NEW DELHI: Sam Pitroda, the Indian Overseas Congress chairman, has once again found himself embroiled in controversy. Just as the Congress party was attempting to quell the uproar caused by his previous comments on “inheritance tax,” Pitroda has sparked a new firestorm with his latest remarks on India’s diversity. While discussing the country’s diverse population,…
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Voting for phase 3 of LS polls took place Tuesday, the first in May. Voter turnouts in the 1st two phases were generally below 2019 levels. Did high temperatures keep people from coming out & casting their vote? In which states were temps high enough to potentially impact polling? TOI analysesHow hot is too hot?India’s…
NEW DELHI: LG Vinai Kumar Saxena has recommended to the home ministry that a probe be conducted by National Investigation Agency against CM Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from banned terrorist organisation Sikhs for Justice.The move came after Saxena received a complaint from one Ashoo Mongia, national general secretary of World Hindu Federation…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi chief electoral officer’s office confirmed the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Lok Sabha elections campaign song after the party made necessary modifications, as confirmed by officials on Friday. AAP MLA Dilip Pandey, the songwriter and vocalist verified that the song has been approved.In a post in Hindi on X, Pandey said, “Truth…
NEW DELHI: Goldy Brar, the notorious gangster based in Canada, is alive, contrary to reports of his death that circulated on Tuesday, the United States cops confirmed.The Fresno police department has now responded to the reports, saying that they are “untrue”. In response to a query, Lieutenant William J Dooley said, “If you are inquiring…
NEW DELHI: Bomb threats sent via email to schools in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning originated from Russia, as indicated by the IP address of the email, which was traced back to the domain “mail.ru”. Over 60 schools in national capital and Noida received bomb threats mail creating panic among parents and students.While some principals claim…
NEW DELHI: Several schools in the Delhi-NCR region received bomb threat emails, leading to immediate evacuations and school closures on Wednesday morning.As per TV reports, 50 schools have received the bomb threat. List of prominent schools that received the bomb threat: Mother Mary’s School in Mayur Vihar St. Thomas’ Girls Senior Secondary School Sanskriti School…
NEW DELHI: Days after Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from his post, former party MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Nasseb Singh quit the grand old party on Wednesday.Like Lovely, the former legislators also cited Congress’s continued alliance with AAP for their decision.Neeraj Basoya sent his resignation letter to Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge. “Our…
NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old woman reportedly died by suicide in her hostel room at AIIMS in New Delhi on Tuesday. The police said that a suicide note was found. The police reported that a member of the hostel staff discovered the woman hanging from the ceiling fan in her room at 11.30 am and informed…
