J&K may bring electric ‘dog sticks’ under arms rules as authorities flag animal cruelty concerns and warn against their use on street dogs SRINAGAR: Electronically operated, shock-delivering “dog sticks” advertised online as protection against street dogs may be brought under the ambit of J&K Arms Rules, 2016, the govt has announced as such devices come…
A British couple bought a derelict 85-foot, seven-storey Victorian water tower at auction An 85-foot Victorian water tower that once supplied an asylum in South London has been turned into a family home after a major multi-million-pound restoration by a British couple. The Grade II-listed structure in Kennington was built in 1877 to supply water…
2 Pocso undertrials escaped from Srinagar’s high-security Central Jail, triggering a manhunt and lookout notices SRINAGAR: Two men facing charges under the Pocso Act escaped from the high-security Central Jail in Srinagar on Sunday.Police have issued lookout notices and launched a manhunt for the undertrials — Farman Khan, from Rajasthan’s Sadanpora, and Mukhtar Ahmad Gujjar,…
England’s water crisis has prompted a £270,000 campaign urging people to wash rice fewer times and use less water for wudu TOI correspondent from London: Wash rice twice, not seven times. Use a one-litre jug, not a running tap for wudu. England’s water crisis has put rice bowls and prayer taps in the crosshairs, with…
Praising Nitish Kumar’s record as Bihar chief minister, Thakur said he hoped his son would also make a mark in public life. Senior JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur has expressed hope that Bihar health minister Nishant Kumar will follow the political path of his father, Nitish Kumar, and eventually rise to become the state’s chief…
Iran-linked hackers allegedly shut down a small British power generator for four days, marking what could be the UK’s first cyberattack targeting an energy facility TOI correspondent from London: Hackers allegedly tied to Iran govt shut down a small British energy generator for four days last month, in what is believed to be UK’s first…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will attend the ‘national security strategies conference’ (NSSC) here on Monday and Tuesday, brainstorming with the Central and states’ security brass on the entire gamut of security challenges and fine-tuning strategies to overcome them.The ninth NSSC will be held in hybrid format, with over 850 officers from various security…
Amit Shah to attend the ‘national security strategies conference’ (NSSC) NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will attend the ‘national security strategies conference’ (NSSC) here on Monday and Tuesday, brainstorming with the Central and states’ security brass on the entire gamut of security challenges and fine-tuning strategies to overcome them.The ninth NSSC will be held…
Thomas Markle, who has never met Meghan Markle’s children Archie and Lilibet, says he fears he may now never meet his grandchildren. Meghan Markle’s estranged father, Thomas Markle, says he feels “hurt and upset” that his daughter and Prince Harry are reportedly returning to the UK with their children without introducing him to his grandchildren.Thomas…
Ruhullah Mehdi dares NCP a show-cause notice SRINAGAR: Amid calls for his resignation from own party’s functionaries, National Conference MP from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Saturday dared the party to issue him a show-cause and said he would continue to fight for the restoration of Article 370.The Lok Sabha MP has accused his party…