Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Wednesday adjourned by a week the hearing on a PIL challenging a proposed land exchange involving the historic Royal Mosque (Masjid-e-Bagh-e-Aam) at Public Gardens, to enable the state govt to place its response on record.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy was hearing…
Controlling dust pollution is a key part of the winter action plan Gurgaon: The state govt has come out with a new action plan that promises a crackdown on the very sources that turn winter into a struggle for clean air. From Oct 1, authorities will target 200 end-of-life vehicles every day for impounding, tighten…
Kolkata: Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) has written to governor-chancellor R N Ravi, urging measures so that the state withdraws the policy of transfer of university teachers. The letter was signed by 401 teachers of Jadavpur University.The letter said every university had its specific laws and regulations governing its administration, corresponding to the specific act…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has acquitted two persons awarded life sentence for murder and who have already spent over 13 years in prison, holding that the prosecution had failed to establish their guilt beyond reasonable doubt.Pravinsinh Parmar and Tejendrasinh Parmar, residents of Salal village in Sabarkantha, were arrested after a clash in Jan 2009 that…
Mohali: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) search operation at a realty group’s offices in Sector 119 concluded on Wednesday afternoon after nearly 53 hours, with the 15-member team scrutinising land-related documents, official records and digital data.The ED team, which had started the search at TDI House on Monday morning, left the premises at 3:45 pm on…
People cross a dried up lakebed on the outskirts of Nagpur City. Over 260 talukas in Maharashtra have been declared drought-hit Pune: Funds set aside for highways, bridges and other infrastructure may be diverted to help farmers in the state if the drought situation calls for it, Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Wednesday,…
Guwahati: Former Assam leader of opposition Debabrata Saikia has urged President Droupadi Murmu to intervene over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh, citing risks to Assam’s downstream interests, public safety and ecology.In a representation to the President on Wednesday, Saikia flagged the proposed 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (USMP), saying its…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Akademi announced the opening of applications for the 36th State Art Exhibition (2026–27) on Wednesday.Interested persons can apply from Oct 1 to 31, officials said, adding that 10 artists adjudged to have created outstanding works will each receive a cash prize of Rs 25,000, along with a certificate…
PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar as ‘hero’ after Flydubai cockpit altercation NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Captain Smit Machchhar as a “HERO” for his courage in protecting passengers despite being seriously injured during an altercation in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.“In the face…
Hasina made the remarks while addressing online a seminar titled “Safeguarding Democracy in Bangladesh: Rights, Freedoms and the Rule of Law” at Godfrey Mitchell Room of One Great George Street in London. TOI Correspondent from Dhaka: Expressing concern over what she described as a renewed threat from militancy and violent extremism, former prime minister and…
