We inherited a system that was riddled with corruption, says minister R Nirmal Kumar Tamil Nadu minister for energy resources and law R Nirmal Kumar has emerged as the TVK govt’s defender-in-chief. In an interview with TOI’s Shanmughasundaram J, the minister says the TVK-led coalition is preparing a common minimum programme, and TVK will contest…
Punjab Kings openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh became the first uncapped opening pair to cross 1,000 partnership runs in the IPL. The milestone was reached when the team score moved to 24 during PBKS’ match against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.The duo also added a 50-run stand in the match before the partnership was broken…
New Delhi: The building collapse has brought to the fore the systemic danger of unchecked and unauthorised construction of multi-storey structures in dense residential pockets of Delhi.A TOI spot check found several five-to-six-storey structures — crammed with creative co-working spaces, commercial studios and student rentals — standing cheek by jowl in the narrow lanes of…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army on Monday denied reports of Chinese incursions in Arunachal Pradesh. Days ago, the Nah tribal community in Arunachal had raised concerns over alleged Chinese incursions along the Line of Actual Control in Upper Subansiri district, claiming that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has occupied large parts of their traditional grazing,…
CHENNAI: Former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin’s son-in-law V Sabareesan has issued legal notices against two Tamil Nadu ministers, Aadhav Arjuna and CTR Nirmal Kumar seeking unconditional apology for their statements alleging that he was involved in corruption across 16 departments during the previous DMK govt. Sabareesan has sought both the state…
PC Mustafa’s Journey From School Dropout to IIM Bangalore and Business Success A failed exam often feels like the end of the road. Many students begin to believe that one report card will define the rest of their lives. But the journey of entrepreneur PC Musthafa tells a very different story—one where failure became the…
China’s race to create a permanent base on the moon is speeding up, exerting additional pressure on the US and influencing the future direction of moon exploration. With its International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme, China, in collaboration with Russia, aims to construct an operational research facility at the South Pole of the moon, with…
Rosewood trees on some private estates in the Nilgiris have been numbered, amid allegations that they are being readied for felling Shantha ThiagarajanMore than a year after the Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees (Conservation) Act lapsed, the TN govt has neither disclosed whether its promise of encouraging rosewood cultivation has led to new plantations nor responded…
Quote of the day by Arnold Schwarzenegger(Image Credit: Instagram) Motivation can be easy to find when all things fall in the right place. The harder part is holding on to it when progress seems limited, and the initial excitement starts to wear off. For Arnold Schwarzenegger, the answer has often been connected to having a…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Overseas Bank has issued an official statement after a man in Odisha exhumed and brought his deceased sister’s remains to a branch in Keonjhar district on 27 April, in an attempt to withdraw money from her account, amid reports alleging misconduct by bank officials.In its clarification, the bank issued clarification on…
