MUMBAI: The Indian Aeromodellers Association (IAMA) has urged the ministry of civil aviation to reconsider certain provisions of the draft civil drone (promotion and regulation) bill, 2025, stating that the legislation, in its current form, could make it nearly impossible for enthusiasts, schools, and clubs to continue the century-old tradition of aeromodelling in India.In a…
MUMBAI: The civic polls in Maharashtra will finally begin with state election commissioner Vijay Waghmare on Tuesday announcing polls to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar parishads on December 2. Two subsequent phases will cover 32 zilla parishads and 336 panchayat samitis and 29 municipal corporations, including BMC.The nagar parishads and panchayats in and around…
BHOPAL/JABALPUR: A bureaucratic bungle passed off as a “typing error” led a young man named in a private dispute to be charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and jailed for over a year before MP high court stepped in to have him released this Sept.Shahdol district collector Kedar Singh, the official responsible for…
New Delhi: India and Israel Tuesday inked a pact to expand their already extensive defence cooperation, especially in strategic dialogues of mutual interest, military training and defence-industrial cooperation as well as capabilities like science and tech, R&D, innovation, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.The MoU, which “underscores the growing strategic partnership” with both countries seeking to deepen…
BHOPAL: Toxic fume from celphos tablets meant to protect 250 quintals of wheat from pests spread through a house in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, leading to deaths of two children aged 4 and 13 and leaving their parents fighting for their lives in hospital.Murar subdivisional police officer Amit Kumar Soni told TOI a cooler kept…
MUMBAI: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has retained its position as India’s top university for the fifth consecutive year, ranking 59 in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026, slightly lower than last year’s 44. It is followed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (64), and IIT Madras (70). India’s showing this year is…
Shillong: Meghalaya CM and National People’s Party (NPP) president Conrad K Sangma Tuesday led a coalition of northeastern politicians in announcing the formation of a united political platform to represent the region’s interests at the national level.Joined by Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma, former BJP national spokesperson and Nagaland ex-minister Mmhonlumo Kikon…
PATNA: Heat and dust of cheek-by-jowl rallies fused with war of words on social media as campaigning ended Tuesday for the first phase of Bihar polls on Nov 6 in 121 of its 243 assembly seats. More than 3.75 crore electors are expected to cast their votes at 45,341 polling stations to decide the fate…
NEW DELHI: Enumeration for Phase II of the SIR exercise spanning a dozen states and UTs commenced Tuesday, with around 5.3 lakh booth level officers (BLOs) undertaking the first round of house-to-house visits to distribute enumeration forms to electors.The enumeration period for SIR in nine states – Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, MP, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,…
BENGALURU: A steel distribution company employee lost Rs 80 lakh after he fell off his scooter and lost consciousness in Cantonment railway bridge underpass Saturday.Police are yet to ascertain if it is a robbery or theft as the injured man, Waseem Akram, said he felt like someone pushed him from behind while he was riding…
