Phu Quoc chief rejects allegations of delayed rescue CHENNAI: “It all happened in the blink of an eye, and only those who were seated at the front of the speedboat and jumped into the water after the captain jumped managed to survive,” Nirmal Kumar, one of the survivors of the July 11 Vietnam boat tragedy,…
File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday raised the issue of whether English could be considered an indigenous language as it refused to stay the implementation of CBSE’s decision to make the three-language scheme mandatory for Class 6 from the current academic session.CBSE’s plan, it said, appeared to advance the…
Arunachal gets green nod for 1,000mw hydro-power project (representative image) NEW DELHI: An expert panel of the Union environment ministry has recommended green clearance to the 1,000MW Naying hydro-electric project, paving the way for other statutory clearances and construction of this run-of-the-river project across the Siyom river in Siang and Shi-Yomi districts, close to the…
On Jan 22, 1999, a mob led by Bajrang Dal’s Dara Singh (pic, right) burned Staines (58) and his two sons, Philip (10) and Timothy (6) BHUBANESWAR: Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Odisha govt until Aug 19 to decide on the remission plea of Dara Singh, jailed since 2000 for burning to death Australian missionary…
File photo: Security forces continue large-scale search operations under Operation Sheruwali JAMMU: Security forces on Tuesday launched an intensive search operation in multiple villages in Thanamandi region in J&K’s Rajouri district after CCTV cameras allegedly captured the movement of two terror suspects.The fresh searches came amid the ongoing Operation Sheruwali, a joint combing operation underway…
File photo: Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Nitin Gadkari rejected allegations of a conflict of interest and personal gain over his push for the ethanol blending programme. The road transport and highways minister said he had always backed alternative fuels to reduce vehicular pollution and India’s import bill.Gadkari said the attacks are “politically motivated”….
SRINAGAR: Twelve bikers from Gurgaon were fined a cumulative Rs 1.2 lakh for allegedly riding into the ecologically sensitive Tso Moriri — a pristine, high-altitude lake in the remote Changthang region — as part of Ladakh administration’s continued crackdown on off-roading in protected wildlife areas. Administration also slapped a Rs 50,000 fine on an SUV…
JAMMU: A Jammu court has directed the crime branch inquiry officer to appear in person with the complete record in a case linked to the alleged “fake silver” offerings Rs worth Rs 500cr at Vaishno Devi shrine after objections were raised over the agency’s handling of a complaint seeking registration of an FIR.The case first…
File photo: Terrorist Hafiz Saeed JAMMU: A NIA court here has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Hafiz Saeed, the Pakistan-based founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, 2025, which left 26 people dead.The NIA, which named Saeed as the mastermind of the terror attack conspiracy in a supplementary…
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is likely to approve two major elevated road projects in Varanasi on Wednesday (today) — the Ganga Corridor and the Varuna Corridor — with a combined investment of nearly Rs 25,000 crore to ease traffic congestion in the holy city.TOI has learnt that the first project, the Ganga Elevated Corridor,…