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SAMBHAL(UP): Some people are feared trapped under the rubble after the roof of a cold storage building collapsed in Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Thursday, a senior official said. Relief and rescue operations are being carried out by the administration, he said.SDM Chandausi, Ramkesh Dhama, said the roof of AR cold storage on … Read more
ISLAMABAD: India has invited Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held in New Delhi in April, according to a media report on Wednesday.India currently holds the presidency of the SCO, which comprises China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.As President of the … Read more
BENGALURU: The upcoming assembly elections is shaping up to be the toughest challenge JD(S) has ever faced in electoral politics, as both Congress and BJP are threatening to make huge dents in its Vokkaliga vote bank in the Old Mysuru region. Ever since its inception, JD(S) has won 70-80% of its seats from the region. … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday referred a clutch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage to a five-judge constitution bench. The hearing on the petitions would commence from April 18. The Centre has said it is for Parliament to decide whether same-sex marriage could be statutorily recognised.On Sunday, the Centre submitted an … Read more
A massive fire on Friday evening destroyed the set of Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin Fortunately there were no casualties, but the team members have lost most of their belongings that they had carried to the set that day. But as they say, the show must go on. The actors and technicians of Ghum are … Read more
JAIPUR: Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and party workers were detained in Jaipur for protesting against the Congress government in Rajasthan, on Saturday.BJP workers and leaders were protesting over the matter of outcry by widows of jawans who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.“Our leaders and wives of Pulwama martyrs were … Read more
BENGALURU: An 87-year-old man from Karnataka‘s Hassan district has become India’s first victim of H3N2 virus. He was admitted to Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan on February 24 and he died due to H3N2 on March 1, D Randeep, commissioner of health and family welfare services told TOI. Intense cough for over a week: … Read more
NEW DELHI: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday hit out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his sister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha was summoned for questioning in the Delhi excise policy case.“Is everyone in the BJP a brother of Raja Harishchandra,” the KTR asked.Stepping up his … Read more
NEW DELHI: Steve Smith, Australia’s stand-in captain, on Wednesday said that the pitch for the fourth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad looks a little different from the previous three pitches. Smith added that there might be opportunities for bigger totals on this wicket.Australia are 1-2 down in the four-match series … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals women kicked off their Women’s Premier League campaign on a high, registering a resounding 60-run win over Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. TimesofIndia.com caught up with Dhiraj Malhotra, the Chief Executive Officer of Delhi Capitals, and spoke about WPL 2023, Delhi Capitals women’s maiden title chances this year, IPL … Read more
NEW DELHI: Apple Inc partner Foxconn Technology Group says it is committed to setting up manufacturing facility in Telangana, Hyderabad, the company said. In an official letter addressed to Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, the Taiwanese electronic major confirmed its commitment of setting up the manufacturing facility in Kongar Kalan.Foxconn Technology Group chairman Young … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan seemingly evaded arrest on Sunday after a team from the Islamabad police reached his Lahore residence to detain him in connection with the Toshakhana case. عمران خان گرفتاری سے گریزاں ہیں۔ ایس پی صاحب کمرے میں گئے ہیں مگر وہاں عمران خان موجود نہیں۔ ٹیم عمران خان … Read more
NEW DELHI: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, where he praised India for making “remarkable progress” in crucial fields like health, development and climate change, and noted the “incredibly innovative work” being done in the country over the past few years. My conversation with Prime Minister @narendramodi left me more … Read more
NEW DELHI: Humbled in Indore, an outright victory in Ahmedabad will seal India’s place in the World Test Championship final against Australia but if Rohit Sharma‘s team loses or plays a draw, its fate will depend on the outcome of the Sri Lanka-New Zealand series.Australia by virtue of their nine-wicket win in Indore have already … Read more
LUCKNOW: An SC/ST court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday acquitted three accused in the 2020 Hathras gang rape and murder case and held one person guilty.Of the four accused, Sandeep, Ravi, Luv Kush, and Ramu, only Sandeep has been convicted of the crime.Sandeep’s conviction was made under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) … Read more
