This is a representational image (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Centre has written to Wikipedia, highlighting numerous complaints of bias and inaccuracies in the information it provides, and asked why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary.The communication from the information and broadcasting ministry stated that there is a…
Toxic foam seen floating on the Yamuna River, as pollution level in the river continues to remain high in New Delhi (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: All the top 10 most polluted cities of India were from Delhi-National Capital Region in Oct, according to an analysis by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air…
Tigress Sultana is seen during a jungle safari at the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan. (PTI Photo) JAIPUR: As many as 25 tigers, out of a population of around 75 in the tiger reserve in Ranthambore National Park (RNP) in Rajasthan, have “disappeared” within the last year, Rajasthan’s chief wildlife warden Pavan…
Isro chairman and secretary, department of space S Somanath (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: In another boost for India-European space cooperation, Isro is set to launch Proba-3, a key spacecraft of the European Union (EU) for the Sun observation mission, in Dec, space minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.Speaking at the Indian Space Conclave 3.0…
NEW DELHI: Justice Hrishikesh Roy, who has made it a habit to utter the last few words in a lighter vein after pronouncement of judgments by nine-judge benches led by CJI D Y Chandrachud, on Tuesday said he had both a compliment and a complaint. After the majority opinion ruled that material resources of community…
Election Commission on Tuesday asked Ranchi’s Birsa Munda airport to file a report on the alleged grounding of chief minister Hemant Soren’s chopper for 90 minutes due to a no-fly zone created for PM Modi on Monday, reports Dhritiman Ray.Modi was in Garhwa and Chaibasa for two election rallies, while Hemant canvassed for JMM, Congress,…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: Lexica) KOCHI: Parading of elephants for private functions or inaugurations should not be allowed, nor should introduction of new rituals or the revival of dormant ones involving animals be permitted, said the amicus curiae appointed by Kerala HC in his report submitted to the division bench of justices…
Almora accident (Pic credit: PTI) ALMORA: A day after the Almora bus tragedy which killed 36 people and left 27 injured, police registered an FIR against the vehicle’s driver, conductor and owner – without naming them – under charges of “rash driving, negligence and criminal conspiracy” on Tuesday. Incidentally, the 52-year-old driver, Dinesh Singh, had…
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (Pic credit: PTI) NAGPUR: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that after BJP’s setback in the state in the Lok Sabha elections, he had sought the Sangh’s help to fight ‘anarchists and vote jihadists’ in the assembly elections.In an exclusive interview to TOI, when asked about…
An under-construction bridge which was a part of a bullet train project collapsed in Anand. NEW DELHI: In a tragic incident in Gujarat’s Anand district, an under-construction bridge which was part of the ambitious bullet train project, collapsed on Tuesday. The collapse has left many feared trapped under the debris, prompting an urgent response from…
