Authorities are closely monitoring the lake, rainfall and downstream areas, while identifying communities that could be at risk. Whistles and shouts became the last line of warning along stretches of Trishuli and Bhote Koshi river on Wednesday as the Nepal-Tibet flood tore downstream, forcing residents to scramble up the banks while the river rose by…
NEW DELHI: Norway conferred its highest honour, Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, a day after Sweden bestowed its top recognition on him, marking his 32nd global award.PM Modi said, “This honour is dedicated to the people of India and is a tribute to the…
Film producer Archana Kalpathi Aghoram joins a state committee. CHENNAI: Film producer Archana Kalpathi Aghoram has been appointed as a member of the reconstituted state-level committee of the Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department, tasked with appointing non-hereditary trustees to temples that generate an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh.The seven-member committee…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling that the administration lacked the legal authority to impose what the court described as an unauthorised tax on employers seeking to hire highly skilled foreign workers.The ruling by US District Judge…