Simone Tata made a rare public appearance at the launch of the revamped flagship Westside store in South Mumbai in October 2019. MUMBAI: Simone Tata, the mother of Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, is in critical condition at the Breach Candy Hospital, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told TOI. She was airlifted from…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting that Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru despite vehement opposition in Parliament, including by Congress MPs, BJP president JP Nadda on Monday dubbed the 1960 treaty as one of the “biggest blunders” of India’s first prime minister.“Indus Waters Treaty, 1960 was one of the biggest blunders…
NEW DELHI: To boost domestic supply of resources considered essential for clean energy and advanced technologies, environment ministry has set up a separate category on its online clearance portal to speed up approvals for mining projects involving critical minerals, govt told Lok Sabha on Monday.In response to a Parliament question, MoS for environment Kirti Vardhan…
NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate for those in the 15 years and above age group slowed in July compared to June while the worker participation rate (WPR) and labour force participation rate (LFPR) improved a tad during the month.The monthly bulletin for Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) showed the unemployment rate slowed to 5.2% in…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Monday introduced Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in Lok Sabha to include IIM-Guwahati in the schedule of IIM Act, 2017, thereby conferring on it the status of an institution of national importance.The proposed law stems from a Memorandum of Settlement signed by Centre, Assam govt and representatives of Ulfa…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing EC-opposition clash, INDIA bloc on Monday floated the possibility of moving for impeachment of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, whom it accused of acting like a “BJP spokesman” and intimidating opposition parties. It said Election Commission is no longer capable of ensuring a level playing field and, instead, is led…
Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin NEW DELHI: Russian President Putin dialled PM Modi Monday to share his “insights” on his meeting with President Trump in Alaska. “India has consistently called for a peaceful resolution of the (Ukraine) conflict and supports all efforts in this regard,” Modi posted on X. Putin and he agreed to continue his…
BENGALURU: Karnataka Police booked a 51-year-old former MLA from UP on charges of raping a 40-year-old woman inside a Bengaluru hotel room after promising to marry her.The woman filed a complaint Sunday against Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pandit from UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district. “We are issuing a notice to the suspect, directing him to…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said on Monday that defence services cadets who are not inducted into the force because of injury during training should not be left high and dry as it would dishearten people joining the forces and favoured that the govt extend a helping hand bearing their medical expenditure and also rehabilitating them…
NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc will announce its candidate for vice-presidential election Tuesday, after discussions Monday resulted in an exchange of ideas, and the names of a senior scientist from Tamil Nadu and a Dalit intellectual ranking among the probables. The bloc will meet again to finalise the name.Sources said former Isro scientist Mylswamy…