Chennai: In a corner of the forensic museum at Madras Medical College, inside an old wooden, glass‑fronted cupboard, a jar holds the sawn‑off half of a human head, with a small label — M 11. There are no records or documents describing the specimen, but professors say it belonged to C Alavandar, a pen salesman…
Gorakhpur: Punjab National Bank organised the half-yearly meeting and annual programme of the Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanvayan Samiti (Bank–Insurance) at its zonal office auditorium in Alhadadpur on Wednesday, with a focus on promoting the use of Hindi in official work.The session was chaired by divisional head M.K. Mohan, while Rajbhasha Department, Ministry of Home Affairs Deputy…
Aamir Khan is set to marry his longtime girlfriend Gauri Spratt on July 5 in what will be his third marriage. Gauri, a fashion professional and mother of a six-year-old son, has been associated with Aamir Khan Films. The two reconnected after knowing each other for 25 years. Aamir Khan‘s upcoming third marriage is no…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar and US secretary of state Marco Rubio addressed issues ranging from visa reforms and anti-India racism to defence cooperation during a joint press conference in New Delhi. At least 24 Pakistani personnel were killed and over 100 injured after the banned Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for a suicide train…
NEW DELHI: As results take clearer shape on Monday, the 2026 assembly elections are delivering a political jolt few had fully anticipated. From a cinematic upheaval in Tamil Nadu to a decisive saffron surge in West Bengal, the verdict is throwing up headline-grabbing shocks and unsettling long-held assumptions about who holds power and how.What is…
LUCKNOW: A joint team of PGI and Mohanlalganj police, along with the surveillance unit, on Saturday arrested two key accused — each carrying a Rs 50,000 reward — in a Rs 74 lakh property fraud case linked to Vrindavan Yojana, exposing a well-organised racket involving forged documents, financial manipulation and intimidation.The arrested accused have been…
Hyderabad: In view of the orange alert issued by the meteorological department for several districts, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday instructed officials to remain vigilant, especially against the backdrop of ongoing paddy procurement operations.He directed officials to make additional arrangements at paddy procurement centres and expedite procurement operations. The chief minister emphasised that…
Haile Selassie (Image: Wikipedia) There are quotes that have lived for decades, not just because they were poetic, but because they passed the test of time across generations. An example is the words of Haile Selassie, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, whose words on courage, humanity and unity continue to echo in discussions on leadership,…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) — as part of its special drive against establishments contributing to air pollution — sealed as many as 14 Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants between April 17 and 21.A senior PCMC official, while talking to TOI, said our nuisance squad teams inspected over 60 RMC plants during the…
Mumbai: Rejecting a plea by the former chairman and the former vice-chairman of the fraud-hit New India Cooperative Bank to allow them to appear through video conferencing from the UK, a magistrate court held that “such kind of abysmal entitlement shown by the accused cannot be entertained”. It said were such pleas to be allowed,…
