Kolkata: The engineers who drew up a river-training scheme for the lower Hooghly in 1981 — to keep the approach to Haldia port navigable for large cargo vessels — knew that part of their plan would intensify erosion along the shores of three islands downstream — two of them inhabited. So they included a protective…
Ahmedabad: As Gujarat ATS and Indian Coast Guard teams closed in on the cocaine-laden cargo vessel off Mundra coast on the intervening night of May 25 and 26, panic gripped one of the crew members allegedly linked to the smuggling operation. Investigators now believe those frantic few minutes were the last moments of Tanzanian crew…
Ludhiana: A series of four fuel price hikes within just 11 days has pushed petrol and diesel prices up by over Rs 7 per litre, severely hitting transporters, auto-rickshaw drivers, and delivery agents. Daily wage workers and trade unions are expressing anger, pointing out that the govt refused to slash retail prices when global crude…
Work under way at the Maan Metro station, part of the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar corridor Pune: Commuters already grappling with rising fuel costs and daily traffic congestion are set for fresh disappointment over the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro. After missing five deadlines for completing the entire corridor, even the phased rollout has slipped. The Maan-Balewadi stretch, earlier expected to…
Shillong: Almost 90 per cent of the fencing along the India-Bangladesh border that Meghalaya shares with the neighbouring country has been completed, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said.He said approximately 400 km of the total stretch of around 443 km of the international border was fenced.“Only around 40-45 km of fencing is pending. So, 90…
Jaipur: A local court in Jaipur Thursday sent all three accused arrested in the alleged gangrape case near Sikar Road to judicial custody, while the Test Identification Parade (TIP) is still pending.Police said they are preparing to file an early chargesheet and assured the survivor that her identity would remain protected throughout the investigation.According to…
TOI correspondent from London: Save tiger. Sell forest. Scrap people. Stop. Adivasi communities from forests stretching across Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have mounted a pushback against wildlife tourism and tiger reserve expansion, accusing forest authorities and conservation groups of turning ancestral homelands into a commercial safari “spectacle” while evicting indigenous families and forcing them…
US CEO says Indians are good at unnecessary paperwork which Americans hate. Former US Merchant Marine captain John Konrad, the CEO of gCaptain, shared his experience of working in India and with Indians and said hardworking Indians or visa holders are not the problem. He said there is no doubt that Indians are hardworking but…
New Delhi: India’s energy investment is likely to reach a record $170 billion in 2026, driven by a push towards renewable energy capacity addition, strengthening of transmission and distribution networks, and deployment of storage systems to support the grid and reduce curtailment, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest report.The power sector accounts…
After triggering massive speculation online with his sudden Instagram unfollow spree, filmmaker Karan Johar has finally clarified why several Bollywood celebrities disappeared from his following list. The director-producer revealed that the move was simply part of a “digital detox” and not linked to any fallout with his industry friends.Putting all rumours to rest, Karan took…
