CHANDIGARH: An accounts officer with Haryana govt allegedly died by suicide after being called for questioning by CBI in connection with the probe into the Rs 593 crore bank fraud case linked to Haryana govt funds, police said on Monday. Balwant Singh, who was posted with Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL), is suspected to…
Sunetra wins by 2.18L votes, tells party to let work speak PUNE: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, riding a sympathy wave, on Monday won the Baramati bypoll by a margin of 2,18,034 votes, the highest-ever recorded by any candidate in an assembly election in the country.She polled 2,18,969 votes and New Rashtriya Samaj Party candidate…
Dibrugarh: In upper Assam’s tea garden belt, comprising Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo and Golaghat districts, the BJP and its ally, AGP, swept all 25 assembly seats, underlining the decisive role of the mostly Adivasi tea garden voters. While the BJP won 23 seats, AGP secured two.In these five districts of the upper Assam region,…
Jaipur: The indefinite hunger strike by Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd (JCTSL) employees at Shaheed Smarak entered its 11th day, Monday, with workers warning of a citywide blockade if their demands are not met soon.The employees’ union has given the administration time till Tuesday, stating that if their 14-point charter of demands is not addressed,…
CHENNAI: AIADMK’s string of defeats continues and Edappadi K Palaniswami’s position as the party’s ‘undisputed’ leader is under threat. ADMK’s tally of 47 seats marks its poorest performance since 1996, with even its traditional support base in the state’s western belt eroding.Vijay’s promise of “economic protection and uncompromising security for women” has resonated more than…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: The United States and Iran are on the verge of resuming their shooting match in the Gulf after Teheran attacked UAE with drones and missiles in response to US efforts to militarily escort scores of stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz under what it called “Project Freedom.”In a high-stakes gamble…
Rising tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices sharply higher on Tuesday after Iranian-linked attacks and military clashes fueled fears over disruption in the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route.Brent crude, the international benchmark, closed at $114.44 a barrel, marking a rise of around 6% on the day, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate…
‘The Housemaid’ star Amanda Seyfried was all about the farm life as she prepped for the glamorous event. Channeling her inner ‘Mean Girl’ from her early days, the actress opted to go all pink at this year’s Met Gala event to embody the ‘Costume Art’ theme. At the event, she also spoke about how she…
Sanju Samson (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The last time Sanju Samson was here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, his international career was almost on the brink. Pencilled into the Indian XI only because Abhishek Sharma fell ill before the T20 World Cup match against Namibia in Feb, a deflated Samson walked off after scoring…
A routine construction project in Snowmass Village, Colorado, uncovered a remarkable Ice Age fossil site. The discovery of a juvenile Columbian mammoth tusk marked the beginning of the Snowmastodon story. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons It began like any other day of moving earth around in Snowmass Village, Colorado. The weather was a typical October…
