Varanasi: An 18-year-old boy drowned in Ganga while bathing at Markandey Mahadev Ghat in Kaithi under Chaubepur police station area on Wednesday morning. The body was recovered after nearly three hours of search by local divers and police.According to reports, Vaibhav Gupta, a Class XI student, resident of Cholapur, had come to Markandey Mahadev Temple…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: With Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring his second century in the last three ODIs, the pressure is mounting on the selectors to decide the future of veteran Rohit Sharma. Although the 39-year-old survived a jittery start in the third ODI, he went on to score an eye-catching 79 and put…
Ahmedabad: As old residential societies undergo redevelopment, what about the trees that have stood in their compounds for decades, or even longer? The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) calls for their transplantation elsewhere but the machinery it acquired for the job in 2016 has not helped much. The massive truck-mounted transplanter bought from the state forest…
Clinical psychologist Dr Deepika Sharma at TOI’s Let’s D-Stress event on Thursday Noida: It began with games. No phones, no notifications, just residents of Prateek Wisteria in Sector 77 pulled briefly out of their digital routines and asked to pay attention to something else. By the end of the evening, the simple community engagement exercise…
Your day brings with it an air of success, like that first shower after years of drought. Jupiter stands by your side while the Moon boosts your optimism so even routine work seems like progress. Joy and excitement spreads as it builds among those you share your day with.A social gathering or family function may…
NEW DELHI: Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to take oath as Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term on Tuesday, becoming the first non-Congress leader in the state to achieve the feat.The swearing-in ceremony of the BJP-led NDA government’s third straight term in Assam will be held at the Veterinary College Field in Khanapara…
NEW DELHI: For 25 years, Bhola Mehto, 45, has been earning a modest living at New Krishna Market. Last Tuesday, he says, his life was turned upside down when he was allegedly subjected to hours of torture, first in a police post and later in a police station, on suspicion of stealing a purse. Mehto…
Mumbai’s suburban network operates more than 2,300 train services daily under an automatic signalling system. MUMBAI: In a major safety initiative, Central Railway (CR) on Sunday upgraded the GPS-based Signal Location Announcement System (SILAS) used in Mumbai suburban EMU trains. Installed on 130 CR suburban trains, the system provides motormen with real-time signal alerts, helping…
Dimapur: The Govt of India has recognised 19 notified tribal local dialects of Nagaland in the recruitment process of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in the postal department.Nagaland’s lone Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir, who initiated and pursued the recruitment policy reform on recruitment of GDS in Nagaland, called the Centre’s decision ‘historic’.In a statement…
Kolkata: MMiC and ward 81 councillor in KMC Baiswanor Chattopadhyay has been summoned by the New Market Police Station in connection with a protest held against the locking of the historic KMC Council Chamber. Sources claimed the incident happened on Friday, when there was uproar among Trinamool councillors after they found the chamber locked. Trinamool…
