Four fertiliser ships exit Hormuz NEW DELHI: Four ships carrying around 1.8 lakh tonnes of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and sulphur have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are now heading to ports in India, the fertiliser department said on Monday.The ships crossed the conflict-hit sea channel last week. TOI has learnt they sailed through…
The blaze engulfed a commercial building housing a pet shop, library, and gaming studio LUCKNOW: At least 15 people, most of them student trainees and staff of a gaming and animation studio, were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon in a fire that tore through a three-storey commercial building in Lucknow’s Aliganj after…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing as fake a viral video claiming the June 21 NEET-UG retest question paper had been leaked on the Telegram application, the Centre and National Testing Agency (NTA) Monday initiated action to trace those who created and circulated it.The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit said reports alleging a leak before the exam…
New Delhi: National security adviser Ajit Doval held “constructive” talks Monday with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi focusing on key aspects of bilateral engagement, including progress in the normalisation of the ties that came under severe strain during the over four-year eastern Ladakh border standoff.Wang is in New Delhi to attend a Brics conclave. In…
NEW DELHI: Long before candidates reached NEET-UG exam centres Sunday, the day’s first feeds were already streaming into NTA’s Okhla headquarters, where, sources said, around 250 observers had taken their places. From there, they – with the help of AI tools – watched exam rooms, tracked biometric verification and responded to alerts from a network…
Nagpur: Observing that personal liberty cannot override the broader interests of society, Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court recently denied bail to a Chandrapur murder accused with multiple serious criminal cases, despite his prolonged incarceration and delay in trial.Justice MM Nerlikar rejected bail application filed by the murder accused, who has been in jail…
JAMMU: A 29-year-old soldier died allegedly by suicide at an Army camp in Nagrota, on the outskirts of Jammu, early Monday, officials said.Police said Abhijit Nandan was found hanging at his place of posting. Authorities took him to the military hospital in Satwari, where doctors declared him dead. The body was later shifted to Jammu…
The chief minister added that discussions with the Congress leadership would continue before a decision is taken. NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Monday said that any decision on cabinet expansion rests with the Congress high command, and that his responsibility is to implement the decisions taken by the party leadership.According to…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: The four applications launched by home minister Amit Shah on Friday — Abhigyan, Criminal Procedure Identification (CrPI), e-prosecution 2.0 and e-forensics 2.0 —promise to integrate policing, criminal identification, forensic investigation and prosecution management into a seamless digital chain of the Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS), expediting investigation and…
Ajit Doval holds ‘constructive” talks on normalising ties with China FM Wang Yi, discusses Middle East situation with Iranian Dy Secy Defence Ghadir Nezamipour National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday held a series of high-level bilateral meetings, including talks with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and senior Iranian security official Ghadir Nezamipour, as New…