Kharge set to be second Dalit Congress chief

‘Warrior who knows no defeat’ has served both at Centre and in Karnataka

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SC: Preventive detention invalid if order is delayed

Observing that preventive detention is a serious invasion of personal liberty and all safeguards allowed under law must be adhered to, the Supreme Court on Friday held that unreasonable delay between getting a proposal and passing an order for detention would make the order invalid.

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CNG, PNG rates set to go up as gas prices hiked 40%

CNG and PNG will become dearer and input cost for fertiliser manufacturers will rise sharply with the Centre on Friday raising the prices of natural gas produced from domestic fields by over 40% to record levels, even as a panel of experts is reviewing the pricing formula with an aim of moderating consumer rates.

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Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina after Florida

A resurgent Hurricane Ian slammed into the South Carolina coast on Friday afternoon, making another landfall after a destructive march across the Florida peninsula that washed away houses and stranded thousands along the state's Gulf Coast.

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300 officials fail to track tiger in Valmiki Tiger Reserve

VTR director-cum-field director Nesamani K said the tiger is around three-years-old and is likely to have been forced away from the forest by other adult tigers in the VTR. He also claimed that the feeding habit of the tiger may also have changed owing to being near human habitation for long.

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Iran targets celebs, media over hijab death

Iran stepped up pressure on celebrities and journalists on Thursday over the wave of women-led protests sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by the Islamic republic's morality police.

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Air India discount for sr citizens, students halved

The discount on the base fare that Air India (AI) offers to senior citizens and students will be slashed from 50% to 25% for all bookings done from September 29, said an internal circular by the airline on Thursday, reports Manju V. The carrier will, however, continue to extend its 50% sop on base fare to other categories.

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Two villages in Pauri, hours apart, give 'back-to-back' CDS

Uttarakhand is celebrating the appointment of Lt Gen Anil Chauhan as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), and the fact that Chauhan and his predecessor, Gen Bipin Rawat, not only hail from the hill state but also come from the same district, Pauri Garhwal.

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Gehlot out of Cong prez race, Sonia to take call on Raj CM

As the race was thrown open, Congress was finalising a replacement candidate for Gehlot, with Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior Dalit leader, as the lead contender.

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In a first, Supreme Court recognises concept of marital rape

For the first time, the Supreme Court on Thursday acknowledged the concept of ‘marital rape’, and held ‘rape’ under the MTP Act includes a husband’s act of sexual assault committed on his wife. Though another bench is to hear pleas on marital rape next February, Justice D Y Chandrachud’s observation can be seen by many as a pointer to the trajectory SC may take while deciding the prickly issue next year.

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"My Favourite...": Sussanne Reviews Ex-Husband Hrithik's Vikram Vedha

"This one is going to be a huge blockbuster," wrote Sussanne Khan

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Centre declares PFI 'unlawful association' for 5 years

"PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts operate openly as a socio-economic, educational and political organization but, they have been pursuing a secret agenda to radicalize a particular section of the society working towards undermining the concept of democracy," said the government notification. The decision to ban PFI comes after the second round of crackdown against the outfit on Tuesday.

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Posing as patient, gunman kills Chinese man in Karachi

An unidentified assailant masquerading as a patient shot and killed a Chinese national and wounded two others in their seventies inside a dentist's clinic in the southern Pakistan port city of Karachi on Wednesday, five months after a suicide attack there left three Chinese dead.

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Visa applications backlog to ease, US assures India

The US says it is considering all steps to reduce the backlog of visa applications by considering steps like interview waivers for those who previously had American visas and increasing staffing at its missions in India to their highest ever levels. The assurance came after foreign minister S Jaishankar raised the issue.

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PFI's political arm SDPI spared by MHA for now, is on EC radar

TOI has learned that SDPI was spared as it is a registered political party, swearing allegiance to the Constitution of India. An officer said that SDPI, as long as it indulges in democratic activities by legal means, may not warrant a ban or crackdown. inside flap

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Zarina Wahab: Sooraj Pancholi is innocent and Rabia Khan knows it - Exclusive

Yesterday a Court order was published which criticized late actress Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan for misusing the judicial machinery. The order stated that Rabia was trying to protract the trial by repeatedly filing applications in various courts despite the fact that the CBI had submitted a report confirming that Jiah's death was by suicide and not homicide, as alleged by Rabia. In light of this order, ETimes reached out to the main accused, Sooraj Pancholi's mother Zarina Wahab. Here is the conversation that took place...

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GodFather Trailer: Chiranjeevi, Salman In Action-Packed Political Drama

GodFather also stars Nayanthara and Satyadev Kancharana

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UP to move HC against life term to rapist-killer

​​The UP government will go to the Allahabad HC against a special Pocso court's order sentencing a man to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a minor in 2019 and seek capital punishment for him.

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PFI man quizzed over Maha chemist's killing

More than 250 Popular Front of India (PFI) functionaries and people tied to it were rounded up Tuesday in sweeping police raids in Delhi and six states against the outfit, currently being probed by the NIA and ED for its alleged terrorist activities and terrorism-linked funding.

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SC live streaming rare treat for students of law

Tuesday's streaming was smooth and glitch free, the credit for which goes to Justice D Y Chandrachud under whose leadership the e-committee of the Supreme Court has been striving hard to bring reform in the judicial sector by adoption of new technologies and the live streaming is one of them.

