NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will chair a conference of superintendents of police (SPs) of border districts here on Thursday, which will discuss issues like infiltration, illegal immigration, unnatural demographic changes and their impact on security and law and order, besides the threats from drones and narcotics trafficking.The meeting comes in the backdrop of…
An advocate made a mention before Madras high court on Wednesday seeking urgent hearing of a plea to restrain the state government from issuing or implementing any government appointment orders arising out of Karur stampede incident Madurai: An advocate made a mention before Madras high court on Wednesday seeking urgent hearing of a plea to…
EPS at review meet in Trichy Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday instructed party functionaries to stop wasting energy on those who had quit the party and instead concentrate fully on the upcoming local body elections and bye-elections.Addressing a review meeting with the party’s Trichy district units at the AIADMK headquarters, Palaniswami…
Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) initiated an outreach programme to strengthen heritage protection in the Walled City, with its Heritage Cell signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dronah Foundation Wednesday.The foundation had prepared the dossier that helped Jaipur secure UNESCO World Heritage status.Officials said the collaboration will support community outreach and consultations…
R Sai Kishore (PTI Photo) India left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore has signed for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club for the final six matches of the 2026 County Championship season. The 29-year-old will be available from Gloucestershire’s match against Worcestershire County Cricket Club at Cheltenham on August 20. Kishore previously impressed during a stint with Surrey…
T’puram: CPM state secretary M V Govindan on Wednesday disowned party mouthpiece Desabhimani, which carried a report praising MSC investment in Vizhinjam port. Govindan said the newspaper should have pondered over pros and cons of the share transfer before publishing a news that contradicted CPM’s official stand on the matter.Addressing a news conference here, Govindan…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday termed the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) decision to freeze its bank deposits worth Rs 440 crore as “politically motivated”, asserting that all its financial transactions had been fully disclosed to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Income Tax Department.The statement came hours after the ED froze…
US President Donald Trump at Nato summit The TOI correspondent from Washington: MAGA boss Donald Trump, who built an entire political brand around ridiculing rivals as mentally unfit, sleepy, or low-energy, is finding himself at the center of increasingly uncomfortable questions about his own verbal stumbles and bloopers that critics say indicates a steady cognitive…
DRDO conducts successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, in Odisha, on Wednesday NEW DELHI: To extend the range of the indigenous artillery rocket system, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday conducted a successful flight-test of Pinaka long range guided rocket (LRGR) from the Integrated…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s higher education sector crossed a significant milestone, with more than four out of every 10 young people in the state now pursuing higher education. The state’s gross enrolment ratio (GER) rose to 41.8% in 2023-24, its highest ever, helping Karnataka climb to the sixth spot nationally, according to the All-India Survey on Higher…