‘Sadhus’ take part in a procession towards Sangam ahead of Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj. (PTI Photo) SANGAM (PRAYAGRAJ): At the stroke of dawn on ‘paush purnima’ on Monday, when most of north India will remain ensconced in warm quilts to brave the Jan chill, more than 1 crore devotees will converge on the…
A drone shot of the Sangam area ahead of the Mahakumbh 2025, in Prayagraj. (PTI Photo) PRAYAGRAJ: As four crore devotees are expected to take a holy dip on Jan 13-14 to mark the beginning of Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, the entire mela area has turned into a fortress with the implementation of a seven-ring…
NEW DELHI: Eight people died, and several others were injured after a tempo and a truck collided late on Sunday at Dwarka Circle in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, news agency PTI reported. The accident happened near an Ayyappa temple at 7:30pm. “There were 16 passengers in the tempo, which was on its way to the CIDCO…
HYDERABAD: Indian professionals are facing the heat in the wake of a raging debate over H-1B visa reforms in the US. With President-elect Donald Trump’s administration expected to introduce stricter immigration policies, several professionals have already been hit by job offer withdrawals, visa delays and warnings of potential layoffs.TOI spoke to eight professionals in the…
SANGAM, PRAYAGRAJ: Amidst bone-chilling cold and intermittent rain, a group of young men gathered at Parade Ground in Sangam area – their whispered conversations disrupted the quiet as they focussed intently on a large billboard positioned at the edge of the crossroad. Their smartphones were aimed at the display board featuring four QR codes, which…
ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai criticized Taliban on Sunday, saying that they do not regard women as human beings and has established a system of “gender apartheid,” justifying their crimes with cultural and religious excuses.“Taliban do not see women as human beings. They cloak their crimes in cultural and religious justifications. They punish women…
Tulip Siddiq (left), and UK PM Keir Starmer TOI correspondent from London: UK PM Keir Starmer is under pressure to sack Labour minister Tulip Siddiq, deposed Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s niece, after interim leader Muhammad Yunus condemned the use of properties allegedly gifted to her and her family in London by allies of the former…
NEW DELHI: Monday marks the beginning of the coming together of what is being pitched to be the world’s largest gathering of people in one place at the Maha Kumbh to be held between January 13 and February 26 in Prayagraj. With around 40 crore people expected to visit, the ministries of culture and tourism…
Efforts underway to rescue the labourers trapped inside a coal mine, in Dima Hasao district, Assam. (PTI) UMRANGSO: Survivors of the coal mine catastrophe near the Assam-Meghalaya border recounted harrowing moments, while family members of several deceased miners lamented the loss of their breadwinners. The mine is situated over 140 km from Dima Hasao district…
MUMBAI: As scores of people gear up to visit the Maha Kumbh mela at Prayagraj, brands are going all out on advertising and marketing to gain a share of consumers’ mind space. At a time when consumption is sluggish and the Indian middle class is counting every penny they are spending, getting 40 crore people…
