KOTTAYAM: A couple in their sixties allegedly ended their lives by setting their car on fire in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, leaving behind a purported suicide note that mentions “mental trauma” and harassment from their only son (38) who is now admitted to a de-addiction centre.The tragedy unfolded around 1.30pm in Thiruvalla, around 7km from the…
NEW DELHI: Sharing an update on an Indian astronaut going to space in coming weeks, space minister Jitendra Singh has told Lok Sabha that “one Gaganyaatri from Isro will undertake space travel to the International Space Station (ISS)”.In a written reply to the Lower House on Wednesday, the minister said the Indian space agency is…
HARIDWAR: Amid the ongoing controversy over UP and Uttarakhand govt directives over eateries and stalls along the kanwar route, large white screens were put up in front of a few mosques and mazars in Haridwar “in a bid to keep religious places of the minority community away from public view”.The head of a mosque called…
NEW DELHI: A change of mere five marks has brought cheer for many and caused heartbreak for others as there are candidates who have moved up or down by 8,000 ranks in NEET-UG for medical school admissions.As exclusively reported by TOI on Friday, 17 candidates with perfect 720 marks were declared toppers, against 61 when…
JAMMU: J&K State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday attached the property of a fugitive wanted in a narco-terror case in Poonch district.“The property (land) is situated at Dharmsal, Khari under Khasra no. 37 measuring 18 marlas and under Khasra no. 38 measuring 11 marlas,” said an SIA spokesperson, adding: “Around 12pm, an SIA team along…
MOHALI: Another alleged paper leak was unearthed in Mohali here on Friday after the computer on which student was appearing for the examination was hacked. The Mohali police have registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act and IT Act at Lalru police station, said Derabassi Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vaibhav Chaudhary.ASP…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that her recent statement about violence-hit Bangladesh was “distorted” and that she had “said nothing out of turn” as she is fully aware of the country’s external affairs policy. The Bengal chief minister, who is New Delhi for NITI Aayog meeting, said the “ministry…
NEW DELHI: Drenched in blood, she kept weeping in pain. Quivering helplessly in horror, she collapsed against the wall — showed a chilling clip of a Bihar woman after she was stabbed inside her PG in Bengaluru. A new CCTV footage of the Bengaluru PG murder in which a 24-year-old woman was brutally murdered will…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal and CPM-led LDF government in Kerala, who have had prolonged faceoff with their respective governors, would finally hope of some resolution with the Supreme Court taking note of their pleas alleging denial of assent to bills passed by the respective legislative assemblies. The top court, in the past, has…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday said, she will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi “to scrap the Niti Ayog and restore the Planning Commission,” at the Niti Ayog governing council meeting on Saturday, since the original version of the public policy think tank was an “effective platform…