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Stubble-burning season begins in north

The widespread post-harvest practice of burning of paddy-crop stubbles in Punjab and Haryana is a major contributor to air pollution in north India in October and November.

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Ranbir Kapoor's Pre-Birthday Party: Neetu Kapoor, Karan Johar And Others

Ranbir Kapoor will be celebrating his 40th birthday on September 28

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Centre sets stiffer air pollution reduction target

Delhi's PM10 level reduced from 241g/m3 in 2017 to 196 g/m3 in 2021-22. Similarly, the PM10 level in Mumbai reduced from 151g/m3 in 2017 to 106 g/m3 in 2021-22 whereas it reduced from 119 g/m3 in 2017 to 105 g/m3 in Kolkata in 2021-22.

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Live: Pro-Pilot posters in Rajasthan CM hometown

From being the ultimate loyalist and putative national president, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, in the matter of a day, went to being a rebel who defied the leadership. His red line that antagonist Sachin Pilot could not be his replacement triggered a crisis because Congress did not believe that a mild Gandhian who untiringly swears loyalty to the brass could challenge its authority. Stay with TOI for live updates --

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Getting MLAs to switch was Maken's Pilot project: Gehlot loyalist Shanti Dhariwal

Minister and Ashok Gehlot loyalist Shanti Dhariwal alleged a “100% conspiracy” against the CM by Ajay Maken and Sachin Pilot. Accusing Maken of approaching MLAs to campaign for Pilot as the next CM, Dhariwal said he had proof to back his allegation.

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Fertility rate declined by 20% in India in 10 years: SRS data

The average GFR in India stood at 86.1 from 2008 to 2010 (three-year period) and has come down to 68.7 during 2018-20 (average of three years), according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) data 2020 released recently. The decline, SRS data show, has been steeper in rural areas at 20.2% compared to 15.6% in urban areas.

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PM Modi to attend Shinzo Abe's funeral in Tokyo today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan on Monday to participate in the state funeral of Shinzo Abe, a leader he shared a great personal rapport with. Modi will meet Abe's wife Akie Abe during his 12-16 hours stay in Japan and also hold bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida.

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Azad unveils Democratic Azad Party, vows to follow 'Mahatma's ideals'

Former J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad launched his Democratic Azad Party with a nod to the "ideals of Mahatma Gandhi" in Jammu on Monday, exactly a month to the day he quit Congress with a critique of how the grand old party he had been part of for five decades "reached the point of no return".

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Why things are falling apart in Congress and centre can't hold

Amid the crisis in Rajasthan, the rebuff from the Gehlot camp stands in stark contrast to the ease with which Congress replaced Amarinder Singh as the chief minister of Punjab last year, underscoring the growing belief that an ever-weakening Congress would leave the leadership vulnerable to state satraps with hold over local units.

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55 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus reach Delhi by special flight

As 55 men, women and children landed in Delhi, the number of those from the Sikh community remaining in Afghanistan number just a little over 40 with most of them staying back to protect and care for the "Guru Granth Sahib" amid the ongoing impasse with the Taliban regime which has refused to allow the religious scriptures to be taken out citing them to be the heritage of Afghanistan.

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At 844, sex ratio at birth worst in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand’s sex ratio (number of females per 1,000 males) at birth was found to be the worst in the country at 844, and Kerala’s the best, at 974, according to the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020. The report, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) on September 22, stated that the country’s overall sex ratio at birth had gone up by three points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19.

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PFI used Abu Dhabi restaurant as hub for hawala deals: ED

Popular Front of India (PFI) officebearers, many of whom have been in detention, used Abu Dhabi’s Darbar restaurant as the den for all hawala transactions and their illegal transfer to India, ED has said. This is contrary to the claims made by PFI that most of the Rs 120 crore it had received came through petty cash donations in India.

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Nitish, Pawar, Badal at Haryana rally, but many skip

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'Can scale up output of Tejas fighters for exports, operational needs'

India can scale up production of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft to meet operational requirements and export orders, defence ministry officials said. The single-engine Tejas fighter is already the frontrunner to bag a Malaysian order for 18 light twin-seat fighter trainers despite strong competition from Chinese JF-17, South Korean FA-50 and Russian MiG-35 and Yak-130 jets.

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Nod for study into cannabis use in cancer fight

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Step up border vigilance to check infiltration: Amit Shah

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PFI unleashed 'guerrilla strike' during hartal: Kerala CM

Masked supporters of PFI unleashed a "planned violent guerrilla strike" during Friday's statewide protest called by the outfit, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday. An NIA special court in Kochi sent 11 PFI functionaries to the central agency's custody till September 30. UP Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Saturday arrested six members of PFI from Varanasi and Meerut under UAPA.

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U'khand resort torched after murdered girl's body recovered

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Terrorists in J&K attack migrants again, injure two in Pulwama

Two migrant labourers were shot at and injured by terrorists in Kharbhatpora locality of Ratnipora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday evening.

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After Interpol's tip-off on child porn, CBI raids in 21 states

The CBI on Saturday filed two FIRs and conducted pan-India raids at 59 locations in 21 states on the basis of inputs given by the Interpol's units in New Zealand and Singapore regarding online circulation and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The raids were carried out after around 75 individuals were traced and identified using internet protocol details records analysis of their devices.

