YADGIR/BENGALURU: Days after Karnataka HC stayed state govt order restricting public gatherings of more than 10 people, Yadgir district administration on Wednesday granted conditional permission for a RSS ‘path sanchalan’ (route march) in Gurmitkal, which happens to be a political stronghold of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. The permission comes with 10 conditions, including ban on…
NEW DELHI: A day after the TOI report on the problems faced by vehicle owners to complete the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process for FASTags, National Highways Authority of India on Thursday simplified the process. As per the revised guidelines, FASTag services won’t be discontinued for non-compliant vehicles and users will get sufficient opportunities to…
AHMEDABAD: Fifteen years of separation. A shared sentence. Now, a Gujarat HC order offered a rare pause to a couple convicted of murdering the woman’s former boyfriend in 2010 – a chance to create life, even while serving time for taking one.Jayendra Damor and Sejal Bariya have been granted extended parole to undergo in-vitro fertilisation…
SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah urged NC’s newly elected Rajya Sabha members to speak up for J&K’s political rights, warning them not to “lose their voice in Delhi’s pollution” like some of their predecessors. “Sometimes Delhi’s pollution seems to affect our colleagues. We have sent many big names to Parliament in the past, but once they…
Housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar (Photo credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar has sought details of the number of realty projects in which deadlines have been extended and the action taken against developers whose projects remain incomplete even after three extensions. The move comes amid rising…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal (Photo credit: ANI) PATIALA: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched projects worth Rs 75 crore to give a facelift to the historic Shri Kali Mata temple here. Addressing a gathering after the launch event, Kejriwal claimed…
Congress leader Pawan Khera, left, and PM Modi NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after it filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi for his “dance” remark aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with party leader Pawan Khera accusing the BJP of being “issueless” and lacking any vision…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) over its directive asking states and Union territories to facilitate the recruitment of ex-Agniveers into private security agencies and training institutes after they complete their term with the armed forces.Criticising the BJP, Congress leader Pawan Khera said on X that the government’s…
IIT Kanpur director Manindra Agrawal (Image credits: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur) NEW DELHI: Cloud seeding is only a short-term emergency tool to combat severe pollution and poses no threat to humans or the environment, IIT-Kanpur director Manindra Agrawal clarified. He said the process uses only minute quantities of chemicals to induce rain and is…
A man in Mumbai allegedly held 19 people hostage, including 17 children, inside a flat in Mumbai’s Powai area before being arrested and later shot dead by police. PM Modi accused the Congress and RJD of insulting Chhathi Maiyya and using the issue for political gain in Bihar. On the economic front, the ministry of…
