Chennai: Former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was elected DMK‘s legislative party leader on Sunday, a day before the first session of 17th assembly has been convened. Since DMK is the principal opposition party, Udhayanidhi will be the leader of opposition.According to a statement from DMK, former minister K N Nehru will be the DMK’s…
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited Ganga Expressway from Hardoi district on April 29.“The occasion will mark a milestone in the state’s infrastructure development, directly benefiting crores of people,” an official said.The Ganga Expressway has a total length of 594 kilometres. It starts from Bijoli village in Meerut and ends near Judapur…
Quote of the day by Agatha Christie (Image: Wikipedia) Life often involves genuine risk, but not every risk is actually worth taking. Some decisions place someone in a situation where the possible consequences were obvious from the very beginning. Agatha Christie captured that exact idea in one vivid image. “If you place your head in…
Saini S Johray, the production designer associated with the film Dhurandhar, has been booked by Chandigarh Police following allegations of sexual harassment made by a woman working on the project. Johray has reportedly secured bail in the matter and is yet to publicly address the allegations.As per India Today report, the FIR was registered at…
Kolkata: After the heavy showers received on Wednesday, more rainfall is likely to lash the city on Thursday.The Met office has forecast heavy rain for Kolkata and neighbouring districts of South and North 24 Parganas and Howrah along with many other south Bengal districts.In the past 24 hours, the Alipore Met office had recorded 81.2…
Located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary in Lohit district, the pristine freshwater lake is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas. GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh’s Glaw Lake has been designated as India’s 101st Ramsar Site, becoming the state’s first wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav announced…
Mayor Raj Rani Malhotra conducts an inspection of vehicles Gurgaon: Over one-third of the required vehicles for the door-to-door waste collection remain missing, despite repeated warnings.Nearly three weeks after private sanitation agencies were awarded six-month contracts, they continue to operate with significantly fewer vehicles than mandated. Only 369 of the 591 vehicles — 62% —…
NITI Aayog vice-chairperson Ashok Lahiri (file picture) Kolkata: Centre would consider revising retail petrol and diesel prices once the West Asia situation stabilises, NITI Aayog vice-chairperson Ashok Lahiri told TOI on the sidelines of an event here on Sunday. He added that the Centre was first taking steps to improve energy efficiency and to diversify…
Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D’Souza met Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) commissioner Ravichandra Naik on Tuesday, and directed him not to disrupt birth and death registration services in the name of the SIR process.The MLC also ensured that notices displayed at the MCC office regarding disruption of services due to the SIR process were removed.Last week, Mangaluru…
Kolkata: As the city votes on Wednesday, the Kolkata Police Dog Squad has already deployed its newest members — Ina, Tina, Snoopy and Moon — to secure the city’s high-stakes political landscape. The four labradors, recently designated as “explosive experts”, transitioned directly from rigorous training to the frontline of VIP security and rally ground sanitisation.According…