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Sharif lying to obfuscate Pak's misdeeds, India tells UNGA

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Pilot, Gehlot loyalist or a surprise choice? Rajasthan CLP to meet today, likely to pick new CM

Rajasthan CLP will meet on Sunday, in what appears to be an exercise to pick the successor of CM Ashok Gehlot, the putative AICC president. The core issue is if Gehlot will have to relinquish the CM’s post, and if Sachin Pilot will replace him. Pilot is also the choice of the leadership. But the party has to negotiate the CM’s preference, and the legislature party in which Gehlot has an absolute support.

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No intention of forceful decryption on OTTs: Vaishnaw

The government on Friday said that it does not intend to de-crypt the messaging carried through OTT platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Signal, even though it proposes a licensing regime for the companies, which will need to follow a mandate to get KYC details of users.

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Stay alert, 'urban Naxals' out to stall development: PM Modi

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Rs 627cr plan in offing to supply grid power to Ladakh LAC villages

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Indians held 'hostage' in Myanmar: MEA identifies 4 firms in racket

The foreign ministry on Friday said that it has identified four companies involved in the job entrapment racket in Myanmar and is working on rescuing the Indians who are still stranded there. Several IT companies operate from Myawaddy, not far away from the IT SEZ area at Mae Sot, the main hub of the "slave labour" racket.

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West cherry-picking PM Modi's remarks: Russian envoy

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2nd T20I: Rohit guides India to series-levelling win over Australia

Rohit Sharma displayed his six-hitting prowess with an unbeaten 46 after Axar Patel snapped two wickets in a fiery spell as India notched up a series-levelling six-wicket win over Australia in a rain hit second T20I here on Friday.

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China using 'coercive' economic tools in Indian Ocean: US

China is using “coercive economic tools” to achieve its security aims in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) while also not adhering to international laws and displaying a lack of transparency in its ongoing efforts to establish overseas military bases, a senior US defence official said.

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66% of pilots doze off in cockpit, reveals survey

Around 66% of 542 Indian pilots who took part in a recent survey on fatigue triggering “daytime sleepiness” admitted to dozing off in the cockpit without alerting their fellow crew members or experiencing microsleep episodes while on the job. Fatigue is a known causal factor in aviation accidents and incidents.

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Plea seeks carbon dating of Gyanvapi ‘shivling’

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Live: Russia to begin annexation votes in Ukrainian regions

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine. Meanwhile Russia will on Friday begin its plan to annex around 15% of Ukrainian territory via referendums in four regions controlled by Russian forces. Stay with TOI for all updates

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Only NRI seats will be on offer for OCI & PIO students

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1 lakh cases pending in lower courts for more than 30 years

There are more than a lakh cases in district and taluka courts pending for over 30 years. With 41,210 such cases, Uttar Pradesh leads the list and is followed by Maharashtra with 23,483, West Bengal with 14,345 and Bihar with 11,713 cases. That’s a total of nearly 91,000 between just these four states.

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Cong set to lose chairmanship of Rajya Sabha panel on home

The govt is unwilling to accommodate Congress' request to let it retain the helmsmanship of the department-related standing committee (DRSC) on home affairs in Rajya Sabha. The decision to withdraw Congress' leadership of the DRSC on home affairs in the RS and IT and communications in LS is being done "as per the existing strength of the parties" and in light of its numbers in RS coming down since 2019, sources said.

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Gehlot agrees to run for Congress president, step down as Rajasthan CM

Ashok Gehlot is likely to be the next president of Congress but will have to step down as chief minister of Rajasthan. Gehlot, who had on Wednesday declared his intent to continue as Rajasthan CM even if he was elected as Congress chief, gave up his insistence after Rahul Gandhi declared that the new party chief would have to adhere to the “one man one post” principle.

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SIT cites 90 witnesses to back charges against Setalvad, others

The SIT filed a chargesheet on Wednesday against social activist Teesta Setalvad, former DGP RB Sreekumar and ex-IPS Sanjiv Bhatt, citing 90 witnesses in support of charges of fabricating evidence to frame 63 persons for a purported "larger conspiracy behind the 2002 riots". Sreekumar and Bhatt are behind bars, while Setalvad has been granted interim bail by the SC in this case.

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Army plans to do away with Raj-era customs, honours

The Army is now reviewing its colonial and pre-colonial era customs, traditions, battle honours and names that can be discarded in accordance with the government's directive to "Indianise" the armed forces. This comes after the new Naval Ensign, which included the removal of the red-coloured St George's Cross from the flag, was unveiled by PM Narendra Modi on September 2.

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No criminality in 5.8k intercepted calls in Radia tapes: CBI to SC

Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the CBI inquiry into the 'Radia tapes' conversations revealed no criminality. This amounted to giving a clean chit to corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, whose intercepted telephonic conversations had purportedly ranged from fixing individual problems to appointment of ministers in the Cabinet to dictating journalists what is to be written.

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EWS quota won't hurt SC/STs, OBCs: Govt

Justifying 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections belonging to general class, the Centre on Wednesday contended that it is a constitutional obligation to extend helping hands to the poor and it is duty of the government to fulfil their aspirations who are not getting opportunity because of their economic status.

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Disha Patani Begins Shoot For Suriya's Film. Shares Pics From Goa

Suriya's film will mark Disha's debut in the Tamil film industry

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Draft standards for rear seat-belt reminders mandates alerts for unbuckled seats

The road transport ministry has put draft standards for rear seatbelt reminders, which would be a mandatory feature in all new cars in the next six months. As per the proposed automotive standard, the audio seatbelt reminder will alert the driver and occupants even if any passenger, including on the rear seat, removes the safety-belt buckle later.

