Jodhpur/Jaipur: A brief gunfight ensued in Balesar town of Jodhpur district Sunday as Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) stormed a secluded building under construction and busted an illicit mephedrone (MD) manufacturing unit. ANTF sleuths arrested six persons and seized over 170 kg of precursor substances during the raid. IG, ANTF, Vikas Kumar told TOI…
The United States has emerged as India’s largest LPG supplier so far this month. (AI image) In wake of the Middle East conflict, India’s Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) imports have dropped sharply this month, falling to nearly half of February levels and extending the decline seen in March, according to shipping data. At the same…
Chennai: Six days after the reopening of all schools, the education department has commenced the transfer counselling process to fill vacant teacher posts.This year, teachers who have not completed one year at their respective schools can also apply for transfers via the educational management information system (EMIS) portal from Jun 15-22. An application filed by…
Comed-K allows nine students to attend counseling while investigating alleged exam malpractice BENGALURU: Comed-K has decided to provisionally permit nine students who appeared in person before them for the investigation into suspected malpractice to participate in further counseling process.This was because Comed-K felt that even though prima facie there was an organised and assisted malpractice,…
Vinod Suryavanshi, who made a brief appearance in Panchayat, has opened up about facing caste discrimination in his native village in Karnataka, revealing that his family is still not allowed to enter temples or people’s homes.In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Vinod said, “In my village in Karnataka, casteism is still prevalent, even today. There…
MUMBAI: The mortal remains of 15 Indian nationals killed in last week’s speedboat tragedy off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island are scheduled to be flown from Mumbai to their home states on six domestic flights on Tuesday. Morning flights from Mumbai carried seven bodies to Hyderabad, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram. Vietnam Airlines flight VN979 from Ho Chi…
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (X) Virat Kohli brought intensity and theatre to the field as his animated reaction to Shubman Gill’s dismissal became one of the standout moments of the clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans.Gill, who had earlier lit up the chase with a blistering knock, looked in complete control after…
Ahmedabad: A Dalit family in Mehsana district was allegedly forced to halt a wedding procession midway after two men from the upper caste Darbar community objected to the groom riding a horse through the village.The Ladol police in Vijapur taluka have registered an FIR against Yuvrajsinh Chauhan and Nikulsinh Chauhan, residents of Madi village, under…
Ghaziabad: A special Pocso court sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl three years ago. The accused had lured a girl from his neighbourhood away to assault her, but was caught by her mother in the act.Additional sessions Judge Poonam-II said the accused committed aggravated penetrative sexual…
NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah Tuesday directed Nafed and National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation to procure “every single grain” of pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers “with complete transparency, eliminating the entire network of middlemen,” and ensure that income reaches farmers’ bank accounts within 48 hours.“This will ensure fair and remunerative prices…
