TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump often uses his personal cell phone to call world leaders. It’s a habit carried over from his life as a real estate magnate when he phoned and received calls from elites of the world. Coming to the White House tempered the practice but did not end it….
NEW DELHI: India has constituted a 21-member National Designated Authority, headed by the Union environment secretary, for implementation of provisions related to carbon trading and other market-based mechanisms, to achieve its climate targets under the Paris Agreement on climate change.As part of its 19-core functions, the authority — constituted by the environment ministry on Aug…
Indian ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra inaugurated the new chancery premises of the Indian consulate in Seattle. Washington state governor Bob Ferguson joined the inauguration.Ferguson welcomed the opening of the new Indian consulate as a landmark development, especially in deepening bilateral ties between India and the US Pacific Northwest region.PM Narendra Modi had announced…
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Aadityanath LUCKNOW: In line with the Yogi Government’s directive, a statewide road safety campaign, ‘No Helmet, No Fuel,’ will run from September 1 to 30 across Uttar Pradesh, according to an official release.Led by district magistrates in coordination with road safety committees, the drive will see police, transport, revenue, and district…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday visited the flood-hit areas in Gurdaspur district to take stock of the situation and asked the district administration to use the state government’s helicopter for delivering relief supplies to those affected.Swollen rivers and rivulets and incessant rains have submerged many villages and low-lying areas in several districts…
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said the true spirit of Swadeshi was the nation’s policy to engage internationally by choice and not under pressure.“Self-reliance is the key to everything. Our country must be self-reliant. For self-reliance, priority should be given to the use…
NEW DELHI: Days after Nikki Bhati died after being allegedly set ablaze in Sirsa village, fresh claims and counterclaims have emerged with her sister-in-law defending Nikki’s husband and in-laws, while Nikki’s father has strongly denied dowry counter-allegations made against his family.Nikki’s sister-in-law, who is the estranged wife of Nikki’s brother Rohit, said she did not…
From India’s counter to Trump’s tariff war and Rahul Gandhi’s attack on PM Modi, to fresh flood alerts for Pakistan, a big push for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, and Israel’s defence of its hospital strike in Gaza — here are today’s major developments.India’s first counter to Donald Trump’s tariffs TextileIndia, in its first counter to…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj NEW DELHI: AAP’s Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday slammed the Enforcement Directorate, which raided premises linked to him as part of a money laundering probe, and accused Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena of conspiring to frame him in a false case.There was no immediate reaction from…