Hisar: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday demanded a crackdown on criminals in Haryana, questioning why the state police could not take action similar to that in Uttar Pradesh.“Like the Yogi govt, criminals should be dealt with firmly,” Tikait said at the mini-secretariat over the killing of dairy operator Jeevan Kundu in Surya Nagar. Jeevan … Read more
Chennai: Madras high court on Monday reserved orders on a review petition filed by former DMK minister K N Nehru challenging the court’s earlier order directing the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to register a case over suspected irregularities in the appointment of personnel in the municipal administration department.The first bench of Chief Justice … Read more
Mumbai: The city crime branch, while seeking further custody of arrested TISS student Abhirup Ashim Paul, told a court that it was probing visits to several sensitive locations that he undertook citing field work and research, alleging that his activities bore similarities to those of TISS alumnus Mahesh Raut, who was later accused in the … Read more
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Baba Bathinda: The Punjab Students Union (PSU) and the Naujawan Bharat Sabha (NBS) alleged irregularities in past appointments at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) and handed the registrar a memorandum regarding these issues.Both these organisations held a morcha for a week after an alleged hi-tech cheating racket … Read more
Walls of houses developed cracks due to multiple tremors in rural areas of Nashik district Nashik: In response to a series of 45 low-intensity tremors recorded across Nashik district over the past fortnight, the district administration has ordered a comprehensive survey of all buildings marked ‘red’ as unsafe for habitation, along with structures that have … Read more
Ranchi: The district administration on Tuesday arranged 25 free buses to help students who had come to the city for Monday’s Vidhan Sabha gherao return home safely.Of these, 20 buses will take students to Hazaribag, Ramgarh, Giridih and Dhanbad districts, while 5 have been kept in reserve for local transportation.For Hazaribag and Ramgarh, students can … Read more
Bettiah: A 14-year-old Class IX student allegedly brought a country-made pistol to his school in West Champaran district on Monday, triggering panic among his classmates. Police confirmed the incident on Tuesday.SHO Sita Kewat said the student took out the country-made pistol and started showing it to his classmates after the lunch break. The news soon … Read more
Bengaluru: The tech corridor stretch of Outer Ring Road (ORR) faced an unusual traffic nuisance on Monday morning—not a breakdown or pothole, but a herd of cows that had turned the busy road near Kalamandir Junction in Marathahalli into a grazing ground.The bovine roadblock has landed their owner, Santosh E, a milkman, in trouble. Airport … Read more
Catering trucks were parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying US President Donald Trump arrived to depart following the Nato summit at Ankara TOI correspondent in Washington: US President Donald Trump, commander-in-chief of the world’s greatest military power, was reduced last month to something closer to a VIP hors d’oeuvre … Read more
Union minister Jitendra Singh with Odisha minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: Centre has laid out an integrated roadmap for Odisha bringing together the proposed rare earth corridor, state’s marine and coastal resources, biotechnology ecosystem, space capabilities and network of scientific institutions, said Jitendra Singh, Union minister of state (independent charge) for science & … Read more