BENGALURU: A teenage girl eager to see her cricketing heroes. A young techie whose laptop still waits on her desk. A woman carried on shoulders by friends, gasping for life. A student found with torn clothes, his mother’s cries echoing through hospital corridors.All were caught in a crushing crowd surge during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory…
BENGALURU: Gate No. 7 – which gives a sweeping view of those coming into Chinnaswamy Stadium through the main entrance – turned out to be a death trap after rumours started floating that free tickets would be distributed there.In minutes, the gate turned into an epicentre of panic and disorder as fans who had gathered…
With the political class grappling with the aftermath of the sensational discovery of huge amounts of cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence, CJI B R Gavai said instances of corruption and misconduct in judiciary adversely impact public faith in the judicial system .Speaking on the topic ‘Maintaining Judicial Legitimacy and Public Confidence’ at UK…
NEW DELHI: The Centre will fast-track environmental clearances of all pending and proposed projects in the Indus River Basin in J&K to utilise the maximum amount of water from the river system in the wake of govt keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the Pahalgam attack.“The ministry will ensure that all the green…
NEW DELHI: India has warned Turkish Airlines to comply with rules after surprise inspections of its aircraft at four airports revealed lapses, including alleged carriage of explosives on one flight without disclosing the dangerous cargo.DGCA conducted “safety oversight and ramp” inspections of the airline’s passenger and cargo flights at Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bengaluru from…
NEW DELHI: “The world saw India’s strength (duniya ne humari takat dekhhi),” PM Narendra Modi said as he addressed the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday about Operation Sindoor’s success.“The PM said it took us only 25 minutes to demolish the terror infrastructure Pakistan built over decades as part of its policy to use terrorism…
NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav in an interview to TOIresponded to certain questions on critical environmental issues including plastic waste, India’s stand on developing an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, implication of the Supreme Court‘s recent order of striking down retrospective environmental clearances and the country’s plan to update its climate…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: In line with his commitment to boost rail infrastructure and connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Chenab bridge, the world’s highest railway arch bridge, and flag off two Vande Bharat trains between Katra and Srinagar during his visit to the UT on Friday (June 6).Besides the two momentous projects,…
JAMMU: At least eleven people were injured after a Mahindra-Bolero SUV rolled down a 50-foot deep gorge near the CISF checkpoint at Jyotipuram area of Reasi district in J&K on Wednesday.The injured passengers were taken to the district hospital at Reasi for treatment.“All the injured people are being treated and their condition is being monitored,”…
JAMMU: Police arrested a special police officer (SPO) with over 5g heroin in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district Wednesday.“A patrolling team intercepted a suspicious person trying to escape. On frisking, police found 5.6g of heroin in his possession. The accused has been identified as Vishal Singh, from Udhampur’s Shakti Nagar, posted as an SPO in…
