NEW DELHI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) urged on Saturday Centre and state govts to stay alert against possible violence during nationwide protests announced by All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and other Muslim bodies against Waqf Amendment Act.VHP said it was “strange” that while challenging the law in court, the organisations were simultaneously launching…
NEW DELHI: The central govt has released a draft bill which aims to strengthen the Indian Statistical Institute by putting in place a revamped governance structure, making the board a leaner and more empowered body for policy, administrative and financial matters.As the institute approaches its centenary in 2031, the vision is to make it not…
NEW DELHI: In an initiative aimed at helping around 200 cities effectively manage and process their municipal solid waste, govt on Saturday launched ‘Swachh Shehar Jodi’ (SSJ) programme. The initiative officially pairs mentor cities with mentee cities, allowing the latter to directly learn from and replicate best practices of well-performing cities.Rolling out the first such…
Police in Bhilwara arrested an unmarried woman and her father for burying her 20-day-old newborn under stones with glue in his mouth to conceal an illegal birth (Representative image) BHILWARA: Police Friday arrested an unmarried woman and her father for trying to conceal an illegal birth by burying her 20-day-old newborn under stones and sealing…
NEW DELHI: Two more wetlands – both in Bihar – have been included in the global list of Ramsar Convention sites and categorised as wetlands of international importance. It brings the total number of such sites in India to 93, continuing the country’s top position in Asia and third in the world after the UK…
NEW DELHI: Instances of malpractice brought to notice of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) during the first tier of the computer-based Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) 2025 completed Friday include submission of fake documents to qualify as ‘persons with benchmark disabilities’ (PwBD) and attempts at remote access.Around 13.5 lakh candidates spread over 126 cities appeared in…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: Foreign minister S Jaishankar slammed the US and more broadly the West for hogging resources and then dishing out “sanctimonious lectures” when it came to trade.“On top of that, we now see tariff volatility and uncertain market access. As a result, de-risking is a growing compulsion, whether from limited sources of…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: Without naming any country, India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar warned the United Nations on Saturday that “those who condone nations that sponsor terror will find it comes back to bite them”.In his address before the UN General Assembly, Jaishankar implicitly took aim at Pakistan, calling it an epicentre of global terrorism…
GURGAON: A police constable was suspended and an FIR was registered against him after he traced a 50-year-old digital creator using her car registration number and harassed her online.The ordeal for the woman began on Sept 14 near Ardee City, where the constable was on PCR (police control room) duty. Spotting the woman — whom…
NEW DELHI: With the final electoral roll for Bihar set to be published on Sept 30, the Election Commission will immediately start the warm-up for announcement of assembly poll dates, starting with a meeting with poll observers on Oct 3 and a visit by the full commission to the state on Oct 4 and 5.This…
