NEW DELHI: The department of posts is considering developing some of its prime real estate for commercial purpose as part of a plan to revamp and reposition the entire network, including the 1.6 lakh post offices into a profit centre, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told TOI.“Whether it’s telecom or department of posts, we must sweat…
You have spent a year with the current portfolios in the current Modi dispensation. There was focus on the North-East. How do you view the progress during your tenure in the ministry?■ PM has identified the North-East as the area with maximum focus. Since Independence, it was consistently neglected. PM has changed the paradigm and…
CHENNAI: A group of 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen who were stranded in Iran following the Iran-Israel war have returned safely to Chennai. They were received at the Chennai airport by Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran, who later addressed the media regarding the rescue efforts.Nagendran explained that the fishermen, hailing from coastal villages in Sivagangai…
The Brics summit saw PM Modi Sunday making a passionate plea for reforming global institutions, while also coming down heavily on the issue of terror. “Condemning terror should be our principle, not just a convenience. If we first see in which country an attack took place and against whom, it will be a betrayal of…
NEW DELHI: Social media platform X has withheld the handles of Chinese state media outlet Global Times News and Turkish public broadcaster TRT World in India “in response to legal demand”.This demand can be a court order, or a request from the Centre that was probably made during Op Sindoor to contain misinformation. At that…
PARIS: China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan’s clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials have concluded, implicating Beijing in an effort to hammer the reputation and sales of France’s flagship fighter.Findings from a French intelligence service seen by…
Mumbai: In a move that could prove detrimental to public health, homeopaths will soon be able to prescribe modern medicines in Maharashtra after completing a six-month course in pharmacology. The scope of what kinds of medicines and diseases this may include is still undecided.A notification to this effect was recently issued by the Maharashtra Medical…
BHUBANESHWAR: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) registered a case against two minor boys for performing and filming a dangerous stunt on railway tracks in Odisha’s Boudh district.The action came after a video surfaced on social media, showing one of the minors, aged 12, lying between the tracks near Talupali, close to Purunapani station, while a…
Mumbai: In a move that could prove detrimental to public health, homeopaths will soon be able to prescribe modern medicines in Maharashtra after completing a six-month course in pharmacology. The scope of what kinds of medicines and diseases this may include is still undecided.A notification to this effect was recently issued by the Maharashtra Medical…
Mumbai: In a move that could prove detrimental to public health, homeopaths will soon be able to prescribe modern medicines in Maharashtra after completing a six-month course in pharmacology. The scope of what kinds of medicines and diseases this may include is still undecided.A notification to this effect was recently issued by the Maharashtra Medical…