Deputy CM Eknath Shinde called on organisers to exercise caution at public functions. THANE: A Hindi song sung by legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, featuring a reference to ‘Vande Mataram‘, was mistakenly played instead of the official version of the national song at a government event attended by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde in Thane,…
New Delhi: Delhi cabinet has approved around a 50% increase in compensation for crop losses caused by heavy rainfall and waterlogging, raising ex gratia assistance from about Rs 49,421 per hectare to Rs 75,000 per hectare. The enhanced package is expected to benefit nearly 10,000 farmers whose crops were damaged during Aug-Sept last year.Chief minister…
Preliminary police probe indicated that it was a case of suicide, with officers citing exam-related stress as a possible factor Pune: A 21-year-old second-year MBBS student from Hyderabad died after falling from the terrace of a nine-storey private hostel building in the city’s Dhankawadi area around Wednesday noon.Preliminary police probe indicated that it was a…
Shiv Sena launched ‘Mission Gen Z’ to connect with young people MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde has launched ‘Mission Gen Z’ to reach out to young people.As part of the initiative, a Youth Public Representatives’ Interaction Camp was organised in Mumbai on Wednesday, bringing together more than 250…
CM Shivakumar holds his first Cabinet meeting in Vidhana Soudha Thursday. BENGALURU: “There will be no rollback of the welfare schemes,” said chief minister D K Shivakumar while ordering a statewide review of beneficiaries under the Congress govt’s flagship guarantee programmes during his first meeting with senior officials after assuming office Thursday. The review aims…
Hyderabad: Karimnagar police commissioner Gaush Alam told TOI that police would seek a prison transit warrant to take Bihar-based Subodh Singh into custody in connection with the PMJ Jewels robbery case..Police said Singh has a gang of around 70 associates who execute specialised armed robbiers to target gold-finance institutions or high-end gold shops.“Subodh has multiple…
TNN aap Margao: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa on Thursday filed a police complaint against BJP vice-president Narendra Sawaikar for allegedly posting a distorted map of India and making derogatory remarks against protesting youth, terming them “termites” on social media.The complaint, filed by AAP Goa president Valmiki Naik along with vice-presidents Manuel Cardoso and…
Far below the surface of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, where sunlight disappears and fishing grounds give way to deep water, three unusual fish specimens had been sitting in scientific collections for years. They would eventually become the basis for describing a species unknown to science. At the centre of that work was Naidely Valeria Vidaurre-Quesada,…
NEW DELHI: Five Air Force personnel were killed in an AN-32 transport aircraft crash in Assam on Saturday morning, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a statement.“The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of five personnel in the An-32 accident at Jorhat, Assam. Sqn Ldr Prashant Singh, Flt Lt Shubham Kumar, Sgt Jitendra…
Mice are some of the most invasive animals on the planet. Quick to enter and escape they have managed to make many a human mind burst with anger and panic. The max that can be done about them is setting up a trap or spreading some poison around. But imagine an island filled with mice…