NEW DELHI: At Rs 1.49 lakh crore, India’s goods and services tax (GST) collection for the month of February jumped by 12%, year-on-year. In an official release, the finance ministry said that the cess collected by the Centre last month was the highest since implementation of GST, at Rs 11,931 crore. Of the total collection … Read more
Petrol prices remain high across India with the price being close to 100 rupees per litre in New Delhi, the nation’s capital. The petrol hike has made citizens miserable as they find it difficult to afford essential commodities and transportation in their day to day lives. These soaring gas prices remain high and keep rising … Read more
Australia are 2-0 down and have lost the chance to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will now remain with holders India. But the visitors are leaving no stone unturned to stage a comeback in the four-match series, led by stand-in skipper Steve Smith.The third Test of the series begins in Indore on March 1, and … Read more
The inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) is on the way to becoming a game-changer for women’s cricket globally in every aspect, having started with the buzz it created by raising Rs 4,669 crore from the sale of five franchise rights, followed by the mega auction of players. The league is scheduled to begin on March … Read more
Central banks globally must remain vigilant until inflation is firmly under control, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva.“I want to be clear we are not yet seeing inflation going down to target fast enough,” Georgieva told Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 finance chiefs’ meetings … Read more
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Friday, the International Airport declared a full emergency when a flight from Calicut bound for Dammam was diverted to the state capital due to suspected hydraulic failure. The airport sources report that the flight landed safely at 12.15PM.The sources said the tail part of the Air-India Express IX 385, carrying 182 passengers, hit … Read more
A while ago, Maanvi dropped a picture with her engagement ring and wrote, “So this happened 💍 #Engaged ❤️” The actress though, didn’t reveal who she is getting married to. On Valentine’s day, the actress took to Instagram and dropped a mushy post with Kumar Varun expressing, “Found my lobster 🦞 #HappyValentinesDay ❤️🧿” The couple … Read more
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Newark to Delhi was diverted to Stockholm on Wednesday due to an oil leak in one of the engines, according to a senior official. The senior DGCA official said the flight, operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, had an oil leak in one of the engines. Following the oil … Read more
NEW DELHI: The West started the war and is using Ukraine as a tool to try and destroy Russia … but we used force to stop it, declared Russian President Vladimir Putin during his State of the Nation address on Tuesday. In a hawkish speech, Putin vowed to “systematically” continue the Ukraine offensive, which started … Read more
NEW DELHI: Disgruntled JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha announced his resignation from the party on Monday and launched his own outfit, Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal. The move comes on the heels of a prolonged tussle between him and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over the party’s strategy moving forward and alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal … Read more
Bigg Boss 13 winner late Sidharth Shukla’s mother Rita Shukla has been in association with the Brahma Kumaris for a long time. Recently, she visited them for a Shivratri programme and joined them for a live interaction with fans on social media.An overwhelmed Rita Maa, as she is fondly addressed by all, shared that she … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union minister of railways, communications and electronics, and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw at the Economic Times Global Business Summit (GBS) 2023, on Saturday said that locally developed 4G and 5G technology stack has drawn interest from over 9 countries making India a potential telecom technology exporter. “There are at least nine or 10 countries … Read more
KL Rahul took a stunning one-handed catch to dismiss the well-set opener Usman Khawaja on day one of the second Test between India and Australia in Delhi on Friday, which incidentally also brought up the 250th Test wicket for all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.LIVE UPDATES: 2nd Test, Day 1Batting on 81, Australia’s top scorer of the day … Read more
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that even the International Cricket Council (ICC) won’t be able to convince the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the issue of Pakistan being the hosts for the 2023 Asia Cup, which is now likely to move out of the country. The BCCI has made it … Read more
MUMBAI: A man allegedly murdered his live-in-partner in their rented flat in Maharashtra’s Nalasopara and hid the body in a bed box.In their rent agreement, they had claimed to be a married couple.Hardik Shah (30), who was arrested from the Nagda junction railway station in Madhya Pradesh early Tuesday was brought to Nalasopara on Wednesday. … Read more