TN CM Vijay speaks in state assembly NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Tuesday pushed back against critics who had dismissed the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as merely an “actor’s party”, arguing that its rise to power was built on years of activism and public engagement. In a wide-ranging assembly speech, Vijay brushed…
Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant warns of more ‘political blasts’ after Shiv Sena (UBT) rebellion (PTI) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Tuesday hinted at fresh defections from Shiv Sena (UBT), saying more political “explosions” were in the offing after six of the party’s Lok Sabha MPs joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. He…
NEW DELHI: After a 12-year-old girl lost her mother, her US-based maternal aunt and her husband adopted her by performing ‘Datta Homam’ rituals under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA). That was two years ago. They have since struggled to take their adopted daughter to the US because of conflict between inter-country adoption frameworks of…
Romanch Mahajan, Indian teen killed in horse carriage at Central Park in New York (AP) NEW DELHI: A proposed New York City bill aimed at phasing out horse-drawn carriages has been renamed in honour of 18-year-old Indian national Romanch Mahajan, who died last week after suffering critical injuries in a horse carriage accident at Central…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party’s overnight protest entered its fourth day at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday, with demonstrators continuing to demand Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Amid chants of Sadda haq and renditions of Sandeshe aate hain, the group also alleged that Delhi Police attempted to disrupt the protest by shifting barricades and bringing…
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) will end admissions to PG diploma courses after 2026-27 academic year and convert existing seats into MD/MS programmes, aiming to bring all specialist medical training under a single degree framework, reports Anuja Jaiswal.NMC on Monday directed all medical colleges and institutions offering PG diploma courses to apply for…
New Delhi: National security adviser Ajit Doval held “constructive” talks Monday with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi focusing on key aspects of bilateral engagement, including progress in the normalisation of the ties that came under severe strain during the over four-year eastern Ladakh border standoff.Wang is in New Delhi to attend a Brics conclave. In…
The land of WhatsApp uncles and ubiquitous ‘Good morning’ messages has given the blockbuster messaging platform its next global head, with Meta Platforms elevating Cred founder Kunal Shah to a senior role at the Facebook parent.Meta is also investing $900 million (about Rs 8,550 crore) in Cred through a mix of primary and secondary share…
Four fertiliser ships exit Hormuz NEW DELHI: Four ships carrying around 1.8 lakh tonnes of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and sulphur have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are now heading to ports in India, the fertiliser department said on Monday.The ships crossed the conflict-hit sea channel last week. TOI has learnt they sailed through…
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday emphatically said the selection of judges of Constitutional courts by the high court and Supreme Court collegiums is beyond the pale of judicial scrutiny and does not come under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.A partial working day bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi…