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Vietjet flight denies boarding to sports body chief in wheelchair

Wheelchair-bound Arvind Prabhoo, chairperson of the All India Pickleball Association, was unable to accompany the 16 players representing India at the 2022 World Pickleball Championship between September 20 and 24 in Bali as he was not allowed to board a Vietjet flight from Mumbai on Saturday night.

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Cyrus death: Forensics point o speeding, 2 dud airbags

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Happy about internal polls, will play ‘neutral role’: Sonia Gandhi

ongress president Sonia Gandhi is learnt to have told party leaders that internal elections are good for the organisation, and that she will play a “neutral role” in the process. The remarks have been variously interpreted, with some believing that her being “neutral” suggests that Rahul Gandhi is not ready to take back the reins of the party and may not agree to contest, and that an open contest was welcome.

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No talks at cost of food security: India to international community

India on Monday ruled out any negotiations at the cost of food security and asked the global community to keep the interests of farmers, indigenous communities and tribal population in mind while contemplating any amendment or revision to international treaties.

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Now, Congress units in TN, Maha, Bihar want Rahul as chief

Congress pradesh committees in three more states — Maharashtra, TN and Bihar — passed “unanimous” resolutions on Monday backing Rahul Gandhi for the post of party president, adding heft to a campaign that started in contender Ashok Gehlot’s backyard, Rajasthan, over the weekend and spread to Chhattisgarh and Gujarat.

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Lured to Thailand, 300 Indians forced into cybercrime in Myanmar

More than 300 Indians, including at least 60 from Tamil Nadu, have been held hostage by a gang at Myawaddy in Myanmar where they are forced to do cybercrime activities, multiple sources told TOI. People from some other countries were also being held by the racket. The victims are held captive in the Myawaddy region which is not under the control of the Myanmar government and is dominated by ethnic armed groups.

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With pomp & pageantry, UK bids Queen goodbye

Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral on Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honour a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age.

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‘Megalomaniac’ who glorifies graft: BJP attacks Kejriwal

Dubbing Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal a “megalomaniac” who considers himself God after winning assembly polls in two states, BJP on Sunday took a swipe at him saying it was a matter of “surprise” that the AAP leader did not say US President Joe Biden was also afraid of him.

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India’s curbs on broken rice export face criticism at WTO

After wheat, India’s decision to ban the export of broken rice and also impose 20% export duty on some varieties of the cereal, has come under attack from Senegal, a large importer, as well as the United States and the European Union.

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‘Megalomaniac’ who glorifies graft: BJP attacks Kejriwal

Dubbing Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal a “megalomaniac” who considers himself God after winning assembly polls in two states, BJP on Sunday took a swipe at him saying it was a matter of “surprise” that the AAP leader did not say US President Joe Biden was also afraid of him.

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$968m in 4 months: India pips China to be top Lanka lender

With a total of $968 million in loans in four months of 2022, India has emerged as Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral lender, overtaking China in the process, a media report said. In the past five years from 2017-2021, China has been the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka as China disbursed $947 million, out of which $809 million was obtained as market borrowings from the China Development Bank.

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No plan yet to join anti-BJP alliance, hints Kejriwal

At the first national convention of elected representatives of AAP held here, party national convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal set the pitch for the 2024 general elections, making the Gujarat assembly polls later this year the focus of his outreach and indicating that the party had no plans yet to join an opposition alliance to counter BJP.

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Direct tax kitty swells by 30% till September, over 2x asking rate

Gross direct tax collections rose 30% to a little under Rs 8.4 lakh crore during the fiscal year up to September 17, when the second instalment of advance tax had been paid. The current growth rate is more than twice the asking rate to meet the full year direct tax target of Rs 14.2 lakh crore. With around a fortnight to go for the half year of FY23 to end, direct tax collections are estimated at around 58% of the full year target.

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EAM Jaishankar on 10-day US visit, to meet Blinken

Foreign minister S Jaishankar will on Sunday begin his 10-day visit to the US, during which he will lead the Indian delegation at the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York and later travel to Washington DC for a meeting with his counterpart Antony Blinken.

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EAM Jaishankar to pay 11-day visit to US from today

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Rajasthan Cong passes resolution seeking Rahul at party helm

With a week to go for the start of the nomination process for the Congress president’s election, the party’s Rajasthan unit passed a resolution that Rahul Gandhi should become the AICC president. The resolution was passed in a meeting attended by the PCC delegates who vote in the President’s election, including chief minister Ashok Gehlot (who proposed the resolution), AICC state in-charge Ajay Maken, senior leaders and Sachin Pilot.

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'26-week MTP only if docs say baby won’t be born alive'

In an unusual and conditional order, the Bombay HC permitted a woman to medically terminate her 26 weeks pregnancy only if the doctors confirm that the baby may not be born alive after the procedure. “In case the doctors are of the opinion that the baby may not be born alive at the time of terminating pregnancy, the petitioner is permitted to terminate the pregnancy,” the bench directed on Friday.

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7 decades after extinction, cheetahs land in India’s heart

Seven decades after the last cheetah was hunted to extinction in India, its cousins from Africa are here to take their spot in the Indian sun. On Saturday, PM Modi operated a lever to open a gate and release eight cheetahs into a special enclosure. Jet-lagged after a 9,000-km overnight flight from Namibia to Gwalior, and then to the Kuno helipad, the cheetahs looked at their new surroundings a bit tentatively at first, but were soon sprinting about.

