NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh experienced extreme weather events on 176 days, the most in the country, while Kerala recorded the highest number of weather-related fatalities at 550, followed by Madhya Pradesh (353) and Assam (256) this year, as per Centre for Science and Environment’s annual ‘State of extreme weather report’ released on Friday.The report shows…
Union home minister Amit Shah during the ‘3rd Anti-terror Conference’ hosted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Central and state law agencies engaged in the fight against terror on Friday agreed on the need to shift towards firmer and more collaborative efforts, backed by a standardised strategy,…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: AP) NEW DELHI: Over 10.8 lakh traditional artisans and craftspeople have been upskilled under govt’s flagship scheme PM Vishwakarma since its launch in Sept last year, with the top five trades being tailoring, masonry, carpentry, naai (barber) and malakaar (garland maker), report Ambika Pandit and Manash Pratim Gohain….
PUNE: Ideological differences don’t come in the way of Baramati MP Supriya Sule being friends with politicians across party lines, but the NCP (SCP) president is clear when she says she does not trust the BJP’s senior leadership, both at the Centre and in the state.In an exclusive interview with TOI on Friday, Supriya ruled…
MUMBAI: In a review meeting on the Maharashtra assembly polls on Friday, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar strongly condemned undignified remarks made against female leaders during the election campaign.This comes in the wake of derogatory language used against Congress leader Jayshree Thorat by BJP politician Vasant Deshmukh in a public meeting and also comments made…
MORADABAD/AGRA: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath launched a sharp attack on Akhilesh Yadav-headed Samajwadi Party (SP) during back-to-back rallies in Moradabad and Muzaffarnagar on Friday while campaigning for the Kundarki and Meerapur bypolls. Targeting SP’s “track record”, the CM accused the party of “sheltering criminal elements and failing to ensure the safety of women during…
AHMEDABAD: Eleven security guards hired by an industrial unit in Sanand GIDC to protect the premises, themselves turned thieves and stole submersible pumps worth Rs 4 lakh. Deciding to take advantage of the Diwali holidays when the factory was closed for five days, they allegedly crafted an elaborate plan which involved switching off the power…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police investigation into the creation of controversial WhatsApp groups “Mallu Hindu Officers” and “Mallu Muslim Officers” among IAS cadre in Kerala has revealed that the mobile phone used to create these groups – belonging to IAS officer K Gopalakrishnan – was not hacked. The groups were created on Oct 30, and their communal nature…
PATNA: More than 22 people drowned and six went missing in different rivers, canals and ponds across the state during the Chhath festivities on Thursday and Friday. Rohtas saw the most incidents, followed by Munger, Bhojpur, Saran and Begusarai districts, according to officials.However, the state disaster management department has confirmed only 13 deaths. Umesh Kumar,…
The US. Justice Department unveiled criminal charges on Friday in connection with an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump before this week’s election. A federal complaint filed in Manhattan accuses an unnamed Iranian official from the Revolutionary Guard of directing a contact in September to develop a plan to surveil and kill Trump.The complaint…
