New Delhi: Delhi University has invited papers on themes such as the “possibility of Hindu Rashtra in the future of Bharat”, “conspiracies of Hindu fragmentation”, and “framing of the varna system as social duty for an international conference it is co-hosting next month with the RSS portal Vishwa Samvad Kendra and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri…
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar recounted on Friday how his 13-year-old daughter, Nitara, dealt with sexual harassment while gaming online.A few months ago, while playing an online game that allowed strangers to interact, she was befriended by someone who initially engaged her with friendly messages.“The person started with polite messages like ‘thank you’, ‘well played’,…
NEW DELHI: The NCERT has rolled out special classroom modules on ‘swadeshi’, tracing its roots from 1905 anti-partition agitation in Bengal to PM Narendra Modi’s call for a self-reliant India.The publications, ‘Swadeshi: Vocal for Local’ (for middle stage) and ‘Swadeshi: For a Self-Reliant India’ (for secondary stage), revisits the historic movement that urged Indians to…
NEW DELHI: Starting Nov 15, if you don’t have a FASTag for your vehicle, or if the tag is invalid or non-functional, you will be allowed to pay 1.25 times the regular toll using UPI. This comes as a major relief, as currently, those without a valid FASTag are required to pay double the toll…
Rajkot police arrested a 25-year-old man, claiming to be a filmmaker, for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl for 18 months. (Representative image) Rajkot: A 25-year-old man, who claimed to be a filmmaker, was arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl for nearly a year-and-a half by offering her roles in Gujarati movies. The accused was…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday gave a conditional nod to BJP-backed group Khola Hawa to hold a candle march from College Square to Dorina Crossing on Oct 5, the same day as the Red Road Puja carnival. A vacation bench of Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury directed the police to grant permission. The organisation wanted…
Manchester synagogue stabbing (Pic credit: AP) British police on Thursday identified the man behind the deadly attack outside a Manchester synagogue which left two dead and three injured in a “terrorist attack“. Greater Manchester Police has confirmed the identity of the attacker as Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a UK citizen of Syrian origin. He was shot…
MUMBAI: Bombay HC dismissed Satara additional sessions judge Dhananjay Nikam, and Palghar civil judge (senior division) Irfan Shaikh for serious misconduct.Shaikh, during his stint as additional chief metropolitan magistrate at Ballard Pier court, was involved in a road accident in 2022. Shaikh told TOI over phone that the allegations were baseless. “I will challenge my…
Grieving family members of a victim of the stampede during actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur on Sept 27 CHENNAI: Criticising actor-politician Vijay and his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) members for first causing a stampede that killed 41 people in Karur on Sept 27, and then abandoning their cadres and followers, Madras HC ordered a probe…
Russian President Vladimir Putin NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said they will import more from India to address the trade imbalance, while expressing confidence that India will continue to import energy from his country without giving in to US coercion as Indian people and PM Narendra Modi will not accept humiliation from anyone.The…
