KOCHI: The production company of the movie ‘JSK – Janaki v/s State of Kerala’, starring Union minister of state Suresh Gopi, agreed Wednesday to rephrase its title by adding the initial ‘V’ to the name, as suggested by Central Board of Film Certification. CBFC also agreed to mute or edit the word ‘Janaki’ in two…
NEW DELHI: India strongly demanded that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) undertake a comprehensive investigation and global review of all maritime incidents involving foreign-flagged container vessels operating in Indian waters. It said these incidents, caused by undeclared hazardous cargoes, and structural and stability issues, have raised serious safety concerns.Participating in the 134th session of the…
HYDERABAD: In a major crackdown, ED has lodged an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against 29 actors and social media personalities for allegedly endorsing illegal online betting networks, reportAmong the high-profile names in the ECIR are actors Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Nidhi Agarwal, Pranitha Subhash, and Manchu Lakshmi as well as two TV…
NEW DELHI: A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report on a comprehensive update on terrorist financing risks, released this month, has for the first time mentioned the role of ‘states’ as terror sponsors, something India has been harping on while seeking to designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism.India had identified state sponsored terrorism…
Vatsala, who forest officials said was over a 100 years old, died in Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday BHOPAL: She never mated, yet raised generations of calves. She survived brutal attacks, lived through blindness, and stood as a matriarch in the forests of Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh for over three…
The preliminary report of the June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad will be made public likely by this week, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told the parliamentary committee on transport and tourism Wednesday. It said as per rules, a crash report is put on public domain with 30 days of incident.TOI has learnt…
Ramsetu bridge suffered structural damage after the first rainfall since its construction AJMER: In a damning indictment of public infrastructure management, the Ajmer Judicial Magistrate Court Number-2 on Wednesday ordered to immediately close the newly inaugurated Ramsetu bridge that suffered structural damage last week after the first rainfall since its construction.Rajasthan’s Rs 243 crore project,…
By Ashok Singh ShekhawatJHUNJHUNU: Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed after a Jaguar trainer aircraft crashed during a routine training mission near Bhanuda village in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Wednesday afternoon, reports Ashok Singh Shekhawat.The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to determine the cause of the crash – the third such accident…
PATNA: The special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has gained pace with 57% (4.5 crore) of the 7.89 crore enrolled voters submitting their enumeration forms by Wednesday. But the process seems to have thrown up an urban-rural divide, TOI found after speaking to officials and people across regions. While officials were seen…
BHOPAL: A Bhopal court will continue to hear the criminal case linked to the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, rejecting Dow Chemical’s plea to shift proceedings to a CBI court in Indore. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Hemlata Ahirwar ruled Wednesday that her court holds jurisdiction, fixing the next hearing for Aug 23.Dow Chemical, which took…