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Super sub: Teams can field ‘impact players’ in domestic T20s

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Uttarakhand: Parts of Joshimath sinking, finds study

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Queue for the Queen: Wait to view coffin hits 24 hours

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Live: UK gears up for a near-total shutdown

Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who died a week ago aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, is at rest in the capital's Westminster Hall ahead of Monday's state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne to the Houses of Parliament by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family members. Stay with TOI for latest updates --

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PM Modi making Bhim’s dream reality: Kovind

Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a true follower of B R Ambedkar and is implementing the vision of the founding father of the Indian Constitution as he listed out the initiatives taken by the government in various fields including education, women empowerment and towards building a self-reliant nation and even nullfication of Article 370 which had granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir.

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Kerala bus shed that saw unique sit-on-lap protest by students razed

The city corporation authorities on Friday morning demolished the controversial bus waiting shed in front of the CET at Sreekaryam where students had protested — by sitting on each other’s laps — against the residents who damaged the shed in an apparent attempt to stop boys and girls from being there together.

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At SCO meet, PM calls for better supply chains, full transit rights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for deepening cooperation and mutual trust among SCO member-states at the summit in Samarkand on Friday, urging the Eurasian security group to work together to develop reliable, resilient, and diversified supply chains in the region at a time when the pandemic and Ukraine conflict had caused an “unprecedented food and energy crisis".

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SC seeks govt reply on marital rape pleas

After a split verdict by the Delhi high court on whether marital rape could be brought within the ambit of the offence of rape, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine the issue and sought a response from the Centre. A bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar of the had HC differed in their reading of the exception under IPC Section 375 that shields husbands from a rape charge by wives.

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CUET-UG results declared: Key points

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Soon, action likely for fake or misleading reviews online

Soon websites or organisations publishing fake reviews of products and services online may be held accountable. Even manufacturers and service providers could face action for publishing fake or misleading reviews on their own sites after collecting them from customers or from a third party contracted by them.

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Centre, Assam and adivasi militant outfits sign pact

Achieving yet another milestone in efforts to establish “permanent peace” in Assam by inking settlements with various armed insurgent outfits active in the state, the Centre, Assam government and eight armed adivasi groups signed a tripartite agreement in the presence of home minister Amit Shah and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, to end the “decades-old crisis of adivasis and tea garden workers”.

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Bombay high court issues contempt notice 3 months in advance

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Modi in Uzbekistan for SCO, to meet Putin, Iran president

PM Narendra Modi arrived in Samarkand late evening Thursday for the SCO summit where, as Modi said in his departure statement, he will exchange views on topical, regional and international issues, the expansion of SCO and on further deepening cooperation within the Organisation.

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Priyanka Chopra And Nick Jonas Fly Out To Celebrate Singer's 30 Birthday

"Here we go... #30," wrote Nick Jonas

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Bengal govt has crossed all levels of brutality: BJP

BJP on Wednesday said the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has crossed all limits of brutality, repression and police torture to deny its party workers of their political right to raise their voice in a democratic and peaceful manner. Senior BJP member Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “Mamata ji, all your reactions in West Bengal are contrary to your personal evolution and suffering. This is not your normal behaviour."

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SC bench order criticises CJI’s listing system

In a rare instance of open criticism of the Supreme Court’s new case listing method introduced by new CJI U U Lalit, a bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has in a judicial order said that the new listing system gave inadequate time to the judges to take up the matters. It said, “The new listing system is not giving an adequate time to take up matters fixed for hearing like the present case as there are a number of matters within the span of ‘Afternoon’ session.”

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Gen Pande: Nepal must decide soon on Agnipath enlistment

India may be forced to withdraw vacancies for enlisting soldiers from Nepal under its new Agnipath scheme in the ongoing recruitment cycle if the landlocked country does not take a decision in time, Army chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Wednesday. Such a move by India, if it comes to that, could have adverse implications for the already delicately poised relationship with Nepal, where China has systematically made huge strategic inroads over the years.

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Inside Kriti Sanon's Monaco Vacation. See Pics

"Dear Monaco, You're a pretty woman," wrote Kriti Sanon

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2 dalit sisters found hanging from tree in Lakhimpur Kheri

Bringing back chilling memories of the Budaun dalit sisters' death case in 2014, two minor sisters, also dalit and aged 14 and 17 years, were found hanging from a tree outside a village in Nighasan area of UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening.

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12 dead, 18 hurt in Poonch accident

As many as 12 people died while 18 others were injured after the minibus they were travelling in fell into a gorge at Sawjian Nallah in J&K’s Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Among the deceased were two minor boys, aged five and 14, as well as three women, two of them teenagers. “The accident took place near Barari Ballah Sawjian around 8.35am when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle near a bridge. The bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge,” said an official.

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Poll panel delists 86 non-existent parties

Continuing its crackdown on registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) found to be non-existent or repeatedly defaulting on the statutory requirements as per the Representation of the People Act, the Election Commission on Tuesday deleted 86 more RUPPs from the list of registered parties after a physical verification did not find them at their registered addresses.

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Amid drill with Japan, Indian ships also in Aus for war game

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Key cancer drugs, antibiotics set to become cheaper

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Karnataka brings in job quota in police for transgenders

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Officer who probed Ishrat Jahan case dismissed, moves SC

Satish Chandra Verma, a senior IPS officer who had assisted the CBI in its investigation into the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Union home ministry's decision, taken on August 30, to dismiss him a month before his scheduled retirement on September 30.

