Mohali: Police on Thursday said they had foiled a major terror attack by arresting two aides of a foreign-based terror operative and defusing a 2.5kg RDX-based IED.Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said the IED was “fully assembled and ready for use”. The police operation prevented an attack on critical public infrastructure in Mohali and averted a…
Civic officials demolish house belonging to Karnail Singh Virka in Phugewadi Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Thursday began demolishing an unauthorised house in Phugewadi belonging to Karnail Singh Virka, one of the accused arrested in connection with the recent illicit liquor deaths in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.The civic action was carried out…
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with speaker Ranjit Kumar Das and other MLAs Guwahati: The three‑week‑old Assam council of ministers led by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma will be expanded on Friday with the induction of 12 more ministers, four of them being debutants.Of the new inductees, 11 belong to BJP, while one represents Asom Gana Parishad…
Lucknow: The probe into the alleged Rs 2.5 crore medicine scam at the urology department of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has found that genuine patients had to wait up to 20 days for medicines, while costly drugs for ‘fake beneficiaries’ were allegedly procured by the scamsters within three to five days.The KGMU on Tuesday…
Sixth Student Suicide in Kota This YearKota: A 17-year-old aspirant from Uttar Pradesh, preparing in Kota for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), was found hanging in his hostel room in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar under Jawahar Nagar police station late Wednesday night.Since the ceiling fan in the hostel room was equipped with an anti-hanging device, the…
CHENNAI: DMK is no longer part of INDIA bloc, party spokesperson TKS Elangovan said on Thursday. He made the statement to ANI, hours after DMK headquarters issued a press statement saying the party would not participate in the alliance meeting to be held in Delhi on June 8.The decision came after Congress, a long-time DMK…
File photo: US President Donald Trump TOI correspondent from Washington: For almost a decade during the Trump era, one of the enduring mysteries of American politics has been whether Republican lawmakers still possessed a functioning spine.Some rare sightings have been reported this week on Capitol Hill, where in a series of small but unmistakable acts…
Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph’s thriller ‘Drishyam 3’ has entered its third week in theatres and is still maintaining its hold despite witnessing a slight decline in collections. According to Sacnilk, ‘Drishyam 3’ earned Rs 1.05 Cr on Day 15. The latest figure represented a 16.0 percent drop from the previous day’s collection of Rs 1.25…
Today’s sky asks for restraint, Aquarius. Expenses may run ahead of income if you aren’t careful, and that can leave you irritated by evening. The Moon stirs your hidden stress zone, while Saturn presses on practical responsibilities. So even small things, fuel, food delivery, online shopping, travel costs, can pile up before you notice.A younger…
New Delhi: A 13-year-old boy drowned in a pond constructed for Chhath Puja in east Delhi’s Mandawali on Wednesday.According to police, the boy had left his home to play in the afternoon but did not return by evening. The family members began searching for him around 5 pm.The child frequently visited Talab Park near Talab…
