The appearance of Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut before the ED is crucial to the progress of investigation of the Rs 1,000 crore slum redevelopment scam in Mumbai, agency officials who have gathered fresh details of some benami pro…
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that terminating a government employee for going on unauthorised leave is too harsh and disproportionate punishment and suggested that some "lesser but major pena…
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top-3 finish at the prestigious Diamond League Meeting with a national record-shattering effort but missed the 90m mark by a whisker in a star-studded field on Thursday. The 24-ye…
Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on January 6, 2021, when his security detail declined to take him to the US Capitol where his supporters were rioting, a former aide testified on Tuesday…
The man, who has not been identified, was a subcontractor of Biprogy, a tech firm hired by the city to distribute subsidies to families affected by the pandemic. Part of that task involved moving the residents' private deta…
The Philippine government has ordered that Rappler, the news website co-founded by Maria Ressa, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, be shut down for violating foreign ownership rules, the latest blow against press freedom in the countr…
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) invited Sweden and Finland on Wednesday to join the military alliance in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades after Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed Helsin…
Goods and services - ranging from pre-packed unbranded food items, certain pickles and lassi, cheques, cut and polished diamonds, LED lamps, pencil sharpeners, printing, drawing and writing ink, cutlery, and hospital rooms - will…
The US has already announced investment worth $30 million for a fund promoting food security in India under the PGII which, according to the White House, will deliver "game-changing'' projects to close the infrastruc…
It was Pallonji who expanded the construction business abroad, especially in the Gulf where he built the Sultan’s palace in Muscat in the early 1970s. Thus, his firm became the first Indian construction company to have completed …
Raut, who is being probed in a money laundering case linked to properties acquired by his wife and associates, failed to turn up at the ED's zonal office in Ballard Estate on Monday. Instead, he wrote to the central agency as…
Nirav Modi's extradition to India was delayed yet again on Tuesday at the billionaire diamantaire’s second appeal hearing after his barrister raised a raft of new objections. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PnJWzBk via
At the time of formation of the MVA government, these independent legislators had extended support to Thackeray. If they approach the governor, Koshyari will have no option but to ask Thackeray to prove his majority. from Times…
Deepak Hooda hit a master-class maiden century as India survived a mighty scare before defeating Ireland by four runs in a nail-biting high-scoring second T20 International to sweep the two-match series on Tuesday. from Times o…
Alt news co-founder Prateek Sinha said that "no notice was given before Mohammad Zubair's arrest and no copy of FIR has been given to us despite repeated requests". from Times of India https://ift.tt/YXiVdAG via
Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk, Ukraine officials say. At least 10 people are confirmed dead and more than 40 wounded. St…
Vijay Mallya’s barrister told the high court that his client wished to appeal his bankruptcy order to “undo the damage done to his reputation and to him economically”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EWrOqjS via
BJP on Monday finally opened up about the Eknath Shinde-led revolt in Shiv Sena, refusing to call that camp "rebels" and saying it was open to considering proposals on government formation from the faction. from Times…
Calling Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut the “blue-eyed boy” of NCP, Sawantwadi MLA Deepak Kesarkar, who is part of Eknath Shinde’s breakaway group, on Monday said when the Shiv Sena-BJP government formation in the state was a mere forma…
Summoned by the ED on Tuesday for questioning in two separate money laundering cases, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut called it "a conspiracy" to curb his political activities and dared the central agency to arrest him. from…
The Supreme Court on Monday protected rebel Shiv Sena MLAs from disqualification proceedings till July 12, directed the ruling coalition to ensure their safety in Maharashtra and refused the Sena-NCP Congress coalition’s request …
Emergency was announced in the country on June 25, 1975, and lifted on March 21, 1977. Speaking about the Emergency, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said it had been a “dark spot on the vibrant democracy of the country”. from Times…
Teesta Setalvad was arrested on Sunday morning after she was brought to Ahmedabad following her detention in Mumbai. from Times of India https://ift.tt/SnojfQz via
The rebel camp also moved the Supreme Court against the disqualification notices sent to 16 of their MLAs by deputy speaker of the state assembly Narhari Zirwal. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0LQdx9J via
