Chennai: All caste names on streets, localities, and waterbodies across Tamil Nadu must vanish by Nov 19, with state govt directing district collectors to replace them with names of Tamil literary figures, leaders, or flowers.The order, issued on Oct 6 by chief secretary N Muruganandam, lists 16 names, including Tiruvalluvar, Avvaiyar, Kabilar, Bharathiyar, Periyar, and…
NEW DELHI: The income tax department has turned the spotlight on cash transactions of over Rs 2 lakh in property deals and has come across several instances in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, especially in districts bordering Nepal, where there have been violations and sub-registrars have not shared data.During a nationwide exercise – undertaken following Supreme…
Lucknow: Taking a dig at BSP chief Mayawati for expressing her “gratefulness to the BJP govt” for ensuring upkeep of memorials built under her govt, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the development suggested that the two have reached a ‘hidden understanding’. “Their (BSP – BJP’s) secret pact continues. This is the reason why…
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said PM Modi, during his meet with UK counterpart Keir Starmer, underlined the need to move against Indian economic fugitives within the legal frameworks that are available to both sides.Modi, who announced an agreement for cooperation in military training under which IAF flying instructors will serve as trainers with…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused the Samajwadi Party of causing anarchy, unrest, and opposing social justice and Dalit rights.In Jalaun, where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 305 projects worth over Rs 1,900 crore, the CM referred to a statement by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and commented: “I was reading the…
Lucknow: UP Police organised a series of unique fitness and empowerment events under Mission Shakti 5.0— from Kanpur Dehat’s ‘Run for Empowerment’ to Hamirpur’s symbolic hurdle race — to celebrate the spirit, resilience and determination of women from all walks of life. In Kanpur Dehat, Run for Empowerment event, flagged off by SP Shraddha Narendra…
Alberta’s decades-long practice of partially funding private schools has come under renewed scrutiny as public schools remain closed for the third day due to a teachers’ strike. More than 700,000 students are affected while 50,000 public, Catholic, and francophone teachers remain off the job.The debate has intensified following the approval of a citizen-initiated petition by…
NEW DELHI: In the murky inheritance battle being fought over Sunjay Kapur’s assets, a dramatic fairytale reference was made in Delhi high court when his wife Priya Kapur was accused of being “greedy” and behaving like “Cinderella’s stepmother” by the late businessman’s children from ex-wife Karisma Kapoor on Thursday. The two have alleged that Priya…
Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested a wanted accused, Shivsharan Pandey, a resident of Civil Lines, for his alleged involvement in a large-scale land grab and fake registration racket in Gonda district.According to EOW officials, a network of land mafias in Gonda was preparing forged property deeds…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: The Trump White House has shelved plans to impose tariffs on generic drug imports in a retreat that will come as a relief to Indian pharmaceutical companies, which account for nearly 50 per cent of generic prescriptions in the US. As importantly, it has also calmed millions of Americans who…