Ahmedabad: Gujarat has retained its position as India’s largest exporting state in 2025-26, accounting for more than a quarter of the country’s outbound trade even as global headwinds and softer commodity prices weighed on export values.According to data released by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Gujarat recorded exports worth $110.63 billion during the…
In parts of northern Manila, the sound of traffic never fully stops. Beneath elevated expressways where thousands of vehicles pass each day, there are narrow settlements built into the shadows of concrete pillars and drainage channels. Families cook meals there, children sleep there, laundry hangs beside cracked support beams, and daily life continues within metres…
Complaints of low pressure, truncated supply hours, and a heavy reliance on expensive private tankers persist across several housing societies Pune: Residents of Vimannagar and Kharadi continue to struggle with chronic water crisis despite rising reservoir levels following recent rains. Complaints of low pressure, truncated supply hours, and a heavy reliance on expensive private tankers…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Oman on Sunday said it has learnt of an incident involving the Indian-flagged mechanised sailing vessel Virat 1 off the coast of Oman and that search and rescue operations are currently under way in coordination with Omani authorities.In a post on X, the embassy said the vessel was reportedly…
Emilia Clarke is setting the record straight on long-standing rumours surrounding her Game of Thrones salary. More than a decade after reports claimed that the actress earned an estimated USD 300,000 per episode, Clarke, who famously played Daenerys Targaryen in HBO’s blockbuster fantasy series, described the figures as “wildly exaggerated.”Clarke, in her latest interview with…
Chennai: The population of the Nilgiri Tahr, Tamil Nadu’s state animal, has increased marginally from 1,303 to 1,364 this year, according to data released by State Forest Minister R V Ranjith Kumar on World Environment Day on Friday. However, this year’s growth rate plumetted to 4.68%, compared to 21% in 2025.State Forest Secretary Supriya Sahu…
Pune: The Pune Rural police have registered a case against a 30-year-old man for allegedly assaulting his wife and causing grievous injuries to her private parts by pouring toilet-cleaning acid on her because she had not conceived a son.The incident took place on April 20 in a village in Haveli taluka. Following the assault, the…
The ongoing pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mapping exercise is progressing slowly in cities, including Pune and Mumbai, with senior election officials attributing it to the nature of preparatory work and high urban mobility.Data accessed by TOI as of April 24 shows that 65.1% of the state’s 9.88 crore electors have been mapped with the last…
Jaipur: Three investigation committees have submitted their final findings to the state govt on the five maternal deaths in Kota, even though nearly 10% of critical drug sample test reports are still awaited — leaving the probe submission incomplete and effectively redundant.When contacted senior officials confirmed to TOI that several lab reports on the 24…
Pune: The city’s Air Force Station is among the country’s important military aviation facilities, supporting operational flying, logistics, training activities and movement of military aircraft. The adjoining civilian airport at Lohegaon also handles a large number of commercial flights daily, making the surrounding airspace one of the busiest in the zone.But over a year after…
