Thane: An 8-year-old boy was killed in a leopard attack on Tuesday morning in the forested hills of Kasara in Thane district, triggering protests by villagers who alleged forest dept inaction despite repeated warnings about the animal’s movement.The deceased was identified as Krishna Bhaga Agiwale, a resident of Kalbhonde village in the Kasara range. Police…
Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin is confident of securing a second consecutive term, a first in the history of DMK. Answering questions by TOI journalists, the DMK president alleges that attempts are being made “from Delhi” to erode India’s diversity, curtail the rights of states, and impose a centralised, authoritarian order. This election…
Hyderabad: After months of anticipation among govt staff, state govt on Tuesday cleared the way for general transfers of employees by lifting the existing ban. Transfers will be taken up from May 1 to 31, after which the ban will be reimposed from June 1.According to the GO, employees who completed three years at a…
Mahisadal (East Midnapore): In Mahisadal’s Mirpur village, the SIR has not been an unpleasant experience.Only two out of 824 people have fallen foul of the SIR in this village in a marked — and happy — deviation from what has happened in the rest of the state.Residents here with surnames like Nunes, Rozario, Lobu, Tesra…
Pune: The civic body has started a survey to identify dangerous trees two days after a woman died when one fell on her on Sinhagad Road.Activists and citizens have welcomed the initiative, but criticised the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for “waking up late.” They said the survey should have happened earlier and such inspections should…
Thoubal: One person sustained bullet injuries after police on Tuesday fired multiple rounds to disperse protesters opposing the inauguration of a block development office (BDO) at Wangjing by Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh, amid protests over the recent Tronglaobi killings in which two children were killed in a bomb attack.Demonstrators blocked National Highway-102 at multiple…
File photo of a girl receiving the HPV vaccine in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the launch of the HPV Vaccination drive, in Ajmer on Feb 27 Jaipur: Nearly 50 days after the HPV vaccination programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ajmer on Feb 27, the health department has…
“Making reels or videography in Kedarnath temple courtyard is prohibited”: Rudraprayag SP Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police Niharika Tomar said on Tuesday that the administration has tightened security and management arrangements in Kedarnath Dham during the pilgrimage season.She said that the use of mobile phones, drones, or any cameras for videography has been completely banned within…
An Indian man became a US citizen in 2005, changing his identity but got caught in 2020 through fingerprints. The Department of Justice had filed a civil denaturalization complaint against an Indian-origin man who changed his identity to obtain US citizenship. A federal judge has ruled in favor of the DOJ and ordered to revoke…
Fresh negotiations between India and the United States are underway in Washington, DC this week, with officials indicating that a long-running effort to seal a bilateral trade agreement is nearing completion.A senior US official, responding to queries on the progress of the talks, said, “The Trump administration and India continue to have positive and productive…
