Delhi’s air quality worst in over 9 months NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality sharply worsened on Sunday as calm winds and low mercury impacted the dispersion of pollutants. Within 24 hours, the Air Quality Index (AQI) rose from 316 on Saturday to 382, placing it in the higher end of the ‘very poor’ category. This…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah unveiled Sunday BJP’s manifesto for the Jharkhand assembly elections, promising a uniform civil code (UCC) for the state while exempting tribal communities from its implementation. He accused illegal Bangladeshi immigrants of grabbing tribal land “by marrying tribal girls through false pretensions”. “The tribal population is dwindling due to…
Militants attacked Srinagar’s Tourist Reception Centre and weekly Sunday market with a grenade, injuring twelve. SRINAGAR: At least 12 people were wounded when terrorists hurled a grenade in a bustling roadside Sunday market near the heavily guarded Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) in central Srinagar. The explosion triggered panic among shoppers and sent vendors and bystanders…
NEW DELHI: In a language war of sorts, CPM deputy leader in Rajya Sabha John Brittas on Sunday raised objections to junior rail and food processing minister Ravneet Singh writing official responses to him in Hindi. “In a compelling gesture of protest”, Brittas has written to the minister in Malayalam.The minister in his written replies…
NEW DELHI: NDA allies — TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar — should take note of Muslim sentiments and not allow the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to be passed in Parliament, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind said Sunday, stepping up its campaign against the passage of the proposed legislation, which is at present…
Donald Trump on Sunday fired salvos at the Democrats over their disagreements regarding the presidential candidate that ultimately led Joe Biden to back off from the race. The Republican accused the Democrats of stealing the election from the US president. “Nobody knows where the other guy is. Where the hell is he? Where is Biden?…They…
Spain’s King Felipe VI speaks with people amidst angry Spanish flood survivors in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, Sunday November 3, 2024. (AP) During their first visit on Sunday to Spain‘s flood-ravaged areas, king Felipe VI and senior government officials faced a hostile reception from survivors who threw mud at them in protest.In Paiporta, one of…
Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst of The New York Times, recently wrote a piece titled Why Are Democrats Having a Hard Time Beating Trump? He argued, “How is Mr. Trump still so competitive? The simplest answer is that the national political environment just isn’t as conducive to a Democratic victory as many might imagine.”…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday directed the security forces of the UT to ensure an “effective and forceful response,” and that they have “full freedom to crush terror outfits,” after a grenade attack on Srinagar ‘Sunday market’ left 11 injured.“The LG spoke to DGP Nalin Prabhat and senior officials…
TOI correspondent from Washington:Kamala Harris electrified her liberal base with a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, a storied show in the annals of American comedy that showcases political satire. Harris appeared in the opening sketch with Maya Rudolph, who impersonates her on a regular basis on the show. The two women, dressed identically, talked…
