Saudi Arabia hosted leaders and officials from across the Gulf on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the region. The talks in the coastal city of Jeddah come as the White House considers Iran’s latest proposal to end the two-month-old conflict. “During the summit, a number of topics and issues related to regional and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the planned maiden launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, as “a historic new frontier” for the country’s space programme as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace prepared for Mission Aagaman from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.The mission, scheduled for lift-off at 11.30am, marks the first…
CHENNAI: Going harder on overcharging liquor buyers beyond the maximum retail price (MRP), the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) has revised its penal action to dismiss personnel at retail vending shops if they are caught violating the MRP norms for a third time.The revised disciplinary guidelines, issued through a circular by Tasmac on Friday,…
Bengaluru: The state govt, which has opposed bike-taxi operations, is set to file an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court’s Jan order, transport minister Ramalinga Reddy confirmed to TOI.The high court had ruled that a blanket ban on bike taxis was not legally valid and directed the transport department to permit…
A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal directed the truck owner and its insurer to jointly and severally pay Rs1.18cr with 7% annual interest from the date of institution of the claim petition till realisation Pune: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) held that contributory negligence cannot be attributed to a motorcyclist merely on the ground that…
Picture credit: Instagram/Bree Steele An Australian podcast producer living in India has shared her observations about the country’s work culture.Bree Steele, who has been living in India since 2023, spoke about her experience in a video posted on Instagram. “I’ve observed like my friends get work calls at like 9.30 at night. And there’s no…
New Delhi: One built a fake profile, the other brought it to life. But to a 67-year-old widower living alone in south Delhi, Anushka seemed like a real woman on a dating app who seemed interested in meeting him.Behind Anushka’s profile were two young women — Jyotsna (26), who worked in a private company in…
Times News NetworkChennai: A guest worker died and 48 others were injured after the landing of an iron staircase collapsed at a workers’ accommodation facility in Nandambakkam late on Sunday night, when hundreds of workers gathered on the structure to watch and celebrate the IPL final. They fell from a height of nearly 15ft.Hundreds of…
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has addressed criticism surrounding Robert Downey Jr’s introduction as Doctor Doom in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).The MCU boss, who was at the ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ panel at Comic-Con, took questions about the Thanos vs Doom debate. Speaking about the criticism that RDJ’s Doctor Doom has not received the same gradual…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged “people to remain calm and avoid any kind of panic as all concrete steps are being taken to prevent shortages or disruptions in supply chains”. The minister, who chaired the 5th meeting of the informal group of ministers (IGoM) on the West Asia developments, said his…