Ireland put up a spirited fight but India proved too strong for the home team to win the rain-hit opening T20I by seven wickets on Sunday. Harry Tector's counter-attacking 64 not out off 33 balls took Ireland to 108 for four …
Nobojit Narzary from Assam has been declared the winner of DID L'il Masters Season 5. The nine-year-old is known for his freestyle, hip hop, and contemporary dance styles. Nobojit has been interested in dancing since the time…
After three months of hardcore dancing and competition, DID L'il Masters season 5 has finally got its winner. 9-year-old, Nobojit who hails from Assam lifted the trophy and walked home with a prize money of Rs 10 lakh. from…
A 19-year-old woman working with an electronics manufacturing company in Manesar was shot at by an alleged stalker, who studied with her in Class 10 and had been following her from the time she lived in Ghaziabad eight months ago…
A dozen women have filed an intervening application before the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court in support of the internal complaints committee (ICC) report that had passed adverse remarks on multiple complaints of…
Setalvad's detention in Mumbai and Sreekumar's arrest in Ahmedabad came a day after Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the SIT clean chit to then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case. from Times o…
Upholding the trial court and high court's order to give a clean chit to then CM Narendra Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots, the Supreme Court said that there was no evidence to prove the allegations that the Godhra incident and the…
The coup within the Shiv Sena, which has left Maharashtra’s MVA government teetering, stretched on with both sides digging in their heels on Friday. The rebel camp led by Eknath Shinde commands the support of the bulk of the MLAs…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Enforcement Directorate officers who questioned him about the alleged money laundering in the National Herald case, were impressed with the patience with which he handled questio…
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate urging that her appearance for questioning in National Herald case be put off for a few weeks till she recovers from her recent Covid infection. "She…
The government announced Wednesday the visit by PM Narendra Modi to Germany for the G7 summit, where he's expected to address issues like climate, energy and food security against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. He is als…
In the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the opposition bloc's presidential nominee Yashwant Sinha will face his first hurdle when he visits Jharkhand on June 24 to seek support from UPA ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). If JM…
With aspirants allowed to appear in up to nine papers, resulting in over 54,000 subject combinations, the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) will be the longest entrance exam to be conducted from July 15 to A…
The bungalow where former minister Ram Vilas Paswan stayed till his death is set to be the new residence of President Ram Nath Kovind after his retirement from the country’s highest constitutional post next month. Sources said re…
A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in the country’s deadliest quake in two decades. Officials warned that the al…
India and Australia on Wednesday resolved to further crank up their defence ties through combat exercises, intelligence-sharing, reciprocal logistics and military-industrial collaboration as well as work steadfastly towards their…
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned for over 12 hours by the Enforcement Directorate on Day 5 in the National Herald case. He was allowed half-an-hour break at 8pm on Tuesday before the probe agency resumed questioning. B…
An eight-year-old child was among 15 people killed by Russian shelling Tuesday in the eastern Kharkiv region, governor Oleg Synegubov said. "Fifteen people died and 16 were wounded. Such are the terrible consequences of Russ…
Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 3,659 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 1,781 in Mumbai, and one fatality, taking the tally to 79,41,762 and the toll to 1,47,889, a health department official said. The addition to the tally was 1,3…
Omicron sub-variant BA.2's offspring, BA.2.38, may be causing a spike in Maharashtra and other parts of India, but the illness it is causing is self-limiting and almost comparable with common cold-like illness, indicating SAR…
The three military chiefs are slated to separately meet PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday to brief him about the implementation of the Agnipath scheme, which is being fast-tracked with the Army on Monday issuing the recruitment notific…
Only hours before the anti-BJP bloc was set to unanimously endorse the name of former diplomat and West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi as its consensus nominee for the presidential polls, Gandhi declined to accept the offer …
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won five of the ten legislative council seats in Maharashtra on Monday while in the Maha Vikas Aghadi —NCP and Shiv Sena secured two seats each and Congress managed to secure one seat. from Time…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has written to Air India (AI) to synchronise the tickets sold in premium classes with the number of serviceable seats in those cabins and avoid involuntary downgrades to economy. “…
