Chandigarh: Chandigarh’s road recarpeting drive has suffered a major setback, with the municipal corporation completing only about 26% of its planned works this summer due to an acute shortage of bitumen. With the monsoon setting in and road works now suspended, nearly three-fourths of the city’s scheduled recarpeting remains pending.MC records show that of the…
Pune: Several teachers’ organisations across Maharashtra have announced a statewide school shutdown on July 9, 2026, against govt’s continued neglect of issues related to Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).Vijay Kombe, state president of the Maharashtra State Primary Teachers’ Forum, told TOI that the protest is against the govt’s continued neglect of issues relating to TET-induced service…
Lucknow: Police are probing the death of a four-and-a-half-year-old boy in Madiaon after doctors found multiple injury marks on his body, raising questions over the mother’s claim that he died after slipping in a bathroom.The child, Aham, was brought to RMLIMS on Friday evening, where doctors declared him dead.According to the child’s mother, Poonam, her…
Jaipur: A 25-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death while trying to mediate a dispute between two groups of friends in Jaipur’s Shivdaspura area, police said Saturday.The incident took place near Vrindavan Garden late Friday night. The victim’s body was found in a vacant plot Saturday morning.Police identified the deceased as Sonu Yadav, a native…
While people were busy spreading rumours of a crisis, govt was quietly ramping up domestic LPG production, diversifying crude supplies and leveraging diplomacy to shield consumers from shortages and steep price shocks during the worst energy crisis in decades caused by the West Asia war, PM Modi said on Saturday.Speaking at the inauguration of HPCL…
New IRGC navy chief gives US and Israel a warning The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has warned that “divine revenge” against the United States and Israel was “not far away,” in a statement issued to mark the funeral of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.In a message on Saturday, IRGC Navy Chief…
NEW DELHI: “Chase your dreams, they do come true.”Those famous words from Sachin Tendulkar perfectly captured the moment 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stood with a smile on his face after receiving his maiden India cap from Tilak Varma just ahead of the second T20I against England at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. For a boy…
You wake with purpose today, and that makes all the difference. Mercury sharpens your thinking, while the Moon adds a pleasant emotional steadiness. The result is simple. You feel more like yourself. Joy, enthusiasm, and that quiet confidence of knowing what needs to be done all move together.There may also be a social or family…
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a chemical godown in northwest Delhi’s Pooth Khurd Saturday evening. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call was received about the fire around 6.03 pm, after which nine fire tenders with around 45 firemen reached the spot. The fire…
Turtles, rabbits and even a deer have passed through this crematorium Thane is about to get its second pet crematorium. The Kalwa facility, free like its predecessor, opens on August 15, with two more planned along Ghodbunder Road and in Kopri. Until then, the Thane Municipal Corporation’s pet crematorium in Majiwada remains the district’s only…
