PALAKKAD: Arch-rivals Congress and BJP joined an ongoing protest against a proposed private brewery in Left-governed Kerala, with both parties planting their flags at the site in Palakkad district Sunday.Excise minister MB Rajesh dismissed the protests as politically motivated.Palakkad MP VK Sreekandan of Congress criticised the project by Oasis Commercial Pvt Ltd, saying a brewery…
Aerospace engineer- turned-sanyasi Abhey Singh Aerospace engineer- turned-sanyasi Abhey Singh, aka IITian Baba, was expelled late Saturday from the Juna Akhara camp at Maha Kumbh for allegedly using abusive language against his guru Mahant Someshwar Puri.Juna Akhara said discipline and devotion towards the guru were paramount and anyone failing to conform to this credo couldn’t…
NEW DELHI: Gyanendra Pratap Singh, a 1991 batch IPS officer and currently Director General (DGP) of Assam Police, has been appointed as the new DG of Central Reserve Police Force.CRPF special DG Vitul Kumar has been officiating as CRPF chief since the superannuation of incumbent Anish Dayal Singh on Dec 31, 2024. Sources told TOI…
Union minister for IT and HRD Nara Lokesh VIJAYAWADA: Asserting that the TDP-led NDA govt in Andhra Pradesh has been successful in securing Rs 4 lakh crore investments in just seven months, minister for IT and HRD Nara Lokesh said it is essential to have consistent policies and continuity in governance. The national general secretary…
BHUBANESHWAR: Nearly two years since former Odisha health minister Naba Das’ assassination, BJP and BJD on Sunday were involved in a verbal spat over the murder investigation with a member of the governing party — BJP — alleging that a person who wanted to succeed Naveen Patnaik as Odisha CM played a key role in…
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for his “hypocrisy” on the caste census issue, key NDA constituent Janata Dal (United) on Sunday accused the Congress member of maintaining silence when Bihar CM Nitish Kumar raised the matter in INDIA bloc meetings. The Kumar-led JD(U), which was part of the INDIA bloc before he snapped…
INDORE/MHOW: Cow vigilantes stopped two vehicles on suspicion of carrying cattle meat at Indore Naka in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday and Sunday. They thrashed one of the SUV drivers, who was returning to Mhow after selling meat, before handing him over to police. Three people were arrested and their vehicles and meat seized.Zakir Khan,…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Three police aspirants, two aged 19 and one 18, were fatally run over by a Maharashtra state transport bus during a training run along Beed-Parli highway in Beed district on Sunday morning.Angry locals pelted stones at the bus and tried to set it on fire. The bus driver claimed he was unable to…
NEW DELHI: These days, it’s common practice to test a patient suffering from a serious infection for antibiotic susceptibility. This helps doctors know how sensitive bacteria and fungi are to different antibiotics, and thus, decide on the medicines to administer. And, though there are many test kits available in the market, there is no uniform…
NEW DELHI: A major fire that erupted at a camp during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday has been quickly brought under control, with no casualties reported. The blaze, which was allegedly caused by a cylinder blast, rapidly spread through the area, engulfing 18 tents in Sector 19.In response to the incident, Uttar…
