Tambaram, long a DMK stronghold, is uncertain ground for the party after it dropped sitting MLA S R Raja. The move triggered unrest in DMK ranks and has handed rivals an unexpected opening. AIADMK is pushing for a comeback, while TVK wants to tap into voter fatigue and urban concerns.After emerging a separate constituency following…
Hyderabad: ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Saturday outlined an ambitious roadmap for India’s space programme, saying the country is preparing for a decisive expansion in launch capability, human spaceflight and lunar exploration while stressing that safety and institutional trust remain central to every mission.Addressing scientists from ISRO, DRDO and the Aeronautical Society of India at…
Kolkata: Two men, Mohammad Tasir and Sai Ansari, have been arrested on Friday afternoon for their alleged involvement in the death of their friend, Mohammad Sahab (24), in Anandapur. Sahab, a resident of Martinpara, allegedly died after falling into an elevator shaft of an under-construction building on Wednesday night.Initial probe suggested an accident, however, the…
Varanasi: Fugitive codeine cough syrup smuggling syndicate kingpin Shubham Jaiswal’s network suffered a major blow as the possibility of his father Bhola Prasad coming out of jail ended for at least one year.Sonabhadra SP Abhishek Verma told TOI that strict action has been taken under the PIT NDPS Act against the accused involved in the…
Chandigarh: The story goes that during Guru Nanak Dev’s visit to Leh in 1517, a Miswak twig he used took root and grew into a tree. Over time, it came to be known as ‘Lha Chang’ (Tree of God), revered across communities. More than five centuries later, a part of that enduring Sikh legacy has…
Pune: A Pune Municipal Corporation letter to the National Highways Authority of India has flagged that excavation work on a service road in Bavdhan damaged a sewer line, causing sewage leakage and raising concerns about possible contamination of Pashan lake, where water quality has recently deteriorated.In the March 17 letter, issued by the Kothrud-Bavdhan ward…
DIPHU: The body of a missing polling official was found in a nude and decomposed condition in a remote hilly area of Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Saturday, officials said. The body of Cornelius Kindu was discovered in the Rongwongwey area by locals, who informed the authorities, according to news agency PTI. Kindu, who was…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) claimed to finalise arrangements to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply across the state during the extreme summer months. The corporation prepared a strategy to make around 34,000 MW of power available, keeping in view the rise in demand expected between April and Sept.UPPCL managing director Pankaj Kumar said that…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sharpened his attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the women’s reservation bill, alleging that the party opposed greater political representation for women and worked against the passage of the 33 per cent quota bill.Addressing a rally in Bengal’s Bankura, PM Modi said, “The women of Bengal…
United flight diverted, passengers evacuated via emergency slides in Pittsburgh A United Airlines flight bound for New York was forced to make an emergency diversion to Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday after the crew reported a possible security threat onboard.According to The Guardian, Flight 2092 had taken off from Chicago O’Hare International Airport and was…
