Data shows that the annual groundwater recharge in 2024 was 446.9 billion cubic meter (BCM), compared to 449.08 BCM in 2023. NEW DELHI: Total annual groundwater recharge in the country marginally declined in 2024, compared to 2023, and so did water availability due to higher groundwater extraction last year, with northwest India, including parts of…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s foreign affairs ministry summoned high commissioner Pranay Verma to send its message to New Delhi to advise all relevant authorities in India to refrain from any “provocative actions” that could escalate tensions along the shared border between the two countries.During the meeting at his office, foreign secretary Md Jashim Uddin conveyed Bangladesh’s “deep…
BENGALURU: The amount received by an accident victim under a mediclaim policy must be deducted from the total compensation under the head of medical expenses and hospitalisation charges, Karnataka HC has held based on Motor Vehicles Act.Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar directed Oriental Insurance Company to pay Rs 4.93 lakh along with interest of 6 per cent…
‘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…
