Gujarat govt’s plea rejected AHMEDABAD: A sessions court refused to permit Gujarat govt to withdraw a criminal case against 19 Karni Sena activists, who were booked for vandalising a mall, torching vehicles and damaging property during their protest against the release of the film ‘Padmavat’ in 2018. The court said the alleged offence was committed…
BENGALURU: Following a dispute mirroring the Aravalli controversy, members of a Supreme Court-appointed panel will inspect Bannerghatta National Park Friday after a plea against a 2018 govt move to cut the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Bengaluru’s green backyard. The park is facing pressure from mining and real estate interests eyeing its contiguous landscape. At the…
At AIIMS Delhi, 524 faculty posts are vacant out of a sanctioned strength of 1,306 NEW DELHI: Nearly four out of every 10 sanctioned faculty posts remain vacant across 11 AIIMS, exposing a deep staffing crunch at India’s premier public hospitals even as patient loads continue to rise. RTI replies accessed by TOI show that…
NEW DELHI: The malpractice of getting fitness certificates, including PUC, home-delivered without taking vehicles to test centres for renewal of registration will soon be a thing of the past. In a draft notification proposing major changes in motor vehicle rules, the transport ministry has proposed to make it mandatory for private vehicles to get fitness…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh with DRDO chairman Samir V Kamat at the DRDO headquarters on its 68th foundation day on Thursday NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that the “weapon systems developed by DRDO played a decisive role during Operation Sindoor, which serves as a testament to the professionalism and commitment of…
JAMMU: BSF apprehended a 19-year-old Bangladeshi national in forward areas near international border in Jammu district’s Gajansoo during routine border surveillance on Thursday.“After completing initial formalities, BSF handed Shariful Islam Bhuiyan, a resident of Bangladesh’s Comilla district, over to local police for further legal action. Shariful is being interrogated to ascertain the circumstances that led…
Union fertilizers minister J P Nadda on Thursday inaugurated an integrated e-bill system aimed at digitally processing fertilizer subsidies of about Rs 2 lakh crore. The move replaces manual, paper-based procedures with a fully digital workflow, eliminating the physical movement of bills, an official statement said.“This online system will play a significant role in strengthening…
NEW DELHI: Year 2025 was the eighth warmest year on record in India whereas the 2016-25 period emerged as the warmest decade, the IMD said while releasing its annual climate summary on Thursday. Making a monthly forecast for the current month, it said most regions of the country are likely to experience “below normal” minimum…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics related to Bhagwan Buddha, titled “The Light & the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One”, on January 3, at around 11am at the Rai Pithora Cultural Complex in New Delhi.According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Exposition brings…
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Congress president Rao Narendra Singh on Thursday met the family members of a woman, who was allegedly gangraped by two men in a moving van through the night and thrown out of the speeding vehicle in Faridabad in the wee hours of Wednesday.Singh visited a private hospital in Faridabad, where the woman is…
