DHAKA: At least 105 people have been killed in Bangladesh as police cracked down on unrelenting student-led protests against govt job quotas despite a ban on public gatherings, AFP said on Friday, citing hospitals. The govt has decided to impose a nationwide curfew and deploy the army, BBC Bangla reported, citing the PM’s press secretary.Earlier…
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he had a “very good call” on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Trump has asserted that he will end the war in Ukraine before he even takes office in January if he wins the November 5 election. In his Truth Social post, Trump declared…
MILWAUKEE: A little over two months ago, Elon Musk found himself at Montsorrel, the palatial Palm Beach compound of Nelson Peltz, a famed activist investor. Musk knew the sprawling grounds well, having stayed in the guesthouse at the Florida property.The topic of conversation was a bit different than usual, though: Peltz had brought together a…
KOLKATA: The woman from Kolkata who accused a CEO of sexual assault on a July 16 flight to Abu Dhabi said she needed time to gather herself and speak up. Speaking to TOI from Boston on Friday, she said she felt extremely angry at what had happened and uneasy about letting a molester walk free….
KOLKATA: The woman from Kolkata who accused a CEO of sexual assault on a July 16 flight to Abu Dhabi said she needed time to gather herself and speak up. Speaking to TOI from Boston on Friday, she said she felt extremely angry at what had happened and uneasy about letting a molester walk free….
NEW DELHI: Significant changes are anticipated for the undergraduate medical/dental entrance test, as the govt is considering dividing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) into a two-tier exam system, with dual organisers. Another major amendment likely is transitioning to a hybrid mode of delivery.According to govt sources, there are a number of options that…
NEW DELHI: For the first time, Supreme Court will test the constitutional validity of immunity from criminal proceedings accorded to the President and governors.On Friday, it entertained the plea of an woman ex-employee of Kolkata Raj Bhavan who said the constitutional provision (Article 361) had prevented police from probing her charge of sexual harassment against…
On Friday, UP govt further expanded the order that all establishments selling food display the names of their owners and employees, imposing it across the entire kanwar route, affecting several districts MEERUT/MUZAFFARNAGAR/AGRA: There was trepidation along long stretches of the kanwar yatra route, which snakes through swathes of UP en route to Haridwar in Uttarakhand,…
MEERUT/MUZAFFARNAGAR/AGRA: There was trepidation along long stretches of the kanwar yatra route, which snakes through swathes of UP en route to Haridwar in Uttarakhand, following UP govt’s order requiring all shops and eateries to display names of owners and employees.On a bustling Muzaffarnagar road, Kashif Confectionery has put up a poster stating the owner’s name:…
PANAJI: A Panama-flagged container ship, M V Maersk Frankfurt, was rocked by explosions off the Goa coast on Friday. The ship was on its way to Colombo when a massive fire broke out near its bow.There were no reports of any casualties at the time of going to press.An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) official said…
