NEW DELHI: While 82% of the census houselisting work is already complete in the national Capital, the enumerators are dealing with a different challenge: reluctance on part of certain sections — migrants, occupants of “unauthorised” settlements and owners of residential buildings with multiple rented units — to enumerate due to preconceived notions and misplaced fears…
Shillong: Union finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will be on a two-day visit to Meghalaya starting from Friday, will inaugurate key infrastructure projects, interact with farmers, artisans and students, and participate in high-level conferences.On Friday, Sitharaman will inaugurate the northeast’s largest organic spice processing plant at Bhoirymbong in Ri Bhoi district, according…
Panaji: In a first, state govt has drafted a policy to set up a unit to convert used cooking oil (UCO) into biodiesel, reducing Goa’s dependence on imported fuel. Over the last four-and-a-half years, Goa generated 9 lakh kg of UCO, which was exported to Australia for conversion into biodiesel.UCO, which is also known as…
Jaipur: After recording nearly 10% sales growth in 2025, smartphone maker OPPO is accelerating its expansion in Rajasthan.Nationally, OPPO holds a 15.3% market share and a user base of over 100 million. “In Rajasthan, we have strengthened our offline presence with a 40% increase in retail touchpoints, while also building a robust service network of…
Hiker Sandarsh Krishna, who went missing inside Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, was found dead. After a 10-day search, the body of Sandarsh Krishna, a 26-year-old Indian man, who went missing inside Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, was recovered but no cause of death could be established. Park officials announced Tuesday that the body…
Chandigarh: In a major push for clean mobility and pollution control in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Haryana cabinet, led by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, approved a stringent new regulatory framework on Monday for aggregators and delivery service providers.Effective retrospectively from Jan 1, 2026, the new rules mandate that only CNG, electric vehicles…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke “Meet me at the airport.” That’s the call to supporters from 30‑year‑old Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who says he will return from the US on June 6, “fully aware I may be arrested as soon as I land”.Dipke told TOI his purpose “is to lead a peaceful,…
Two killed, one injured as bike hits bicycle in Gachibowli Hyderabad: Two people died and one person was injured after a two-wheeler allegedly rammed into a bicycle near Hanuman Temple at Nanakramguda in Gachibowli on Sunday morning.According to Gachibowli inspector K Balaraju, the deceased, Samim Khan, 52, an electrician from Gopanpally Thanda, was going on…
JAISALMER: In view of the increasing incidents of cross-border smuggling of narcotics and weapons through drones from Pakistan into the border sectors of Bikaner and Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, Union Home minister Amit Shah is likely to visit the border district of Bikaner on a two-day tour on May 25 and 26. Preparations for the…
KOLKATA: The ink on the election results was barely dry when seven Tollywood producers shot an email to the EIMPA secretary. Citing a paralysed industry and a shifting political tide, the producers have demanded a four-section emergency meeting within 72 hours or the secretary faces “strict” retaliation. With the defeat of Aroop Biswas, the move…
