CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The court of an additional sessions judge in Nanded on Saturday acquitted nine accused in the 2006 bomb blast in a house at Patbandhare Nagar in Nanded that killed two people and left four injured.Two of the total 12 accused in the case died in the blast that occurred during the night intervening…
KOLKATA: Citing a forensic report that found no evidence of struggle at the spot where the RG Kar rape-murder victim’s body was found, the lawyer representing Sanjay Roy, the civic volunteer arrested in the case, raised questions about the place of occurrence of the crime, during the arguments in a Sealdah court on Saturday.Roy, the…
NEW DELHI: A few days before the Delhi assembly elections are announced, and amidst a blitzkrieg it has unleashed on the ruling AAP, BJP finally released its much-awaited first list of candidates on Saturday. It has 29 names, including four sitting legislators, two former MPs and eight former MLAs.The most significant names in the first…
NEW DELHI: Private universities have emerged as the leading category for complaints regarding fee-related practices, underscoring the necessity for closer examination of their fee structures.Data from the University Grants Commission’s (UGC’s) Fee Nivaran Cell shows reveals that 4,257 complaints were resolved in the past five academic years, resulting in refunds totaling over Rs 25.5 crore….
AGRA: In a scathing critique, Scottish historian and Indologist William Dalrymple condemned the demolition of Agra’s 17th-century Mubarak Manzil, calling it an “appalling negligence of India’s heritage” and the main reason why the country fails to attract tourists from abroad despite its rich cultural past.Sharing TOI’s report on a social media platform, Dalrymple said, “One…
JAIPUR: Arrested Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) member Babu Lal Katara not only handed over six sets of 2021 SI exam question papers to commission colleague Ramu Ram Raika, but also leaked these to Udaipur-based govt accountant Purushottam Dadhich who allegedly circulated the papers for profit a full month before the exam.This new detail, revealed…
Bathinda/Hisar: Farmer union representative Jagjit Singh Dallewal, on 40th day of his indefinite fast, called for a nationwide mobilisation of farmers to ensure their demands, including legal right of minimum support price (MSP) on crops as per C2+50% formula, are met.Addressing a kisan mahapanchayat at Khanauri on Punjab-Haryana border, Dallewal said it was not his…
NEW DELHI: Congress will organise “chaupals” in every district to press for the resignation of home minister Amit Shah for his “disparaging remarks” on B R Ambedkar, as part of a month-long campaign “Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan”.Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said the “chaupals” will tell people that BJP-RSS has been insulting Ambedkar and…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Saturday said that India is “closely monitoring” the situation regarding a new variant of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The ministry also mentioned that it has requested the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide “timely updates” on the situation in China and that “India is well-prepared” to manage any…
NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh will offer a ceremonial ‘chadar’ at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Sunday, in observance of the annual Urs celebrations of the 13th-century Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.The chadar will be presented by Munavvar Khan, the former vice president of the dargah committee, on behalf…