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J&K recruitment scam: CBI searches 36 locations

CBI sleuths on Tuesday conducted searches at 36 locations across the country, including in Jammu & Kashmir, in an ongoing investigation related to recruitment of sub-inspectors in J&K Police. According to police sources, searches were carried out in Jammu, Srinagar (both in J&K), Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari (in Haryana), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Delhi, Ghaziabad (UP) and Bangalore (Karnataka), among other places.

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CBI to probe Sonali Phogat’s death

CBI is set to probe the murder of BJP leader and social media influencer Sonali Phogat, with the department of personnel and training (DoPT) endorsing the Union home ministry’s recommendation for handing over the case to the Central agency. The ministry of home affairs had written to DoPT recommending a CBI probe into the unnatural death of Phogat. A letter in this regard was earlier received by home minister Amit Shah from Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant.

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India, China disengage troops at PP-15, final verification awaited

India and China on Monday ‘virtually’ completed the troop disengagement at Patrolling Point-15 in the Gogra-Hot Springs area of eastern Ladakh, which India hopes will set the stage for further negotiations on the more crucial face-offs at the strategically-located Depsang Plains and Demchok. Sources, however, said there has been “a slight delay” in the overall disengagement process because the final physical verification is still to be carried out by the two sides.

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NCERT set to get ‘deemed to be university’ status

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SC fast-tracks CAA hearing, to set up a 3-judge bench

As a clutch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act and subsequent Rules has been pending for over two-and-half years with no effective hearing, the Supreme Court on Monday decided to fast-track the proceedings and asked the counsel appearing for both the sides to come out with a “road map” for conducting the hearing on over 250 petitions.

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Retail inflation up in August to 7%, IIP slows sharply

Retail inflation accelerated in August on the back of high food prices, reversing a three-month downward trend and remained above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper tolerance level of 6% for the eighth consecutive month, which may prompt the central bank to raise interest rates again. The retail inflation data showed cereal and product prices rose 9.6% in August while vegetable prices shot up 13.2% during the month.

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Shringar Gauri worship hearing to go on, Gyanvapi plea rejected

The court of the Varanasi district judge on Monday held as maintainable a suit filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to daily worship of the Goddess Shringar Gauri and other “visible and invisible” deities in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. It said the 1991 Places of Worship Act cited by the custodians of the shrine to challenge the plea wasn't a bar in this case as the plaintiffs never asked for the mosque to be converted into a temple.

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KCR, HDK agree on need for anti-BJP front for 2024 polls

Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao and former Karnataka CM and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday arrived at a consensus that an alternative political front at the national level should be stitched to achieve ‘BJP-Mukt Bharat’ in 2024 general elections. Kumaraswamy, who had come to Hyderabad on an invitation from KCR, pledged support to his plan.

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Kashmir’s gift for new Parl building

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'Granting EWS quota to upper castes mockery of reservation'

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NCP: Pawar not claimant to PM job, suited to act as oppn bridge

NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar has never been a prime ministerial aspirant but is best suited to serve as a bridge between opposition parties since he commands respect from all, his party said on Sunday even as the veteran Rajya Sabha MP told party leaders that NCP will never “surrender” before the “rulers in Delhi”. The assertion was made by party MP Praful Patel amid renewed activity within the opposition camp to unite all non-BJP outfits.

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Azad: J&K won’t get special status back

Political parties claiming to be fighting for restoration of J&K's special status are chasing votes rather than an achievable goal, former CM Ghulam Nabi Azad declared in north Kashmir's Baramulla on Sunday to set the tone for his second coming in the Valley's politics within weeks of quitting Congress. "I openly voted against the bill (to nullify articles 370 and 35A) in Parliament, but some people are creating a false narrative for vote politics," Azad said.

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New system of R&D allocation chokes flow of research funds

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, geneticist at IIT Kanpur, said, “No funds have come in so far since the new process was announced. There seems to be confusion all around about how to manage the zero-balance accounts."

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Main Omicron subvariant now mutating further: Insacog

BA.2.75 has spawned what has been designated as BA.2.75.2, which recently drew the attention of experts tracking mutations in SARS-CoV-2. Yunlong Richard Cao, an immunologist at Peking University, tweeted, “BA.2.75.2 is currently the most immune evasive strain we have tested so far.”

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Rahul out to unite country in a foreign T-shirt: Shah

Amit Shah said: “I want to remind Rahul baba and other Congress members about his speech given in Parliament. Rahul baba had said India is not a nation. Rahul baba, in which book have you read this? This is the nation for which lakhs and lakhs of people have sacrificed their lives.”

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Now, governor also mum on EC letter on Soren brother

The second letter refuelled a political joust between BJP and the JMM-led coalition government on Saturday, although a Raj Bhavan source said the EC letter came on Friday in a “sealed envelope” and “it is still to be opened”.

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BJP slams Rahul Gandhi meet with ‘hate speech’ pastor

In the video which went viral, pastor P George Ponnaiah is seen responding to the Congress leader’s question about whether Jesus was a form of God, saying, “Jesus is the real God. God reveals him(self) as a man, a real person...not like Shakti...so we see a human person.”

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22% rise in number of mentally ill jail inmates: NCRB

Last year, 7,524 inmates were reported to be suffering from mental illness. Percentage wise, those suffering from mental illness accounted for 1.5% of the 4.88 lakh inmates lodged in various prisons as on December 2020.

