NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi narrowly escaped an accident when a portion of the dais collapsed while he was on stage during an election rally in Bihar on Monday.The incident occurred in Paliganj, located on the outskirts of Patna, where Gandhi was present to support the candidacy of Misa Bharti, the daughter of RJD…
KULLU/SHIMLA: Congress-led INDIA bloc has set itself “a realistic target” of filling 30 lakh job vacancies as soon as it comes to office, unlike PM Modi‘s “false promise” of providing employment to two crore people, Rahul Gandhi said in Himachal on Sunday.He declared Congress would also waive crippling farm loans and scrap the allegedly ill-conceived…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, confident of a third term for the Narendra Modi-led govt, has asserted that Uniform Civil Code will be implemented across the country in the next five years and justified the PM’s strident opposition to Muslim quota by saying that if opposing it was religion-based campaign, then BJP would continue…
Confident of significant gains in states like West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh while equally sure of retaining dominance in north and central India, BJP president J P Nadda tells TOI’s Akhilesh Singh his party is set to retain office with a thumping majority. Excerpts:Just one phase of polling remains. What is your assessment…
NEW DELHI: Medications like Wegovy and Ozempic, effective for rapid weight reduction, may come with the risk of uncommon yet serious side effects, including abdominal paralysis, a condition characterised by delayed stomach emptying, a new US study has suggested.Abdominal paralysis can cause unintended weight loss, malnutrition and other complications that may require medical or surgical…
RAIPUR: Two women were injured in a Maoist IED blast at their house in a remote village, 10km from dreaded Maoist commander Madvi Hidma’s home, in Chhattisgarh‘s Sukma district Sunday morning.Medical help could not reach the injured till late on Sunday in Bheemapuram village, home to battalion 1 of Maoists.It’s not known if Maoists stashed…
BHUBANESWAR: Prasanta Jagadev, the 55-year-old BJP candidate from Khurda assembly constituency, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly vandalising an EVM and assaulting polling personnel in a booth during the third phase of voting in Odisha on Saturday.The two-time BJD MLA, who was earlier booked in 11 criminal cases and is known for unruly conduct, had…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Sunday said it has uncovered major lapses that led to the death of 7 newborns in a blaze that gutted a hospital in Vivek Vihar.Among several oversights, the police discovered that the hospital did not have adequate fire safety measures in place, and was overcapacity which ultimately resulted in…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested the owner of children’s hospital Naveen Kichi after seven newborn babies were killed in fire.In a tragic incident, a massive fire engulfed a private children’s hospital in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar late Saturday night, claiming the lives of seven newborns. The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said…
NEW DELHI: At least three coal miners are trapped inside an illegal rat-hole mine in the rugged terrains of Patkai hills, Tinsukia district, Assam, following a landslide. Officials confirmed the incident on Sunday, highlighting the precarious conditions rampant in such unauthorized mining operations.The mishap unfolded around 12:30 am at the illicit Tikok West mining site,…
