Union home minister Amit Shah met senior NCP leaders at his residence amid growing concerns over internal differences in the party following Ajit Pawar’s death NEW DELHI/MUMBAI/PUNE: With BJP concerned over organisational discord within NCP, home minister Amit Shah late Sunday met senior functionaries believed to be unhappy with party president Sunetra Pawar and her … Read more
SC allows green crackers in Delhi-NCR on November 7 and 8 during specified hours NEW DELHI: Holding that Deepawali has a religious, social, psychological and emotional significance for people, Supreme Court on Monday kept the window open for bursting of green firecrackers on Nov 7 and 8 between 6am and 7am, and between 8pm and … Read more
Three former AAP MLAs from Punjab join BJP a day after resigning, citing concerns over rising crime, drugs and gangsterism in the poll-bound state NEW DELHI: A day after resigning as MLAs in Punjab, three AAP members joined BJP here on Monday, giving a boost to the saffron outfit in the poll-bound state.BJP is making … Read more
Navy rescues all 20 crew members of fishing vessel Azini from armed pirates in a 48-hour operation in the Arabian Sea, with support from the Indian Air Force NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has rescued all 20 crew members of a fishing vessel from armed pirates after a 48-hour operation in the Arabian Sea. The … Read more
Scotland’s SNP government faces criticism for awarding a £35.4 million contract to Bengaluru-based Mphasis to manage its welfare benefits platform, which serves around two million citizens TOI correspondent from London: The Scottish National Party, which governs Scotland, has come under fire from opposition ministers for handing a £35.4 million (almost Rs 450 crore) contract to … Read more
BJP calls INDIA bloc’s ‘vote chori’ rally a flop, Shah takes jibe at Rahul Gandhi’s PM ambitions CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: BJP derided INDIA bloc’s rally against ‘vote chori’ as a “flop show”, while Union minister Amit Shah said Rahul Gandhi could hope to be PM only in a ‘mock parliament’, referring to Congress’s mock CEC impeachment.Addressing … Read more
Mehbooba Mufti accuses NC of widening Kashmir’s divide with rest of India, urges Centre to hold talks. SRINAGAR: Days after National Conference president Farooq Abdullah made a controversial statement hailing Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts on Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday launched an attack on the NC leadership across generations, accusing it of creating distrust between … Read more
BENGALURU: Researchers from IISc have developed a low-cost, 3D-printed device that could help scientists understand why cancer drugs are less effective in deeper regions of solid tumours.The device recreates the nutrient- and oxygen-deprived conditions found inside tumours and allows researchers to examine how cancer cells respond to drugs at different depths.The platform, developed by researchers … Read more
The previous time the CRPF went such a long period without an operational fatality was before January 1979. NEW DELHI: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has completed 12 consecutive months without losing any personnel in operational fatalities, marking an achievement not recorded in the force in 47 years.CRPF Director General GP Singh congratulated personnel … Read more
The NCP’s defence came even as the absence of Sunetra Pawar during the meeting with Amit Shah. NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday sought to put speculation about an internal rift to rest, with party leaders dismissing reports of differences following a high-profile meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and a … Read more