NEW DELHI: Not a single repoll has been recommended across the 44,376 polling stations in West Bengal and the 75,064 polling stations in Tamil Nadu, EC sources told TOI on Friday. This is a break from the pattern of multiple repolls recommended in the past elections, particularly in Bengal, on account of political violence and…
The government has asked shipping companies, vessel operators and their agents to refrain from “predatory, non-transparent and opportunistic pricing” practices as freight costs rise sharply amid disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia, PTI reported citing sources.The advisory was issued by the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) on Monday after the regulator received…
File Pic: Shreyas Iyer and MS Dhoni (Image credit: IPL) CHENNAI: There was a time when taking on Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium was a daunting task for the visiting IPL teams. Over the past year, the fortress has slowly begun to lose its fangs.The five-time champions, who managed just one win…
The United States has warned shipping companies that they could face sanctions if they make payments to Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.The alert, issued Friday by the US office of foreign assets control, comes amid rising tensions over control of the strategic waterway. Watch Iran Defies US Warships? Satellite Images Show…
President Donald Trump said the United States carried out “the most powerful bombing raid” on Iran’s Kharg Island, claiming that American forces “totally obliterated” military targets there while choosing not to destroy the island’s oil infrastructure.Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf, is the primary terminal through which Iran’s oil exports pass, making it a…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday rejected an NGO’s plea for change of bench in Madhya Pradesh HC which stayed an earlier direction for identification of a site away from habitation for safe storage of incinerated residue of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, a poisonous gas leak which had killed thousands…
The United States is in the grip of a severe winter storm, with freezing rain, sleet and bitter Arctic air affecting more than half the country. Forecasters warn that the damage, especially in ice-lashed regions, could be as destructive as a hurricane.The frigid air at this time has created life-threatening conditions. The Midwest region experienced…
NICSI Internship Programme 2026 opens The National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) has opened applications for its Internship Programme 2026, offering students an opportunity to gain practical exposure to emerging government technologies. The application window is open from April 1 to April 10, 2026, and interested candidates are encouraged to apply within the deadline.The programme…
In his 1931 book The Epic of America, James Truslow Adams coined a term that went on to define the classic life the United States promised to the rest of the world. The “American Dream”, as Adams described it, was a vision of a society where life should be better, richer and fuller for everyone,…
NEW DELHI: The ouster of the two term CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front govt in Kerala by the Congress led UDF marks the first time since 1977 that no state in India will have a communist govt. The loss in this critical contest presents before the Left its biggest challenge of continuing to be relevant at…
