Congress slams BJP over ‘mock Parliament’ NEW DELHI: Congress Friday mocked the “BJP-sponsored mock parliament” in the capital as a “cruel joke”, even as opposition was forced to postpone its “public impeachment” of CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Saturday because of bad weather.Congress general secretary KC Venugopal claimed “BJP-sponsored outfits” held a ‘mock parliament’ Friday after…
Census 2027 population enumeration to span up to 50 days, with 40 questions including caste, Aadhaar and voter ID details NEW DELHI: The population enumeration phase of Census 2027 will last longer than in past census exercises, with its duration spanning nearly one-and-a-half months from Jan 10 to Feb 28, including the 15-day self-enumeration window,…
NHAI caps toll plazas on future national highway projects at eight lanes, with MLFF tolling aimed at reducing land acquisition and public spending New Delhi: All future national highway projects, including those where construction is yet to begin, will have toll plazas with not more than eight lanes, as NHAI has made Multi-Lane Free Flow…
Bengal spared Bhutan GLOF impact, water of Sankosh recedes DEHRADUN/KOLKATA/GUWAHATI: A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) originating in Bhutan, which prompted an alert across parts of Assam and West Bengal on Friday, has led to the formation of a new temporary lake downstream, raising concerns about a possible secondary hazard.Bhutan’s National Centre for Hydrology and…
UK announces three new refugee resettlement routes for people in India and six other countries, allowing sponsorship through charities, employers and universities. TOI correspondent from London: In a bid to dissuade asylum-seekers from arriving in Britain on the backs of lorries or via small boats, the UK home office has announced three new “safe and…
Over 100 EWS candidates allotted open-category postgraduate medical seats under self-financed quota, with fees reaching Rs 2.1 crore for three years NEW DELHI: More than 100 candidates from the economically weaker section (EWS) category have been allotted postgraduate medical seats in the open category under the self-financed quota in private colleges, where tuition fee for…
PC: National Park Service Greenwater, California, grew into a settlement of 2,000 people following a copper discovery in 1905, but its mining boom had collapsed by 1909 without ever making a profit. Located south of Dante’s View in the Death Valley region, the town attracted people hoping to benefit from copper mining. According to the…
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf surprise Las Vegas charity with $1 million donation after years of support(Getty Images) Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf made an unexpected announcement at a Las Vegas charity gala in April 2017. The tennis legends pledged $1 million to Keep Memory Alive, a nonprofit that supports the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo…
Anti-cancer drugs show mark-ups of up to 700% despite NPPA’s 2019 price curbs, raising questions over one-time price cuts A look at the mark-up on some of the drugs on which National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) put a trade margin cap of 30% on selling price in Feb 2019 shows that a majority had mark-ups…
By 2026, Robin Rinearson’s two Fairfax County businesses have become more than neighbourhood food shops, they have become workplaces where people with disabilities can build skills, confidence and independence. When retired optometrist Robin Rinearson opened Jake’s Ice Cream in Virginia in 2021, her goal was not simply to sell scoops of ice cream. She wanted…