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38% of superbug-infected ICU patients die in 14 days: Study

Most doctors know that ICU patients in India who stay for longer periods get infected by gram-negative micro-organisms, which are more difficult to treat than gram-positive organisms found in western world ICUs.

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Bombay HC says even convicts have right to best medical treatment

In its order on Thursday, a division bench of justices Rohit Deo and Anil Pansare said, “Conviction does not dilute either the constitutional right under Article 21 or the basic human rights, one of the facets of which is that the convict received appropriate treatment.”

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Hit by poor rains, kharif area dips

While paddy and pulses showed higher decline of 20 LH and 6 LH respectively, oilseeds reported a decline of over 1 LH (nearly 1%). Deficit is, however, bridged to an extent by the higher acreage of millets and cotton that showed an increase of nearly 8 LH (over 4%) and 9 LH (over 7%), respectively, over the last year’s figures.

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'CUET-UG results to be declared by September 15'

The debut edition of the CUET-UG, a gateway to undergraduate admissions, began in July and concluded on August 30. “The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the CUET-UG results by September 15 or if possible, even a couple of days earlier,” said M Jagadesh Kumar.

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IAF chief creates son-ic boom with Chaudhari junior

“The sortie flown by the chief and his son is a continuation of IAF’s finest traditions and underlines the importance accorded to grooming and preparing our young leaders for the challenges of the future,” an officer said on Friday.

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E-degrees on a par with regular ones, says UGC

University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday reiterated that degrees earned through the online/distance mode from institutions recognised by UGC will be treated as equivalent to those obtained through conventional mode.

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UP youth turns thela into mobile cyber cafe

Shivam and his cafe on wheels — an out-of-the-box idea appreciated by many — can be spotted near the regional transport office (RTO) in the Naini area of Prayagraj. It’s a go-to point for people who go to the RTO for their driving licence and need printouts of documents.

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Tatas in talks with Wistron for iPhones

The discussions with Wistron are aimed at making Tatas a force in technology manufacturing, and the Indian salt-to-software conglomerate wants to tap the Taiwanese company’s expertise in product development, supply chain and assembly, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Pradhan calls upon US institutions to partner India in boosting education

Dharmendra Pradhan also called for strengthening collaboration in the areas of research and skill development between the two countries. “India is taking great efforts in skilling, re-skilling and up skilling its youth.

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11% of Class 3 kids lack basic maths skills: NCERT study

More than a quarter of class III students in Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir lack foundational numeracy skills. Overall, compared to the global benchmark proficiency level, 11% of Indian kids in Class III lack basic mathematics skills.

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India’s 75-year journey from Rajpath to Kartavya Path

Rajpath, earlier known as Kingsway (before Independence), the symbol of slavery, has become a matter of history from today and has been erased forever. Today a new history has been created in the form of Kartavya Path, the PM said.

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Inside Mom-To-Be Bipasha Basu's Baby Shower. See Pics

Parents-To-Be Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover shared pictures from the baby shower

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Queen Elizabeth II passes away: Life & times of UK's longest-serving monarch

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Angela Kelly: The woman who dressed late Queen Elizabeth II

Mary Angela Kelly, a British fashion designer, dressmaker, and milliner, served as Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to Queen Elizabeth II since 2002. Her official title was that of a Personal Assistant, Adviser and Curator to Her Majesty The Queen and she took care of her majesty's jewellery, insignias and wardrobe).

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Setback for Yediyurappa as Karnataka HC restores graft complaint

A special court for cases pertaining to elected representatives had rejected Abraham’s complaint on the ground that the governor had refused to sanction Yediyurappa’s prosecution on an application filed by the complainant. Abraham challenged the said order.

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River taken for dead for 30 years floods Bengaluru area

The overflowing river underscored the volume of rainfall in its catchment area and in the city over a short period of time. Torrential rain since last weekend had caused heavy flooding in large swathes of Bengaluru, including high-end residential colonies.

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Police probing if a truck was involved in Mistry accident

Nitin Dossa, chairman of the Western India Automobile Association, said lane indiscipline should be dealt with stringent implementation of fines so that no trucker dares to drive at high speed on the right side on highways. Police should detain them instead of just slapping fines, he said.

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Watch: Parents-To-Be Debina And Gurmeet Dance To Zoo Zoo Zoobie

The couple announced their second pregnancy in August

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Mouni Roy Shares Pics With Her "Meet Cute" Husband Suraj Nambiar

"An impossibly cute one," wrote Mouni Roy

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Coal-based power plants again get extension to install emissions control equipment

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Hotel tariffs in flood-affected Bengaluru double

Sources in the hospitality sector said rooms in star hotels were getting booked for 10-15 days as guests expect it will take that much time for their luxury homes to be cleaned and refurbished once the flood misery ends.

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Global woes, inflation may not hit recovery: Moody’s

“While risks stemming from a high debt burden and weak debt affordability remain, we expect that the economic environment will allow for a gradual narrowing in the general government fiscal deficit over the next few years, avoiding further deterioration in the sovereign credit profile,” according to the ratings agency.

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Nitish, Mamata, Akhilesh to star in opposition Haryana rally

The decision to invite all Opposition leaders from across the country on Devi Lal’s birth anniversary was taken during an hour-long meeting between Nitish and INLD chief and former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala at the latter’s residence in Gurugram on Tuesday, JD(U) national secretary general KC Tyagi told TOI.

