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…
NEW DELHI: A record 24 judges have been appointed to Allahabad high court in one order notified by law ministry Friday, bringing down the vacancies of judges in the country’s largest high court from 74 to 50 against a sanctioned strength of 160 judges.Ten of the new appointees are advocates who have been elevated as…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against businessman Raj Kundra, accusing him of being a beneficial owner of 285 Bitcoins worth Rs 150.47 crore received from late crypto-scam mastermind Amit Bhardwaj. The chargesheet, filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court, states that Kundra concealed crucial evidence and failed to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, while adjudicating a matter related to inexplicable delays in disposal of cases in trial courts last week, observed that a speedy trial, as part of the right to life, is an unimpeachable right. But what happens when counsels are not available in over 62 lakh cases, accused are absconding in…
DHAKA Amid a number of incidents of attacks, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has said there is growing concern and anxiety among devotees regarding the Sharidya Durga Puja celebrations that begin on Sunday. The organisation said that though devotees are being assured by the highest levels of the govt, including the chief adviser,…
Muhammad Yunus (AP photo) Bangladesh’s interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus faced protests in New York on Friday as he addressed the fourth day of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Demonstrators gathered outside the UN headquarters, raising slogans like “Yunus is Pakistani. Go back to Pakistan,” accusing the Nobel laureate of bias and poor…
SRINAGAR: Beloved teacher. Exiled soul. Hirdey Nath Koul, former principal of Islamia High School in Srinagar, is gone. He died Sept 10 in Hyderabad at the age of 93. He was once of Bana Mohalla near the Jhelum, but carried Kashmir with him until the end.Tributes poured in, led by Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar…
