NEW DELHI: Indian cricketers hit the ground running in an intense practice session for the forthcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh.September 19 marks the start of the first Test in Chennai, while September 27 marks the start of the second match in Kanpur.The Indian cricket board (BCCI) shared a video on Saturday of the practice…
BHUBANESWAR: In a major slip-up, Odisha govt on Friday assigned a deceased officer to manage the crowd at Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Bhubaneswar on Sept 17. After the goof-up attracted criticism on social media, the state govt corrected the order on Saturday.The original order included Prabodha Kumar Rout, an Odisha Administrative Service officer…
RAJAWAS (MAHENDERGARH): In the 24 hours that the Aravali tracts of Rajawas in Haryana’s Mahendergarh were notified as ‘protected forest‘ by one Haryana govt department, one-fourth of this land happened to be auctioned off by the mining department.On July 20, 2023, the forest department issued a notification to cover 506 acres of Aravalis in Rajawas…
MEERUT: Three persons, including a minor, died and three persons were missing after a three-storey building in Meerut’s congested Zakir Colony collapsed on Saturday evening. Rescue teams pulled out five minors, two women, and a man to safety, with search efforts ongoing, despite the challenging weather conditions in the area.District magistrate Deepak Meena, said, “We…
MEERUT: Three persons, including a minor, died and three persons were missing after a three-storey building in Meerut’s congested Zakir Colony collapsed on Saturday evening. Rescue teams pulled out five minors, two women, and a man to safety, with search efforts ongoing, despite the challenging weather conditions in the area.District magistrate Deepak Meena, said, “We…
NEW DELHI: Indian speed spearhead Mohammed Shami, who is recuperating from an ankle injury, is unsure when he would return to competitive cricket. The seasoned player has stressed the need to be completely fit before making a comeback. Shami has been out of action since the 2023 ODI World Cup final because of an ankle…
BHOPAL: A disaster was averted when an express train suddenly lurched and tilted in MPs Morena district as soil under a large stretch of tracks gave way on Saturday morning.Thankfully, there was just enough to stop the train from toppling over. Though there were many skipped heartbeats on the Chhattisgarh Express (Amritsar to Bilaspur), no…
GURGAON: Two employees of a private bank died after getting trapped inside their SUV when they allegedly ignored warnings by police and entered a flooded underpass in Old Faridabad late Friday night.Viraj (26), a cashier with HDFC Bank in Sector 31 of Gurgaon, had offered to drop his manager, Punyashreya Sharma (45), at his Faridabad…
AGRA: Exactly four years after the murder and alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, on Sept 14, 2020, the family has left the ashes of the victim unimmersed. They told TOI that they are still waiting for justice. They added that they continue to live in “jail-like conditions”, with restrictions on…
NAGPUR: The missing CCTV footage at the bar and restaurant in Nagpur’s upscale Dharampeth, where BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s son Sanket dined with friends on Sunday night before his luxury car was involved in a hit-and-run, has raised doubts whether evidence was deliberately destroyed to shield him. Maintaining CCTV footage is mandatory, as per…
