NEW DELHI: When a colleague asks him about Islam, a young corporate professional has a standard response: “Google it.”A few years ago, he says, he would have happily explained Ramadan, fasting or Eid. Today, he avoids religious conversations altogether, not because he is confused, but because he is cautious, fearing that an innocuous conversation could…
The closure affected many patrons, including regular swimmers. Mumbai: The General Arun Kumar Vaidya Swimming Pool in Chembur, which was shut for about two months due to leakages, will reopen to the public on Tuesday. The pool had been closed since mid-April owing to the leakage issue.The closure affected many patrons, including regular swimmers. “The…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has dismissed a PIL plea challenging the state govt’s decision to transfer seven acres of land belonging to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) in Hebbal for judges’ quarters and a super-specialty hospital.The petition questioned a Jan 8, 2026 govt order directing the transfer of four acres of land…
Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran Chennai: Welcoming the US-Iran peace deal, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Monday said India must continue to grow faster in such an environment.In his virtual address at the inaugural edition of the CPCL-SOOPER Leadership Lecture Series here, he said the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint, can…
Hyderabad: A day after a 27-year-old software employee, Gandla Ramu, was found dead in a pool at a farmhouse in Choutuppal, police suspect he may have died of drowning. His father had, however, named six persons in the complaint, alleging murder by his colleagues.Choutuppal DSP Madhusudhan Reddy told TOI that no external or internal injuries,…
Kolkata: Mass resignations by councillors in civic bodies across the northern suburbs and Barrackpore industrial belt, including North Dum Dum, Titagarh, North-Barrackpore, New-Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia, continued on Monday, with all 24 councillors of Barrackpore Municipality, including the chairman submitting their resignations.Three-time chairman Uttam Das and other councillors submitted their resignation to the…
Guwahati: The Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers’ Association (AREIDA) has expressed strong support for the state govt’s move to set up the Guwahati Satellite Cities Development Authority (GSCDA) to plan, finance and develop satellite cities in and around Guwahati.AREIDA president PK Sharma on Monday said building a planned satellite city near the Guwahati airport…
India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar cards 6-under in the International Series Morocco presented by Visit Morocco, while Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho clinches the title Rabat, Morocco: Gaganjeet Bhullar of India pictured on Sunday, June 14, 2026 during Round Four of the The International Series Morocco at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Red Course).The US$2,000,000 event is staged…
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has decided to replace the altered image of the iconic “Dancing Girl” figurine in its Class 9 arts textbook with the original version following criticism from academicians and historians.NCERT Director Dinesh Saklani, told ANI, that the matter was reviewed as soon as it came to the…
Bengal has two poets whose vintage is considered above all others: Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Now, with full awareness of the absurdity involved, one may have to add a third name to the footnotes: MD Ahnaf Hossain.Hossain, a Bangladeshi-origin New Yorker, became a social media sensation after his chant: “My mayor’s Muslim, my…
