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NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will come up with a compensation framework for private highway operators and investors, including overseas pension funds, who have betted on the highway sector for the losses they incur after rollout of “annual pass” for private vehicles on national highways and expressways from Aug 15.This is…
AHMEDABAD: Eleven days after the London-bound AI 171 crashed in Ahmedabad, victims’ families continue to struggle with overwhelming grief, with many displaying unexpected reactions to trauma that has left counsellors concerned.One of the most heartbreaking cases is a 27-year-old man who lost his wife and has been unable to cry even once. The couple had…
BENGALURU: Congress-governed Karnataka’s proposed law to make dissemination of fake news online punishable with up to seven years in jail may have hit its first hurdle already, with confusion over why the Kannada and culture department should be the deciding authority on something within the information technology domain.“As custodians of Information Technology Act, we have…
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate on Sunday conducted searches against a Himachal Pradesh assistant drug controller, Nishant Sareen, in bribery and extortion cases linked to the charge of him misusing his official position.The anti-money laundering agency is also probing “political patronage” to Sareen who after being removed as Baddi assistant drug controller on allegations of bribery…
Under Operation Sindhu, a special flight carrying 285 Indian nationals from Mashhad, Iran, landed in Delhi late Saturday night. The government plans to operate three more evacuation flights from Iran over the next two to three days, union minister of state for external affairs Pabitra Margherita said on Sunday.The passengers, hailing from states including Bihar,…
NEW DELHI: Seven trade activities – eateries, hotels/motels/guesthouses, discotheques, amusement parks, auditoriums, swimming pools and video games parlours – will no longer require police licences to open and operate in the national capital.In a major policy shift aimed at cutting red tape and promoting ease of business, lieutenant governor V K Saxena has withdrawn the…
NEW DELHI: Three attackers – all Pakistani terrorists affiliated to Lashkar-e-Taiba – executed the brutal killing of 26 men, including 25 tourists, in Pahalgam on April 22, as per disclosures by two Kashmiris arrested by National Investigation Agency Sunday for harbouring the three terrorists prior to the attack. The arrests of Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from…
KINTOOR (BARABANKI): A village by the Ghaghara, 70km from Lucknow, claims a legacy that altered the fate of Iran.Only five Shia families remain in Kintoor, once a thriving centre of Shia scholarship under Oudh. Among them, the Kazmis speak of a bloodline that runs from the lanes of eastern UP’s Barabanki to the heart of…
Pune: Newly registered voters will receive their Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) within 15 days of their names being added to the electoral roll, under a new fast-track delivery system launched by Election Commission of India (ECI) on June 18, state election officials told TOI. The initiative also applies to voters seeking changes in their…
Mumbai: Pharmacy colleges established in the state over the last three years have come under scrutiny following complaints about forged documents, including certified maps and occupation certificates for buildings, being submitted for approvals. More than 115 colleges offering B Pharm and nearly 200 offering D Pharm have emerged during this period. Acting on these complaints,…