Ukraine President Zelenskiy says Russia likely to intensify its attacks while Kyiv awaits this week's EU decision on Ukraine's status as candidate country. Stay with TOI for latest updates- from Times of India https://i…
Additional secretary in the defence ministry’s department of military affairs Lt-General Anil Puri blamed “inimical elements and coaching centres” preparing youth for military recruitment for inciting protests against the scheme.…
Although deaths from the virus remained very low compared to previous outbreaks, at least 93 fatalities were reported in the country during the week, more than the combined toll in the previous two weeks (45 and 41). from Times…
The exact number of women among the 3,000 naval Agniveers to be inducted this year is still to be finalized but it’s likely to be 10-20% of the first batch that will begin training at the naval establishment INS Chilka in Odisha …
Based on information from an arrested terrorist, Showkat Ahmed Shaikh, a joint team of the Army along with Kupwara Police launched a cordon-and-search operation in the forests of Chandigam Lolab. from Times of India https://ift…
Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) coalition was on track for 200-260 seats, short of the 289 needed for a majority in the National Assembly. The left-wing NUPES alliance was set to win 149-200 seats, while Marine Le Pe…
On the basis of the 3rd round scores, Prasoon Mishra and Sanvi Verma of Delhi Public School Patna are at the top position at national level. The 2nd and 3rd positions have been claimed by Kuhu Goel and Ashish M of Delhi Public Sc…
Animal activist and founder of Mr Rescuer Tauseef Ahmed rued that the film has had the opposite effect and that the demand for labrador puppies has shot up after ‘777 Charlie’ hit the screens. from Times of India https://ift.tt…
In a statement, the ECR said, “In view of the ongoing protest in Bihar, the ECR has made temporary changes in the train operations starting from this region and the trains coming here keeping the safety and security of passengers…
“The Agnipath scheme has brought a revolutionary change in the process of recruitment in the armed forces of this country,” Singh said, while adding that misunderstandings are being spread against it for political reasons. “Shoul…
Now hundreds of these youths plan to travel to Delhi to protest at Jantar Mantar on June 19. “We ran with vigour all these years, hoping to be recruited one day. This scheme has completely ruined us with no scope for our future. …
This implies that a child enrolled at any anganwadi across states will be able to avail of the same services and get the cooked meals and rations at a centre in another district of the same state or in a different state by citing…
Sub-inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir, attached to the 23rd India Reserve Police battalion, was the seventh off-duty cop to be shot and killed in J&K this year and the third in just over a month. Terror outfits have also gunned down…
The team, from Pydhonie police station, is in the national capital for the past five days as it needs to physically hand over summons to Sharma to appear before police and to look into other aspects of the probe, he said. from …
Haryana's jails minister Ranjit Chautala said the 30-day parole was granted by the Rohtak Divisional Commissioner on the recommendation of officials concerned. from Times of India https://ift.tt/nKAwtTL via
WTO members approved over six papers around dawn Friday as they sought to reinvigorate the moribund organisation at a time of increasing protectionisim and a trend towrds deglobalisation and when the global economy is hit by fres…
Air India on Friday came out with a “citizen’s charter” — a traveller’s reference guide for everything like reservations, lounge facilities, passenger services, in-flight services feedback mechanism and provisions for denied boar…
The slain terrorists were identified as Junaid Ahmed Bhat and Basit Ahmed Wani, both from Anantnag. Junaid had been active since June 10, 2018, while Basit had been operating since August 18 2021, IGP (Kashmir Range) Vijay Kumar …
Addressing an event to celebrate the 200th year of the coronation of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the defence minister said the delimitation exercise has been completed and now the number of seats has gone up to 90 in J&K, with Kash…
Besides additional state and central paramilitary forces, 200 companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary and 50 RAF units have been deployed to prevent a rerun of the June 10 rioting and arson that led to a spate of FIRs, 357…
The Congress president was admitted to the hospital on Sunday, owing to post-Covid issues. He is likely to stay through the night with his mother at the hospital, the sources said. Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadr…
“Our neighbour has always resorted to anti-India activities. J&K witnessed terror activities in the past as well. Now, Pakistan is continuously trying to disturb peace in the country through its approach of ‘bleed India with …
The 81-year-old Fauci, who is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, was experiencing mild Covid-19 symptoms, according to a statement Wednesday from the National Institutes of Health. from Times of India https://…
