A flooded Drive-In road in Ahmedabad after heavy downpour on July 23, 2026 Ahmedabad: Thursday was the wrong day to be outdoors. As the skies pelted Amdavadis with heavy rain, commuting became a nightmare for those depending on app-based cab rides. If fares skyrocketed by up to six times, passengers willing to pay the inflated…
India’s traditional arts and crafts have been refined over centuries, shaped by skilled hands and passed from one generation to the next. USTTAD, launched in May 2015 from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, was created to ensure those skills do not fade. The scheme upgrades the skills of traditional artisans and craftsmen, documents identified crafts, sets…
A departmental inquiry ordered to determine how the electrocution occurred Surat: The Municipal School Board (MSB) suspended the principal of Municipal School No. 16 after a Class IX student was electrocuted, citing negligence in maintaining school infrastructure. The physical education teacher, who was on contract basis, has also been relieved of duty.MSB officials said the…
Panaji: As hypertension doesn’t often produce any symptoms, many tend to ignore regular blood pressure (BP) checks, unaware of the silent damage high BP can cause to the heart, brain, eyes and kidneys, say experts.What’s worse and commonly seen is patients discontinuing BP medication on their own.One such case was that of a 65-year-old man…
Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar reiterated his prediction of a major Samajwadi Party split, claiming disgruntled SP MPs are preparing to break away. LUCKNOW: A day after claiming that the Samajwadi Party (SP) was heading for a major split, Uttar Pradesh minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Thursday…
A press meet at the Press Club, Kolkata on the ISI Bill on Saturday… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: Faculty members, scholars and students of Indian Statistical Institute on Saturday requested the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) to initiate discussions over the bill with the “stakeholders of ISI”. They alleged that there are “serious anomalies”…
Margao: Over a year after state govt rolled out the Goa State Amritkal Agriculture Policy, 2025 (GSAAP-2025), stakeholders say implementation on the ground remains slow, with progressive farmers and agro-entrepreneurs calling for speedier execution and fine-tuning.TOI had repeatedly flagged Goa’s long-standing absence of a comprehensive agriculture policy. Reports had pointed out that without a well-designed…
‘Power does not last forever’: Rahul Gandhi’s warning to police after tear gas, lathi-charge on NEET protesters NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday warned police officers that ‘power does not last forever’ and ‘accountability will certainly be enforced’, saying the Constitution, not the government is…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: IPL 2026 has reached its business end, and a TOI Online poll has revealed how fans feel about the season and what they expect from the playoffs.In the lead-up to the IPL 2026 playoffs, cricket fans shared their opinions through poll responses on TOI Online. The race to predict…
Bengaluru: As global beer trends turn hyperlocal, the city’s craft breweries are heading back to their roots. Traditional Indian ingredients such as ragi, jowar, mahua, and red rice are beginning to froth their way into beer mugs across the city, as brewers experiment with flavours rooted in local culture and agriculture.Speaking at the Indian Chamber…
