Jaisalmer: The Congress Thursday opened its account in Jaisalmer civic elections after its candidate Lakhmo was elected unopposed from Ward 23 following the withdrawal of nomination papers by her BJP rival and five independent candidates.Lakhmo, wife of former municipal chairperson Sumar Khan, was declared elected after the withdrawal process ended. Returning Officer and Jaisalmer SDM…
Pune: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday said the FIR registered by the Karnataka police in his uncle Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash had been transferred to the Maharashtra CID but it still did not act on it, while the CID officers told TOI that it had been made a part of…
Parakala Prabhakar, Indian economist and political commentator, addressing the gathering Hyderabad: Urging young people to fight the growing political and social inequalities, economist and political commentator Parakala Prabhakar said, “If at all there is any hope kindled today, it is only because of the youth of the nation.”Speaking at a national convention against atrocities on…
Shillong: Meghalaya govt has imposed a complete ban on the slaughter of pigs and the sale of pork and pork products within infected zone villages across six blocks in four districts following an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF).According to a govt statement, the outbreak has been confirmed in villages under Pynursla and Mawlai blocks…
Varun Dhawan has revealed that his proposal to wife Natasha Dalal in Alibaug went completely off track. The actor had planned to propose as she came out of the pool, but ended up messing it up multiple times. He said, “It was a bad proposal. I had to play the song three times in a…
In the coastal city of Tadjourah in Djibouti, where extreme heat and dry desert conditions dominate much of the year, architects designed a children’s village that functions without conventional air conditioning. The project, known as the SOS Children’s Village Tadjourah, was created by Urko Sanchez Architects for SOS Children’s Villages International. Instead of relying on…
Porbandar: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Navy crashed into an open field at Dharampur village during a training sortie shortly after taking off from an air enclave, near Porbandar, Gujarat. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: An uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) Drishti-10 crashed near Porbandar in Gujarat during a training sortie on Wednesday afternoon,…
New Delhi: Barely 24 hours after a SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight aborted take-off at IGI Airport following an engine fire, a passenger who was on board has described the evacuation as swift and professional inside the aircraft, but alleged confusion, delays and lack of coordination once passengers were on the ground.Vinod Krishnadas, 41, a Mumbai-based professional…
Dimapur: Nagaland’s environment, forest and climate change department on Saturday signed an MoU with the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education-Rain Forest Research Institute (ICFRE-RFRI), Jorhat, to strengthen forestry research in the state.After signing of the MoU, ICFRE-RFRI director Nitin Kulkarni described the pact as the beginning of a stronger partnership between the institute…
Bengaluru: A house burglary investigation has ended with the complainant himself landing in legal trouble. A claim that burglars had escaped with gold jewellery and cash unravel;ed and led to the recovery of a Blinkit delivery bag containing ganja, bong chocolates, and an electronic weighing scale during police probe. Investigators later concluded that the alleged…
