NEW DELHI: Southwest (summer) monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from northwest India around Sept 15, two days ahead of its normal date of withdrawal, IMD said Friday.Monsoon usually starts retreating from northwest around Sept 17 and withdraws completely by Oct 15. “Conditions are becoming favourable for withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some parts of…
NEW DELHI: A sexual harassment complaint by a faculty member of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences against its vice chancellor (VC) could not be looked into because it was not lodged within the mandatory three-month period. However, Supreme Court on Friday ensured that the “offence” did not go unpunished by directing the VC…
AGRA: A 25-year-old MPharma aspirant from Lucknow was allegedly sexually assaulted by an autorickshaw driver Thursday after she deboarded a bus and booked the three-wheeler from a key intersection of Yamuna Expressway in Mathura to visit an educational institution to complete admission formalities. Hours later, the accused driver was shot in the leg in a…
JAMMU: Prohibitory orders continued to be in force in parts of Jammu’s Doda district — which has remained tense since local AAP MLA Mehraj Malik was detained under the Public Safety Act on Monday — although relaxations were allowed for Friday prayers.No fresh protests were reported from anywhere, but security forces were deployed in large…
SRINAGAR: Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi once again launched a sharp attack on his own party, National Conference, accusing it abandoning Article 370 and “begging” for statehood.Addressing his followers in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, Mehdi said for the first time in 40 years, people voted in large numbers in the Oct 2024 assembly…
SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house Friday and barred from delivering his sermon at Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid.“Once again, I have been placed under house arrest by authorities,” the Mirwaiz said in a statement, adding that a large posse of cops had been deployed outside his residence early Friday, and the…
JAMMU: The Vaishno Devi yatra in J&K’s Reasi district will resume Sept 14, subject to favourable weather conditions, after remaining suspended for 19 days, a shrine board official said on Friday.The yatra was halted (the longest since the pandemic restrictions) after 34 people, mostly pilgrims, were killed and several others injured following a landslide due…
LONDON: A British-born Sikh woman in her 20s was sexually assaulted, raped and beaten in a racially motivated attack on Tuesday in Oldbury, near Birmingham, by two white men.West Midlands police confirmed to TOI they are investigating the rape which the woman claims happened between 8 am and 8.30 am, and they are treating it…
Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Awards 2025 to mark a decade of cinema, event dates announced The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards (DPIFF) 2025 is all set to celebrate a decade of cinema. The two-day event will take place in Mumbai on October 29 and 30.Named after the Father of Indian Cinema, the late Shri…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday welcomed the formation of Nepal’s new interim government under Prime Minister Sushila Karki, calling the neighbouring democracy a close partner and pledging continued cooperation.In a statement, the ministry of external affairs said, “We welcome the formation of a new Interim Government in Nepal, led by Right Honourable Mrs Sushila Karki….
