Ludhiana: Rajan Sharma, brother of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district vice-president Mahesh Dutt Sharma, was arrested on Thursday night alongside an associate, Ankush Sharma, after allegedly firing a licensed handgun over a 90-rupee tavern dispute.Police claimed that a Sundar Nagar tavern owner, Aakash, had sent a waiter over Rajan’s table to collect payment for snacks…
Chandigarh: With an eye on the upcoming Punjab assembly elections, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday pitched the ‘Haryana model’ while highlighting the NDA govt’s achievements over the past 12 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing a press conference to mark 12 years of the Modi govt at the Centre, Saini said Haryana…
Guwahati: Assam governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has summoned the budget session of the state assembly from July 6, an official notification said on Friday. The session will be held over a period of 21 days.Earlier, on May 21, the first session of the new assembly was held for four days, where the new speaker was…
NEW DELHI: Planning of cities and towns must be people-centric and responsive to citizens’ needs, housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal said Friday as Brics nations adopted an Urban Ministerial Declaration committing to inclusive development, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups.The declaration, adopted at the conclusion of the two-day Brics Urbanisation Forum, themed ‘Cities…
MrBeast (Image Via Getty) MrBeast is just one subscriber away from making YouTube history. On June 12, the world’s biggest YouTube creator began livestreaming as his channel reached 499,999,999 subscribers, putting him on the edge of an achievement no creator has ever reached before. According to Dexerto, the livestream was created so fans could watch…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Move over kings, emperors, oil sheikhs, and that uncle who insists he bought Apple or Nvidia 25 years ago but somehow still drives a 2002 Toyota Corolla or Maruti Suzuki. The world has a new financial life-form: Elon Musk, the first person to breach the previously mythical $1 trillion net worth…
Ranvir Shorey and director Shreyansh Pandey have dismissed the political agenda debate surrounding Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster spy franchise Dhurandhar. Ranvir called it “grossly unfair” to judge the film on political merit rather than cinematic merit, while Shreyansh described it as “just pure and good storytelling” with no agenda. Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar’ and its sequel ‘Dhurandhar:…
Sachin Tendulkar and Kane Williamson (X) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has joined the growing list of tributes for Kane Williamson after the New Zealand star announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday.Williamson’s decision brings an end to a distinguished international career that spanned 378 matches and established him as one of the finest batters…
New Delhi: Coal continues to be widely used in brick kilns across Delhi-NCR despite a ban, according to a survey by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). With brick kilns being one of the contributors to Delhi’s air pollution, the report found widespread non-compliance, weak enforcement, poor transition support and limited adoption of cleaner fuels…
Mumbai: Konkan Railway will deploy an Artificial Intelligence-based monitoring system to detect landslides, falling boulders and even animals on the tracks during the upcoming monsoon, as part of an extensive safety plan for the season. The railway has also completed a series of slope protection and emergency preparedness measures ahead of the monsoon timetable that…
