NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of his two-day tour of the North-East last week, PM Narendra Modi appears to be preparing for another tour of the region. He is likely to visit Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh later this month, his back-to-back trips, which hardly featured on the travel plans of his predecessors, being another…
NEW DELHI: Extending the Sept 30 deadline for completion of the Maharashtra local body elections by four months to Jan 31 next year, Supreme Court on Tuesday upbraided the state election commission (SEC) for its inability to complete the delimitation process and requisition adequate number of EVMs and poll staff.Though it acceded to the SEC’s…
SRINAGAR: Former MP Thupstan Chhewang will head a Buddhist delegation in talks with Union govt on Ladakh’s demand for Sixth Schedule status and statehood after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk pressed on with his hunger strike.Leh Apex Body (LAB) announced Tuesday that all political parties will step aside, leaving religious representatives led by Chhewang to head…
NEW DELHI: Donald Trump on Tuesday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, saying that PM Modi is doing a “tremendous job.”Trump said that PM Modi thanked him, allegedly for ending the Russia-Ukraine war.In a Truth Social post, Trump said: “Just had a wonderful phone call with my friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In the hand tools section of the Ace Hardware store outside Washington DC, the medium-sized monkey wrench you check out is still priced $ 19.99. The price hasn’t changed in over a year, but the salesman warns that won’t last for long. Almost all hand tools coming into America are imported…
SRINAGAR: As Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a lifeline for Kashmir, has remained closed to heavy traffic for the past 20 days, leaving thousands of fruit-laden trucks stranded, both the Centre and the Omar Abdullah govt have come under fire from political parties in J&K.Although the highway was partially reopened on Tuesday, with authorities permitting one-way traffic…
JAMMU: A division bench of J&K high court has quashed a govt order that directed the recovery of honorarium from the pension of a retired police officer, stating disciplinary proceedings cannot be extended beyond retirement unless backed by due process and proof of loss.A bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar made the…
Varanasi: Four policemen had to face action after a video showing some policemen indulging in stone pelting to stop trucks near a barrier of the mining department in Lodhi area of Robertsganj police station in Sonbhadra went viral on social media, on Sunday night.Sonbhadra Assistant Superintendent of Police (Operations) Tribhuvan Nath Tripathi said on Monday…
BAREILY: In a “love swap” that could rival the plot of a television drama, a man from Bareilly district eloped with his wife’s sister. A day later, his brother-in-law ran away with his sister.But it all ended amicably as the families reached a mutual settlement.Police said the unusual chain of events unfolded last month in…
Iker Guarrotxena’s experience will help FC Goa in their ACL2 campaign Panaji: Iker Guarrotxena can see the hunger in the eyes of his teammates, and the desire to punch above their weight in the AFC Champions League Two.The ACL2 is Asian football’s second-tier club competition but packed with teams which can give the best in…
