Afghan Hindus and Sikhs meet foreign minister Muttaqi NEW DELHI: A delegation of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs who left their homeland over the decades in the face of persecution and took refuge in India met Taliban foreign affairs minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy on Monday and requested that the current regime in…
NEW DELHI: A 14-month-old girl who had come to visit her maternal uncle in North Tripura’s Panisagar was allegedly raped and murdered, news agency PTI reported on Sunday.According to police, the accused, a daily wager, was arrested from Nilambazar in Assam on Sunday. Sumanta Bhattacharjee, Officer-in-Charge of Panisagar police station, said the accused had taken…
NEW DELHI: The total acreage of Kharif crops reached 1,121.5 lakh hectares at the end of the summer sowing season this year, which is not only 6.5 lakh hectares more than the previous year but also 24.5 lakh hectares higher than the normal acreage (average of the past five years) for the season.The latest acreage…
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon undertake detailed studies to assess the most suitable options — hill-cutting, viaducts or tunnels — for executing highway projects in hill states.The decision was made at a brainstorming session held last week on strengthening quality control in highway construction. Sources said some experts pointed…
FILE: (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times) The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced a $50 million donation to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently. The funds are designed to help students who are near graduation but have exhausted all other financial aid. The “gap scholarships” aim to ensure that financial hardship does not…
NEW DELHI: Pension disbursing banks will hold camps and visit the aged, differently-abled and sick pensioners at their homes or hospitals across 300 cities to facilitate the issue of digital life certificates (DLC). This is being done as part of an outreach campaign to be run by the department of pension and pensioners’ welfare (DoPPW)…
Anita Anand, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada. (AP) In an exclusive interview with TOI, Canadian foreign minister said the relationship with India is seeing an elevation, not a reset, while also stressing the significance of ongoing law enforcement and security dialogue. “Canadians have the right to feel safe and secure in our country,” said…
NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of growing global economic uncertainty and fluctuating financial markets, gold continues to attract investors seeking a safe haven for preserving their wealth.Experts say that despite occasional fluctuations, gold’s long-term performance makes it a reliable hedge against inflation, currency risks, and geopolitical uncertainties.Experts also pointed to the key drivers of gold…
Amidst chatter around her new romance with Justin Trudeau, singer Katy Perry, on Monday, shared her first post on her social media handles. Sharing a couple of stunning photos of herself, the pop star, who sparked a frenzy online over the weekend, took to her handle to post a note that read, “Scorpio Season is…
Boy ‘sexually assaulted’ by children’s home supervisor in Hyderabad NEW DELHI: A 10-year-old boy at a state-run children’s home in Saidabad was allegedly sexually assaulted by a supervisor of the facility, police said on Monday. “The accused allegedly sexually assaulted the boy on multiple occasions since May this year,” police said to news agency PTI.The…