The US Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday to stem a disruptive surge in inflation, and projected a slowing economy and rising unemployment in the months to come. …
In Shopian, acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Kanji Ullar village area, a joint cordon-and-search operation was launched by the police, Army (34 RR) and CRPF (178 Bn), IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kuma…
TOI has learned that the government is looking at the options to liquidate the excess stock. “First, we need to get requests from states for getting pulses from the Central pool. The prices of pulses have been under control and s…
India on Wednesday reported 8,822 new Covid cases and 15 deaths. Meanwhile, active Covid cases in India stands at 53,637. Stay with TOI for latest updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/YG7VnWJ via
Sources in the agency claim that in reality no loan was taken or given and the amount of Rs 1 crore that Young Indian showed as borrowing from Dotex was actually “accommodation entry”; a fakery, in common parlance, for which Gand…
The government on Tuesday announced to recruit 10 lakh people in different Central government departments and ministries in the next 18 months on a “mission mode”, a deadline that ends barely 4-5 months before the Narendra Modi g…
Union health ministry on Monday informed that more than 193.53 crores of Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union territories so far by the government. The government data further informed that more than 13.8…
China has an estimated 350 nuclear warheads, with new mobile missile launchers and another submarine becoming operational over the last one year, while Pakistan has 165 and India 160, as per the latest assessment of the Stockholm…
After she conracted Covid last week, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday was admitted to the Ganga Ram Hospital for infection-related issues. AICC spokesman Randeep Surjewala tweeted, “Congress president Sonia Gandhi was admit…
Municipal authorities in Prayagraj demolished a two-storey house belonging to Javed Mohammed, alias Javed Pump, the arrested “mastermind” of the violence and arson in the city. A police team claimed to have found two country-made…
Even as Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina prepares to inaugurate later this month the landmark China-built Padma bridge, which promises to transform the country's economy, Dhaka is treading cautiously on economic assistance from Ch…
Four Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed by security forces in J&K on Sunday. While three of them were gunned down in Drabgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the fourth was slain in a “chance encounter” in Srinag…
After threats by the al-Qaida, comments against Prophet Muhammad — by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma — have led to a slew of cyber attacks on Indian websites, both government and private. Orchestrated by the hacktivi…
Congress leaders fanned out across states slamming the ED summons to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald-AJL case. They said there was no illegality in the actions to settle the debt of National Herald newspaper,…
After failing to make any progress on his idea of a national front, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao appears to have made up his mind to float a national party. A final decision in this regard is expected to be taken…
Ukraine has reported the death of 24 more children in Mariupol. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country's forces were doing everything to stop the Russian offensive, with fierce battles in the east and t…
In a move parallel to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s initiative to rally opposition parties for putting up a joint candidate in the presidential polls, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to 22 politicians…
The steady rise of Covid-19 cases in Delhi saw a significant spurt on Saturday, with 795 new cases, with a test positivity rate of 4.11%. While the number of cases in a single day is the highest since May 13, the positivity rate …
BJP’s Dhananjay Mahadik prevailed against ruling MVA candidate Sanjay Pawar of Shiv Sena, while saffron-backed Independent Kartikeya Sharma, brother of Manu Sharma who was convicted in the Jessica Lal murder case, managed to get …
To protect people from being exploited or affected by misleading advertisements, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has notified new guidelines for stopping them across all platforms — regardless of form, format or …
Launching projects worth Rs 3,050 crore for the tribal districts of south Gujarat from Khudvel village of Navsari, Modi rejected the narrative that development projects are launched only with an eye on votes ahead of elections. &…
A concerted effort should be made to write historical accounts in right earnest instead of wasting time on debating distortions in Indian history, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday, saying the battle waged against fore…
India’s crude cost rose to $121.28 per barrel on Thursday, the highest since March 9, 2012 when it had hit $125.13. This has pushed the monthly average in June to $118.34 per barrel, a level last seen in April 2012 when the price…
