Team TOI Plus TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Sep 08, 2026, 19:27 IST IST The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a resounding victory in a regional election on Sunday, putting the far-right party within reach of forming Germany’s first far-right state government since the Nazi era.The party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a disastrous defeat in the eastern … Read more
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday clarified that a gesture he made during his Assembly speech was inadvertent and “not in any way intentional” . This comes as DMK accused him of attempting to body-shame former chief … Read more
Satya Niketan collapse highlights Delhi building safety concerns NEW DELHI: A residential building in North Delhi’s Nehru Vihar has tilted repeatedly over nearly a decade, with residents blaming a faulty sewer line and alleging that repeated complaints to civic authorities have failed to bring a permanent solution.The building, which residents said is not more than … Read more
The Cauvery Water Management Authority upheld a directive for Karnataka to release water BENGALURU: The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on Tuesday upheld the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) recommendation directing Karnataka to ensure a flow of 6,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.The decision was taken at the 57th meeting of … Read more
Chd’s vertical rise won’t outrun infra: Chief secy Chandigarh: Allaying concerns over the proposed changes to the Master Plan-2031, UT chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad said on Monday that higher density and floor area ratio (FAR) would not mean a free-for-all for construction or lead to haphazard growth.Speaking to TOI, Prasad said the amendments provided … Read more
India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, made a courtesy call on Bangladesh President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban on Tuesday and discussed ties. NEW DELHI: Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday met Bangladesh President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed ways to strengthen the “deep-rooted” and multifaceted ties between the two neighbouring … Read more
A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan was hearing a plea. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine on September 10 whether the issues arising from the Satya Niketan building collapse in Delhi should be taken up by the top court, potentially bringing the case under its ongoing pan-India proceedings.A bench … Read more
Nainital: Two more people have died amid an outbreak of diarrhoea, vomiting, typhoid and jaundice in Nainital’s Jeolikote area, taking the reported death toll to three. Residents claimed contaminated drinking water was the cause of the illnesses, which were first reported in late June.The latest to die include 16-year-old Ritesh Jeena from Sariyatal and 26-year-old … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: ANI) Uttar Pradesh’s rural economy is witnessing a significant shift in the way women participate in dairy farming. Nearly four lakh women across 31 districts of the state are now part of a women-led dairy network collecting around 12.5 lakh litres of milk every day, according to figures … Read more
Picture Credit: Instagram Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumaran penned a heartfelt birthday note for his daughter Alankrita as she turned 12 on Tuesday. The ‘Khalifa’ actor shared a picture of his daughter on social media, expressing his and wife Supriya Menon’s pride in the person she has become and the values she continues to embody. Prithviraj … Read more