Chennai: After more than 3.22 lakh travelled in metro trains daily in March, ridership dropped to around 3 lakh in April.Chennai Metro Rail Limited, in a release on Saturday, said that 90.18 lakh passengers travelled in metro trains last month. In March, 1.01 crore people travelled, averaging 3.22 lakh daily. Feb saw a total of…
Bengaluru: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for edible oil self-reliance and lower import dependence, Karnataka is attempting to revive sunflower cultivation as the state tries to reverse a decade-long decline in oilseed farming. Once among Karnataka’s key oilseed crops, sunflower lost ground after bud necrosis disease outbreaks wiped out yields, forcing farmers to shift…
Not every win will feel complete today. The Sun gives you presence and authority, and there are signs of money moving toward you, especially old dues or delayed payments, yet the emotional side may still feel a bit bruised if outcomes don’t match your grand expectation.That’s the trick of the day. You may get the…
Thumb reattachment surgery Kolkata: An Uttarpara resident, who lost his right thumb in an alleged chopper attack, got it surgically reconstructed, thanks to the efforts of the doctors at SSKM Hospital.Plastic and reconstructive surgery doctors at the govt-run hospital managed to replant the thumb, severed right from the base of the 48-year-old man’s hand, through…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Just hours after US President Donald Trump assured Americans that Iran “really wants to make a deal” and urged “negatively chirping” critics to “sit back and relax (because) it will all work out well in the end,” the Middle East moved in the opposite direction.The three-month-old conflict lurched back toward open…
Ahmedabad: The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) arrested a listed bootlegger on the run since 2023 and wanted in seven prohibition cases registered across Gujarat.The accused, identified as Naresh Raiji Raval, was arrested from a residential apartment near the Ranasan toll plaza in Naroda, Ahmedabad, following a tip-off. He was wanted in connection with a prohibition…
NEW DELHI: As the left grapples with the severe setback it suffered in Kerala, the centralised leadership model described as ‘Brand Pinarayi’ and the poll campaign around it is under scrutiny, even as the party itself continues to hold there is no place within it for “cult politics” and the campaign was not a one-man…
Representative Image (Canva) A paddlefish tagged by North Dakota fisheries biologists in 2007 has provided an extraordinary glimpse into the longevity and growth of one of North America’s oldest fish species. As detailed in the North Dakota Outdoors magazine published by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, the fish was originally recorded at 87…
Charkhi Dadri: One of the seven people injured after around 30 rounds were fired outside Charkhi Dadri City police station and court complex here on Aug 6 died during treatment, prompting police to add murder charges to the case.Five accused have been arrested, while the three alleged shooters remain absconding.Kirtiman Kajla, a resident of Tokas…
Every morning, millions of Indian parents go through the same routine. They wake up early, get their toddlers ready, pack a small bag with clothes, bottles and snacks, drop them off at a daycare centre and rush to work. The goodbye is often the hardest part of the day, but it is built on trust.That…
