NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology on Monday refuted Congress’ claim that Instagram “blocked” Rahul Gandhi’s reel and photo with newly appointed Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, alleging that the ministry was actively restricting the voices of opposition leaders in the country.Sources told news agency ANI that the ministry had nothing to … Read more
Representative image (PTI) NEW DELHI: Daily wage earners accounted for 31% of all suicide deaths in 2024, the highest share in a decade (2015–2024), according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. A total of 52,910 daily wage earners died by suicide during the year, marking a sharp rise from the previous peak … Read more
The Indian Embassy in Spain on Sunday said the two Indian crew members onboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise vessel MV Hondius are “healthy and asymptomatic” and have been evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine under health safety protocols. In a statement, the embassy said the Dutch-flagged vessel carrying around 150 people, including two Indian nationals, … Read more
NEW DELHI: BJP’s super-majority win in a string of assembly polls, capped by its maiden victory in West Bengal with over two-thirds seats, and its rising number in Rajya Sabha will all but allow the party to dictate terms in next year’s presidential election, after its loss of majority in Lok Sabha polls had raised … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s school education system has solved much of the “getting children into school” challenge, but is struggling with a tougher problem – keeping them there long enough to complete secondary and higher secondary education.The stress points are now visible higher up the schooling ladder – gross enrolment ratio (GER) drops from 90.9% at … Read more
KOLKATA: The saffron surge in the Bengal assembly elections, which swept BJP to office for the first time in the state, saw the party leading in 102 of the 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), fuelling speculation about how long Trinamool Congress can hold on to the civic body.The tenure of the current KMC … Read more
Staff and teachers at Raksha Anusandhan School (RAV) in Dehradun are opposing its management transfer from DRES to DAV College Trust & Management Society. This change, affecting a school partially funded by DRDO, raises concerns about potential negative changes to employee salary structures. DRDO clarified its financial support did not imply ownership or control. NEW … Read more
BENGALURU: India’s space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) may soon be headed by a private sector honcho with the selection process for the chairman and managing director (CMD) post having entered the final leg. Sources confirmed to TOI that the next CMD of the Space PSU is expected to be from the private sector with … Read more
SIRONJ: “Bhuri” for fair-skinned foreigners. “Tori” for restless bustle. British surveyors mapped a continent from this ridge. From here came numbers that measured the world’s tallest mountain. Mount Everest entered history but Bhuri Tori slipped out of it. Name lingered and science faded. Today, thieves measure stones here.Perched on a wind-lashed hill at Kalyanpur village … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways is staring at higher electricity costs after the Supreme Court last week ruled that the national transporter qualifies as a “consumer” under the Electricity Act. As a result, it will remain liable to pay cross-subsidy surcharge (CSS) and additional surcharge while buying electricity through open access for its own consumption, impacting … Read more