Mapusa: A severe water crisis has gripped Arambol and neighbouring areas, leaving residents struggling for essential water supplies for the past seven days.The WRD had initially announced that the disruption would last only three days. However, with taps remaining dry for a week, frustration among residents is mounting. Many families, who had stored water for…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has asked the Centre and the Central Board of Film Certification to examine allegations by a serving military personnel that the film Dhurandhar: The Revenge disclosed sensitive information linked to Indian military and intelligence operations.A Division Bench comprising Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed during the…
Protests over minimum wage implementation intensified across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh FARIDABAD: Protests over minimum wage implementation intensified across parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, with factory workers blocking roads, clashing with police, and triggering a wider law-and-order response across industrial hubs.In Faridabad’s Sarai Khawaja area, employees of an automotive components unit staged demonstrations for…
Selection rates increased in this year’s H-1B lottery, immigration firms said. The first H-1B lottery (FY 2027) held under the second Donald Trump administration this year saw selection rates jump to “unseen levels”, Bloomberg Law reported, citing data from immigration firms. This was the first lottery that was based on wage levels and also after…
Representative image (AI-generated) Departing from Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1, the MV Hondius set sail on the “Atlantic Odyssey”, a 33-day voyage envisioned as the pinnacle of expedition cruising for nature enthusiasts. Destined for Praia, Cape Verde, the vessel was charted to traverse the world’s most desolate reaches, including South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, and…
After Noida violence, Yogi Adityanath flags ‘outside interference’ in units LUCKNOW: Following recent unrest by factory workers in Noida, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said no external elements should be allowed to interfere in factory operations, warning that such interference can disrupt industrial harmony and progress. His remarks in Lucknow come two…
English comedian Peter Kay A 19-year-old accused of triggering a bomb scare at a Peter Kay comedy show was removed from court after repeatedly interrupting proceedings. Omar Majed was taken down to the cells midway through a brief hearing at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday after failing to comply with instructions from the judge.District…
India’s Harshit Rana (PTI Photo) Dharamshala: The Indian management and the selectors have asked Harshit Rana to join the ODI team ahead of the third ODI against Afghanistan in Chennai. TOI understands that the selectors are not going to announce any replacement for injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Rana will just join to get back into…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC Tuesday permitted Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, jailed in a terror funding case, to meet his ailing father at AIIMS Delhi from 8am to 8pm daily till May 10. Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain clarified that after the meeting in AIIMS, he would return to…
KOLKATA: Two FIRs have been registered in South 24 Parganas against Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, alleging corruption of Rs 550 crore. The complaints were lodged by BJP functionary Abhijit Das (Bobby). The first FIR alleges a Rs 300 crore illegal soil excavation scam that illegally excavated 163 bighas of agricultural land since 2017…
