NEW DELHI: Advocate Ramaswamy Neelakandan prepared for life as a high court judge by returning case files to clients after the CJI-led Supreme Court collegium on Jan 17, 2023, recommended to Union govt to appoint him, along with four other advocates, including L C Victoria Gowri, as judges of Madras high court.The Union govt appointed…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi will reach Port of Spain Thursday on the first visit by an Indian PM to Trinidad and Tobago since 1999. While this will be his first official visit, part of the focus on strengthening engagement with the Carribean nation’s Indian diaspora, Modi’s ties with Trinidad and Tobago, stretch back 25 years.In…
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has filed a PIL in Calcutta high court, alleging the Bengal govt’s decision to designate the newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha as ‘Jagannath Dham’ is an ‘unconstitutional’ act aimed to distort religious heritage.VHP, in its petition filed on Wednesday, argued that the term ‘dham’ holds significant spiritual and historical importance,…
DEHRADUN: The state health department has ordered the early relocation of high-risk pregnant women from remote Uttarakhand villages to nearby health centres at least two weeks before their due dates, amid ongoing road blockages and access issues caused by heavy rain and landslides. The directive was issued this week by the director general of health…
BENGALURU: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will roll out the first LCA Tejas Mk1A from its new Nashik production line by the end of July, with integration and test firing of the Astra air-to-air missile scheduled for early August, HAL CMD DK Sunil told TOI in an interview.The rollout from Nashik marks a key milestone in…
Several days into their mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the four Axiom-4 (Ax-4) astronauts, including Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux), are being closely monitored not just for scientific output, but for their own physiological adaptation to life in microgravity.Behind the scenes, a team led by Axiom Space flight surgeons is ensuring that every…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju shared a lighthearted moment during his visit to the high-altitude region of Lahaul-Spiti, as he sang a song with playback singer Mohit Chauhan and Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut at the scenic Kunzum La Pass, situated nearly 15,000 feet above sea level.In a video posted on his official X…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the annual Kanwar Yatra, Uttarakhand chief ministerPushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday reviewed preparations in Haridwar and directed officials to prevent any repeat of incidents labelled as “spit jihad”, a term controversially used by BJP leaders to describe alleged instances of food tampering during previous yatras.“Efforts are on to ensure that the…
NEW DELHI: Just days after the assault of a Mira Road sweet shop owner by MNS workers over language, another disturbing video from Maharashtra has surfaced, this time involving Rajan Vichare, former MP and senior leader from Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT).In the now-viral clip, Vichare is seen summoning traders to his office in Thane,…
NEW DELHI: Two members of Ghana’s Parliament in a symbolic show of solidarity and admiration for Indian culture donned traditional Indian attire as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the House during his historic visit on Thursday.As Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin concluded PM Modi’s address, he pointed out the gesture with a touch of humour…
