NEW DELHI: Heavy rains wreaked havoc in the national capital on Thursday, claiming three lives within 12 hours and leaving parts of the city paralysed by waterlogging, fallen trees and traffic chaos.In southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, two boys died after a wall collapsed on them in Basant Nagar near Hanuman Mandir around 4.40 pm. Police…
NEW DELHI: In an disturbing event in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped after being tricked into believing she was possessed by ghosts, a police official said on Thursday.The incident took place in Virar, and the accused, identified as Prem Patil and Karan Patil, were arrested on Tuesday, a Virar police station…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Elmendorf and its companion Eielson AFB are the bases where India and the US have had their most corroborative military embrace over the years. In June last year, the IAF brought a breathtaking array of its air assets to Alaska, when the shoe was on the other foot, and China was…
Punjab police bust Rs 92 crore ‘digital arrest’ scam (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Punjab Police have busted a nationwide Rs 92-crore “digital arrest” racket, exposing two organised gangs running elaborate cyber-enabled financial frauds. The breakthrough came after coordinated raids across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Gujarat, which led to the identification of ten suspects. Six…
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. While genes and environment do play a role in Cancer diagnosis, there are other hidden factors that can lead to Cancer, even if you are otherwise low risk. 29-year-old Monika Choudhary was textbook healthy, till Cancer brutally came as a jolt. In an…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar is set to visit Moscow for the 26th India-Russia Commission and meet his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday.The two leaders are expected to discuss trade amid additional tariffs being faced by India because of its continuous purchase of Russian oil.“EAM Dr S…
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that Delhi’s stray dog problem should be tackled by controlling their population rather than confining them to shelters.Bhagwat, a veterinary science graduate, further stressed that all animals have the right to live.Speaking at a religious gathering at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, he commented…
NEW DELHI: In a day packed with significant rulings, the Supreme Court on Thursday made key observations on four separate matters ranging from voter list deletions in Bihar to the rights of migrant workers. The bench addressed electoral transparency, public safety, regional governance and civil liberties.From directing the Election Commission to disclose details of 65…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday addressed the nation and extended her greetings ahead of the 79th Independence day.On the eve of Independence Day, Murmu praised India’s growth and said that the country is “well on way to becoming self-reliant nation and is moving ahead with great confidence.” ‘Congress Partitioned Bharat In Name Of…
New South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to visit India from August 15-17 NEW DELHI: South Korea’s newly appointed minister of foreign affairs, Cho Hyun, will be visiting India from August 15 to 17, as per the ministry of external affairs (MEA). The MEA said in a media advisory on Thursday that the South Korean…
