CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition DMK. Speaking for nearly an hour, he appealed to the people of the state to give him time to fix what he described as a corrupt system and fulfil his poll promises. He, however, assured that his government would not…
Varanasi: Around 15 youths allegedly vandalised a restaurant, assaulted its staff and later set a car on fire after the eatery could not serve them noodles in the Sarsauli and Chandmari areas under Cantt police station limits late Saturday. The youths also allegedly assaulted an employee of another restaurant with hockey sticks and rods and…
Maulana Kalbe Jawwad TOI Lucknow Photo By V Sunil Lucknow: A case has been registered at Saadatganj police station after an alleged fake Facebook profile was used to post objectionable, abusive and misleading content against Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad and others.The FIR was lodged on the complaint of Rustamnagar resident Abbas Mehndi, who alleged…
MUMBAI: E-commerce arch-rivals Flipkart and Amazon are on an expansion spree of sorts-they are aggressively ramping up the count of fulfilment centres to gain market share in quick deliveries, a segment they have been late to enter, ceding most of the space to Eternal’s Blinkit, Swiggy’s Instamart and IPO-bound Zepto.As they play catch up in…
NEW DELHI: With 35 laboratory-confirmed Chandipura virus infections and 22 deaths among 184 suspected cases reported in children under 15 across Gujarat this monsoon, and the virus also affecting children from neighbouring Rajasthan, the Centre on Wednesday deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to strengthen outbreak investigations and accelerate scientific efforts to contain…
Chennai: Madras high court has asserted that unlawful assembly by itself would not amount to commission of offence. The court made the observation while quashing criminal cases registered against 15 RSS members for celebrating the organisation’s 100th anniversary without prior permission.“In this case, there is no material to show that there was any promulgation of…
NEW DELHI: Apple posted a record June quarter in India, with CEO Tim Cook identifying the country among its best-performing markets globally.During the company’s earnings call, Cook said Apple achieved June-quarter revenue records across every geographic segment, including India, the US, China mainland, Japan, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Western Europe. The company also posted…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the third edition of the Bharatiya Antariksh Hackathon, a national innovation competition aimed at students interested in space technology and research.The hackathon invites students from across the country to work on real-world challenges linked to India’s growing space ambitions. Participants will have the opportunity to learn directly from…
Maharashtra’s controversial RTI rule changes have been completely halted following chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s (L) directive for consultations with Anna Hazare (R). MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday put a complete hold on the controversial changes to the state’s Right to Information (RTI) Rules, with the state chief information commissioner suspending all the amended provisions…
Digital infrastructure & teacher strength improved, with schools having computers increasing to 43,281, and the total number of teachers rising to 4.6 lakh School bag weighing machines in schools. A scene at Blossoms School at Bagalakunta. Bengaluru: The number of zero-enrolment schools in Karnataka — no students at all in several classes — has dropped…
