New Delhi: Chairing a Pragati meeting on Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi told housing and urban affairs ministry officials to first identify 50 cities and achieve 100% cleanliness in them in all aspects, from making them garbage free to processing all their solid and liquid waste.TOI has learnt that Modi suggested that ministry and state govts…
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited, on Friday, ceasing its operations as a bank, effective from April 24. “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the banking licence issued to Paytm Payments Bank Limited under Section 22(4) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (‘BR Act’) effective…
Honda Cars India recently launched the new Honda City facelift sedan in the Indian market. The new City features cosmetic design changes, updated interior, added features and much more. The sedan continues to rival the Volkswagen Virtus, Skoda Slavia and Hyundai Verna in the Indian market. Interested customers can book the new City online or…
Brazil’s coach Carlo Ancelotti (AP Photo) One can call it irony or a simple twist of fate. A 35-year old, who had just relinquished his footballing kit for a coach’s tracksuit, was conducting drills with the Italian team at Rose Bowl, Pasadena.It was the summer of 1994. Under the venerable Arrigo Sacchi, one of AC…
Maruti Suzuki‘s upcoming Brezza facelift has secured a full five-star safety rating in the latest Bharat NCAP crash tests. The model scored highly in both adult and child occupant protection, reinforcing its safety credentials ahead of its market launch. The results apply across all variants, although the ZXI+ 1.5-litre 6AT version was used for the…
Emily Blunt’s Emily Charlton makes a striking return in The Devil Wears Prada 2, ensuring no one has forgotten her name. No longer anyone’s assistant, she steps into the sequel as a Dior executive, armed with sharper one-liners, better outfits, and a whole lot more power—yet still manages to be the most entertaining person in…
India’s intelligence system is often imagined through Bollywood-style spy thrillers, covert operations and high-risk missions. But the real process of entering agencies such as the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) or Intelligence Bureau (IB) is far less dramatic. Unlike regular government jobs, intelligence agencies rarely advertise operational positions openly. Recruitment mostly happens through deputation from…
Punjab Kings’ Cooper Connolly against SRH (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad outplayed Punjab Kings by 33 runs in a high-scoring IPL clash on Wednesday, climbing to the top of the points table. SRH piled up a massive 235/4, thanks to strong knocks from Heinrich Klaasen (69 off 43) and Ishan Kishan (55 off 32),…
Today, luck is guiding you, Scorpio, and you will feel it. It’s not in a trumpet-blaring way however, instead, it’s in the way that things work. A plan is in place and money is deposited when you need it, someone responds promptly and a child delivers good news, and your name pops up in the…
Cardinals are choosy about where they stop. Here’s how to make your yard count Have you ever seen a beautiful red cardinal land in someone else’s yard and thought, why not my yard? You are not alone. Cardinals are among the most familiar backyard birds in the U.S. for good reason. The males are almost…