London, Aug 13 (IANS) Newcastle United bolstered their defense with the signing of German international Malick Thiaw from AC Milan in a deal worth a reported 34.5 million pounds (46 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday.The 24-year-old centre-back is Newcastle’s third major summer signing following the arrival of winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale from Southampton, reports Xinhua.Thiaw said manager Eddie Howe convinced him to join despite Newcastle’s challeng…

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Lokesh Kanagaraj thanked superstar Rajinikanth for ‘bringing his vision to life through him’ in Coolie.As one of the most anticipated projects of the year will be reaching the cinema halls on Thursday, Kanagaraj penned a gratitude note for Thalaiva on his X, saying, “With just a few hours to go for Coolie’s release, I’m feeling surreal and spellbound. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to my Thalaivar, Rajinikanth sir for giving me the opportunity to craft this film with …

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Actor Shivam Khajuria, who essays the role of Prem in the superhit television show ‘Anupamaa’, is having a gala time on the sets of the show. The actor spoke with IANS, and said that lunch breaks on sets are like a picnic as the entire unit gathers like school kids with their tiffin boxes, swapping bites and laughter.Talking about the same, he told IANS, “My favourite part of every day is stepping into a scene – that moment when the lights come up, the cameras roll, a…

Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) had given August 21, the final deadline to the West Bengal government, for completing the process of suspension of four election officials posted with two Assembly constituencies in two districts of the state for their involvement in the wrongful addition of names in the electoral rolls of these two seats. The commission has also directed the state government to complete the process of registering FIRs against the four election offici…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday inaugurated the MLA-LAD Web Portal (https://mlalads.odisha.gov.in) and released simplified guidelines for the MLA Local Area Development (MLA-LAD) and CM Special Assistance (CM-SA) schemes. The launch took place at Lok Seva Bhavan in the presence of all Cabinet colleagues, ahead of the day’s Cabinet meeting.Acting on the Chief Minister’s directive, the MLA-LAD guidelines have been simplified to make them more tr…

Patna, Aug 13 (IANS) Patna and Rajgir will soon house state-of-the-art Cyber Forensic Labs (CFLs), expected to be fully operational within the next four to six months.The move aims to quadruple the speed of cybercrime evidence analysis, according to ADG (CID) Parasnath, who announced the development during a media interaction at Sardar Patel Bhawan, Police Headquarters, on Wednesday.The CFLs are being established in collaboration with the National Forensic Science University (NFSU), Gandhinagar,…

Jaipur, Aug 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan government, on Wednesday, has refused to conduct student union elections this year, informing the High Court that implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) has made it impossible to hold polls in the state. In its reply, the state government referred to the Lyngdoh Committee’s recommendation that elections be held within eight weeks of the start of the session — a timeline that is currently unfeasible. The views of Vice-Chancellors (VC) from nine …

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the cooperation of International Business Machines (IBM) is necessary for fulfilling the goal of a ‘Viksit Maharashtra’. He also added that India is currently the fastest growing economy in the world.”Along with a Viksit Bharat, the dream of a Viskit Maharashtra is being realised,” Chief Minister Fadnavis said.He expressed his confidence that IBM will contribute to the state government’s “Mission Viksit Mah…

Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 13 (IANS) In a dramatic test of India’s newly established inter-state cheetah corridor, a free-ranging female cheetah named Jwala from Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park trekked nearly 130 km into Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district before being safely rescued and returned. The incident marks the first confirmed inter-state movement of a cheetah since the corridor’s creation, raising both ecological optimism and logistical concerns.Jwala, who wears a radio …

Agartala, Aug 13 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Wednesday that the state government has been working with utmost seriousness to solve the teacher crisis in all government schools, including government-aided schools. While addressing the platinum jubilee celebration of Bardowali Higher Secondary School, the Chief Minister said that people are born without knowledge and slowly learn from their mother, nature, and then from school. Saha, who also holds the education portfolio, sai…