Kolkata: After a prolonged and sluggish start to monsoon, Kolkata was lashed by a torrential downpour on Friday, which ended a week-long dry spell and plunged temperatures. However, it left several city pockets waterlogged, resulting in slow traffic.According to Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Alipore, the city recorded approximately 53 mm of rainfall in the…
Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan, an Indian-origin student leader and current president of the National Union of Students Scotland, has claimed she was asked to withdraw as a Scottish Green Party candidate because of her student visa status.Viswanathan had applied to contest the Holyrood election for the North East of Scotland region…
Panaji: The directorate of settlement and land records (DSLR) has initiated formal land inquiry proceedings in Panaji and Margao to verify land ownership, a key step under the Centre’s NAKSHA pilot project aimed at creating digital urban property records in Goa.The inquiries follow the completion of physical verification of geospatial survey data in the jurisdictions…
Rural students access online learning resources at an Arivu Kendra (village library) in a gram panchayat in Karnataka. Bengaluru: A child walking into a village library in Karnataka could soon have access not only to books but also to world literature, cultural programmes, language learning methods and pathways to global careers. Planning to transform about…
Tommy Robinson march in London London witnessed one of its largest security operations in recent years as tens of thousands gathered for far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” march alongside a massive pro-Palestine Nakba Day rally.The demonstrations prompted a £4.5 million policing operation amid fears of violent clashes between rival groups.According to The Independent,…
Lucknow: What began as a fun pastime during the Covid-19 lockdown has blossomed into one of Lucknow’s most vibrant green communities.Conceived during the pandemic by railway engineer and gardening enthusiast Rahul Giri Goswami, Hariyali Adda Lucknow has grown from a social media group into a thriving movement connecting hundreds of plant lovers, gardeners and environmental…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Thursday directed the state govt to explain what it has done to conserve camels after figures showed the population of the designated state animal fell from nearly 15 lakh in 1980 to 2.13 lakh in 2019.A division bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Manish Sharma also…
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao and other leaders taking part in the Telangana Formation Day celebrations in Malaysia on Saturday. Pic: TOI Hyderabad: Stating that the BRS had already prepared a roadmap for Telangana’s future, working president KTR said the party has a clear and comprehensive vision for Telangana for the…
Dairy product major Mother Dairy on Wednesday increased milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across key variants with effect from May 14, PTI reported.Separately, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets products under the Amul brand, also raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across India.The latest back-to-back price revisions by two…
New career paths are opening in the maritime sector The global crisis resulting from the blockade of Strait of Hormuz notwithstanding, opportunities in the maritime sector are set to grow beyond sailing jobs alone, say experts. TOI finds out why a maritime career is still considered rewardingOne of the oldest industries around and widely accepted…