India joined Pakistan and Libya in abstaining from voting on a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that slammed Iran for its lack of cooperation with the global community on the nuclear issue. Thirty count…
Protests were held after the Friday prayers in several states and Union territories across the country against the controversial remarks made by former BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Navin Kumar Jindal on Prophet Muhammad wit…
Come July, a vacation to Goa will cost more if you choose to travel by air. Now flying out of Goa will be costlier from July 1 till next March and then the air ticket prices will get progressively more expensive every fiscal till…
NItish Kumar also pointed out that no major incident of communal riots occurred in Bihar for the last several years. The state government maintains special attention over even a minor communal incident. “We are fully alert over s…
The government on Wednesday approved new minimum support price (MSP) for all 14 mandated kharif crops for the 2022-23 marketing season, giving a hike of roughly 4-9%, with higher increase for oilseeds (soybean, sesamum and sunflo…
IISc-Bengaluru is now the ‘fastest-rising’ South Asian university, inching closer to the global Top 150, having gained 31 places to 155 in this year’s QS World University Rankings. It remains the world’s top research university, …
Twitter Inc plans to comply with Elon Musk's demand for data on fake accounts, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the company's thinking. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Nlky8p1 …
The South African government on Monday said that law enforcement authorities in the UAE have arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the Gupta family. They are accused in South Africa of using their relationship with former presi…
Creating a world record, a Pune-based infrastructure company built a 25.56 km or 75 lane km bituminous National Highway in Maharashtra in just 78 hours. The earlier world record of 25.27 km was achieved in Doha, Qatar, by its pub…
Depp spent the cash at the popular Indian restaurant Varanasi on Broad Street, which he hired out in its entirety to have dinner with close friend Beck, their entourage and bodyguards. from Times of India https://ift.tt/T68Qoqp…
He will have to contend with a privileges committee probe into whether he misled the House of Commons, two difficult byelections, Tory rebels plotting to change party rules to allow a second challenge to his leadership before the…
Homicide is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the US, more than twice as frequent as any pregnancy-related complication. This shocking fact was revealed through an evaluation of death certificates from the national datab…
After all the controversy about the National Medical Commission (NMC) apparently proposing to replace the Hippocratic oath with the Charak shapath, in the new regulations for professional conduct put out by the NMC, neither the w…
As India struggled to contain the diplomatic fallout of the controversial remarks by BJP functionaries targeting the Prophet, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu held a series of meetings with Qatar leaders to boost bilateral ties in D…
A teenager believed to be the son of a Telangana politician from Sangareddy district was arrested Sunday for his alleged role in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in a car parked at an isolated place in Hyderabad’s upscale Banj…
The actress in an exclusive chat shares how winning the show was about discovering how she made a good team with her husband Vicky Jain. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VdiFDQ1 via
Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited’s Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has emerged as the first vaccine to bag approval from the Drug Controller General of India for use as a heterologous booster dose, for those aged 18 years and above…
Foreign minister S Jaishankar slammed Europe again on Friday for thinking “Europe’s problems are world’s problems” as he reiterated that India is not sitting on the fence on the Ukraine issue and rejected suggestions that New Del…
Restaurants cannot add “service charge” to food bills and it should be left to the discretion of diners to leave tips, Union food and consumer affairs minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. Adding service charge to the bill is “ch…
The government wants to arm itself with powers to overturn decisions of top social media companies such as Twitter, Facebook, Google and Instagram to suspend, block or remove accounts of users over various violations, and is also…
Goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 44% to over Rs 1.4 lakh crore in May, with domestic and overseas segments contributing equally to the increase. While mop-up in May, based on transactions in the previous month, was 1…
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul for questioning next week in a money laundering case registered against Young Indian, which owns Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) and its pro…
Meta Platforms Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is leaving the company after 14 years, she said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, sending the social media firm's shares down 4%. Chief Growth Officer Javier Olivan wi…
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