NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday urged Sonam Wangchuk to call off his indefinite hunger strike as the climate activist’s indefinite fast against examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak controversy reached Day 16.In a post on X, Moitra said Wangchuk had achieved his objective as his fast had united the country’s…
NEW DELHI: Overall acreage of kharif (summer-sown) crops in the country fell 16% as of last Friday, with most crops reporting a decrease in sown area compared to the same period in 2025. But farmers’ love for water-guzzling cash crop sugarcane, in demand for ethanol, is intact despite pressure on water resources due to weak…
NEW DELHI: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has cancelled the registration of resolution professional Chandra Prakash Jain after an ED investigation into at least 10 corporate insolvency resolution processes (CIRPs) linked to Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd (RCFL) pointed to an alleged nexus among parties involved in the insolvency proceedings.The probe showed Jain had…
National Medical Commission (TNN) NEW DELHI: Medical colleges will no longer be allowed to seek approval to increase MBBS seats while their hospitals or academic buildings are still under construction, under draft amendments proposed by the National Medical Commission (NMC).The draft regulations require institutions to have all prescribed infrastructure and statutory approvals before applying. Temporary…
NEW DELHI: Government has made it clear that social media platforms are expected to strictly follow prescribed standard operating procedures while dealing with child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including timely reporting, coordination with law enforcement agencies and working through designated bodies such as the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).Officials told TOI that compliance with…
File photo: AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has launched a nationwide signature campaign to demand capital punishment for those involved in the alleged theft of donations in Ayodhya’s Ram temple.Launching the drive Sunday in New Delhi’s Rohini along with his wife, he signed the first copy…
Ram Mandir Trust sets criteria for CEO post LUCKNOW: Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra invited applications Monday for its first chief executive officer (CEO), aiming to professionalise the running of Ayodhya’s Ram temple a month after cash-counting agents were allegedly found to have stolen donations to the shrine.The CEO aspirant must be a graduate between…
File photo: Tankers and other vessels in the Strait of Hormuz (Picture credit: Reuters) NEW DELHI: An Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured after two UAE-flagged tankers were targeted by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE ministry of defence said early Tuesday.The attack on the tankers Mombasa…
The legislative majority of the party in office — as well as the democratic mandate — remains unaffected by the bills, MHA said NEW DELHI: The home ministry has rejected the opposition’s charge that its anti-corruption bills undermine federalism and are aimed at destabilising state govts run by BJP’s rivals, asserting that the provisions seek…
NEW DELHI: BJP cited ex-PM Manmohan Singh‘s anguished remarks that he would “commit suicide” after then chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi conveyed the poll watchdog’s pain at loose comments of his ministers as proof of Congress‘s habit of attacking the institution, as it alleged that the party’s playbook had remained unchanged even in opposition.“When…