DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recalled various achievements of his government as it completed four years in the state on Friday. CM Dhami highlighted the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the promise it made to the people.“UCC was the resolution of our election. We implemented the UCC within the state. Under…
PM Narendra Modi with T&T PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday (Thursday in T&T) for a two-day official visit, marking the second leg of his foreign tour. During his visit to the Caribbean country, he referred to his counterpart, Prime Minister Kamla…
NEW DELHI: Advocate Ramaswamy Neelakandan prepared for life as a high court judge by returning case files to clients after the CJI-led Supreme Court collegium on Jan 17, 2023, recommended to Union govt to appoint him, along with four other advocates, including L C Victoria Gowri, as judges of Madras high court.The Union govt appointed…
NEW DELHI: Prominent opposition parties have agreed in principle to support a motion seeking the removal of Allahabad high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday. The process of collecting signatures from MPs to initiate the motion could begin shortly, he added.The govt is yet to decide whether the motion…
PATIALA: One of the last survivors of the 1947 Partition died in Dhainthal village of Punjab’s Patiala on Tuesday, aged 102. Ram Krishan Singh’s life reflected the horrors of communal violence as well as the courage and compassion that shone through despite the bloodshed.Ram Krishan was about 24-years-old during the division of India into two…
AHMEDABAD: Six families of victims of the AI 171 crash on Thursday received a “second set” of remains from the Civil Hospital here. For some, this may mean a second funeral.These remains were from the 16 more found at the wreckage site in Meghaninagar during post-disaster operations; they were matched with DNA samples provided by…
PATNA/NEW DELHI: Allies in governing NDA have backed EC’s ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, describing the exercise as “routine and necessary”. Some NDA functionaries told TOI they have absolutely no issues or apprehensions about SIR, though they are keeping a close eye on the exercise. They added that they are…
DEHRADUN: The state health department has ordered the early relocation of high-risk pregnant women from remote Uttarakhand villages to nearby health centres at least two weeks before their due dates, amid ongoing road blockages and access issues caused by heavy rain and landslides. The directive was issued this week by the director general of health…
NEW DELHI: Odisha BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan was arrested on Thursday evening in connection with the assault on Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahu, Commissionerate Police confirmed.Pradhan, identified as the alleged kingpin in the case, was taken into custody from Jharpada and brought in for a medical check-up shortly after his arrest. With…
BENGALURU: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will roll out the first LCA Tejas Mk1A from its new Nashik production line by the end of July, with integration and test firing of the Astra air-to-air missile scheduled for early August, HAL CMD DK Sunil told TOI in an interview.The rollout from Nashik marks a key milestone in…
