officials said the additional outlets will be opened in 43 districts, expanding a system that currently includes around 27,260 retail vends selling country liquor, Indian-made foreign liquor, beer and other alcoholic beverages.The move comes after the department collected about Rs 10,605 crore in April and May of the 2026-27 financial year.The state govt has set an excise revenue target of Rs 71,278 crore for the full year, requiring average…

Patna: The state education department has decided to conduct a comprehensive inspection of all non-govt recognised aided Madrassas and Sanskrit schools across Bihar. The education department has issued instructions to district magistrates of all 38 districts to submit detailed inspection reports within 10 days. The initiative aims to assess the quality of education and the overall academic environment in these institutions.According to secondary education director Sajjan Rajasekar, Bihar has 1,942 aided Madrassas and more than 600 Sanskrit schools. Teachers and staff working in these institutions receive salary grants from the state govt. Therefore, the govt considers it its responsibility to…

Jaipur: The Thar Dry Port Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Hirnoda near Jaipur, developed at an investment of around Rs 300 crore and operationalised last week, is expected to significantly reduce logistics costs, improve export competitiveness and attract fresh industrial investments across the state.Spread over more than 100 acres and located just 55km from Jaipur, the dry port is strategically positioned to function as a gateway connecting Rajasthan’s industries directly to international markets through seamless rail links to Gujarat’s ports of Mundra Port and Pipavav Port.The facility is also connected to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, enabling faster and more…

Nagpur: Maharashtra environment minister Pankaja Munde directed officials to urgently prepare and implement a restoration and pollution-control plan for the heavily contaminated Koradi lake in Nagpur district after revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule raised concerns over worsening environmental and public health conditions around the water body.During a meeting held at Mantralaya on Tuesday, Munde instructed the environment department to submit a detailed presentation within eight days on measures required for the lake’s cleaning and long-term rejuvenation. The meeting was attended by Bawankule, Ramtek MP Shyamkumar Barve and senior environment department officials.Spread across nearly 550 acres, the lake has been facing severe…

Rajkot: A 45-year-old transport businessman was gunned down at his residence in Maliya Miyana of Morbi district on Monday evening, with police probing an alleged business feud as the motive behind the murder.The victim, Haider Movar, was shot around 7.30pm while sitting in the courtyard of his house. According to police, the killing unfolded in front of family members, sending a shockwave through the locality.After the shooting, Haider’s wife, Saina Movar, 26, lodged an FIR at Maliya Miyana police station against a pair of brothers, Ilyas Movar and Shafir Movar, along with four unidentified persons, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita…

Times News NetworkDumka: Acting on a tip-off, Godda police arrested three persons and seized 2.78 grams of brown sugar during a raid near Pratappur Hatiya under Motiya OP limits late on Monday. Addressing media on Tuesday, Godda SP Mukesh Kumar said that a group had gathered under a banyan tree on Monday on the Khatnai–Pratappur Hatiya–Amadakamat road to consume and sell the narcotic.A raiding team led by DSP Akash Bhardwaj conducted searches around Khatnai Shiv Temple and Pratappur Hatiya and nabbed three suspects. “The arrested individuals are Satyajit Paswan (19), Gaurav Kumar (22) and Balamukund Sah (40), all residents of…

Rain Water logging in Udhana area, as the Rain lashes the city on Monday night in Surat. Surat: A sudden spell of rain swept across Surat city and several parts of South Gujarat in the early hours of Tuesday, bringing much-needed relief from the heat but disrupting normal life, snarling traffic and catching civic authorities off guard.The sudden weather change brought temporary disruption across the region and triggered a sharp drop in temperature, with the mercury falling by nearly 7 degrees celsius.In Surat city, the showers exposed the poor condition of several stretches where roads had been dug up for…