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Withdraw Section 66A cases in 3 weeks: SC

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Ponniyin Selvan Trailer: Film Promises Story Of India's Greatest Empire

Ponniyin Selvan's trailer released in a grand launch event

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Delhi civic body told to pay Rs 9L compensation for waterlogging

Holding the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) liable for haphazard construction and a choked water drain, the Delhi high court has ordered it to pay Rs 9 lakh compensation to a senior citizen whose house gets waterlogged every monsoon.

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Delhi civic body told to pay Rs 9L compensation for waterlogging

Holding the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) liable for haphazard construction and a choked water drain, the Delhi high court has ordered it to pay Rs 9 lakh compensation to a senior citizen whose house gets waterlogged every monsoon.

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3 killed as car rams auto outside AIIMS, Delhi

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6-airbag feature in fewer than 10% of cars on Indian roads

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7 in 10 Indians in rear seats do not wear seat belts: Poll

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Rishi loses Truss vote, Liz wins Tory leadership race 57.4-42.6% to become next UK prime minister

Liz Truss has won the Conservative leadership race and will become the next UK prime minister on Tuesday after defeating Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law, Rishi Sunak, in the contest.

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Envious, woman poisons & kills topper classmate of daughter

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Rahul's speech 'immature, full of hate & anger': BJP

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Congress showcases Gandhi scion at rally

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No one except MSD messaged me after I quit Test captaincy: Kohli

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Asia Cup: All-round Nawaz helps Pakistan beat India in a thrilling Super 4 clash

A tactically superior Pakistan caught India completely off-guard with a Mohd. Nawaz (42 off 20) punt as they exacted sweet revenge with a 5-wicket victory in an exciting Super 4 game of the Asia Cup. Chasing a tough target of 182, the ever dependable Mohd. Rizwan (71) anchored the Pakistan innings but it was Nawaz who played the decisive knock of the match. Khushdil and Iftikhar completed a deserving victory with a ball to spare.

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Winners of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

The state government of Tamil Nadu on September 2 announced the list of winners under various categories for the State Film Awards for the year 2009 to 2014. The event for the same is held today, September 4 in Chennai at 5 pm. The statement issued by the government has the list of three selected movies, actors, actresses, musicians, and lyricists for every year from 2009 to 2014.

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African woman Delhi's 6th monkeypox case

The city recorded its sixth case of monkeypox after an African woman tested positive for the virus on Friday. The 22-year-old woman was admitted to Lok Nayak Hospital on August 31.

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14-year-old tribal girl found hanging in Jharkhand; political slugfest starts

The body of a 14-year-old pregnant tribal girl was found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand's Dumka, angering the local community and triggering a political backlash on Saturday as this was the second murder of a teenager in the district since a stalker set ablaze a Class 12 student on August 23.

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BJP backs FM on Modi picture at PDS shop, takes dig at Congress

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Gujarat HC orders return of confiscated passport

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Security forces arrest Pakistani spy in J&K's Kishtwar

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In 75th year of freedom, India overtakes UK as 5th largest economy

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30 blast convicts move Gujarat HC against death penalty

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50% of rape cases in Rajasthan fake: CM Gehlot

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Extension of St Stephen's principal term illegal: DU

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Sweet September: Delhi slum dwellers due to shift to Kathputli, Kalkaji

The Delhi Development Authority plans to hand over the first batch of flats built under in situ slum redevelopment projects at Kalkaji Extension and Kathputli Colony this month.

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20 years, no remission: Delhi HC enhances punishment in rape-murder

Saying the accused showed a "depraved and evil" mentality, Delhi HC enhanced the punishment of two men, who had challenged the trial court verdict in a brutal 2012 gang rape and murder case, to a minimum of 20 years in jail without remission.

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We believe in a free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific... Vikrant will be key: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inducted into the Navy its first fully made-in-India aircraft carrier INS Vikrant — also the largest warship to be built in country — and unveiled a new Shivaji-inspired Naval Ensign to go with it, terming the first “a tribute to the rising spirits of India on the global horizon” and the second a symbolic shedding of “the burden of slavery”.

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MLAs not for sale, says Delhi CM Kejriwal as he sweeps trust vote

The Delhi assembly on Thursday passed the confidence motion tabled by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal unopposed, with 58 AAP MLAs present in the House voting in favour. Three BJP MLAs were marshalled out after they "argued" with deputy speaker Rakhi Birla, following which other legislators from the party walked out in protest. Birla, also from AAP, didn't vote.

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Farewell typos! Twitter unveils edit button

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Dirty Yamuna: NGT pulls up Delhi, UP, Haryana

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought an explanation from the chief secretaries of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on the worsening condition of the Yamuna flowing through the capital.

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Uttarakhand HC: No resorts in jumbo corridor near Corbett

The Uttarakhand high court has directed the state government to provide an "eco-sensitive zone" status to the elephant corridor adjoining Corbett Tiger Reserve and disallow "construction of any hotels, resorts, or restaurants there". The court sought adequate arrangements for night guards so that "jumbos can move freely in the dark".

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Inside Salman Khan's Sister Arpita's Ganpati Visarjan Celebration

Salman Khan visited her sister Arpita Khan Sharma's house for the second consecutive day to take part in the visarjan ritual.

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‘Rishimania’ takes hold in London’s Wembley at final hustings of hopefuls

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