[ad_1] PITHORGARH: With road links to Munsyari in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand blocked due to landslides, four students from Rajasthan decided to hire a charter helicopter from Haldwani to appear for their BEd examination on Wednesday. Omaram Jat, Magaram Jat, Prakash Godara Jat, and Lucky Chaudhari booked the charter, shelling out Rs 10,400 each, to…
[ad_1] US president Donald Trump said on Friday he will always be friends with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling India-US relations a “very special relationship” and adding that there is “nothing to worry about” in the ties between the two countries. However, Trump also expressed concern over some of Modi’s current actions. He told ANI,…
[ad_1] Manipur’s fragile peace process buckled under renewed strain Friday as groups representing the warring Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities rejected what the Centre termed “key deals” in the journey to normalcy – one to get Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) to lift a national highway blockade and another for extending the contentious suspension of operations (SoO) agreement…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium system, under criticism for its opaqueness, faces an uncomfortable question as a new PIL challenged the quota for minority communities in the selection of persons for appointment as judges of the HCs on the ground that it ran counter to the cardinal constitutional principle of ‘secularism’.Though the SC…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will travel to New York this month for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) but suspense remains about PM Narendra Modi’s participation. The ministry of external affairs did not confirm who will lead the delegation.TOI had reported on July 24 that India had reserved…
[ad_1] JAMMU: Army troops rescued two critically ill South Korean mountaineers from a peak in the Union territory of Ladakh, the Army said Friday. One of the climbers, however, passed away during treatment.During an expedition, the mountaineers fell seriously ill near Kongmarula, an isolated peak of Ladakh, on Thursday, Army’s Fire and Fury Corps stated…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Swollen rivers spanning both the Jammu and Punjab frontiers have submerged around 87 border outposts manned by BSF and damaged border fencing in stretches running a length of 110 km, sources told TOI on Wednesday.BSF officials, however, stressed that there is no letup in border vigil despite the floods, which have affected…
[ad_1] THOOTHKUNDI: Amid concerns over the impact of a 50% US tariff on Indian products, shipping and ports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that there has been no reduction in overall cargo shipments from India.“We are capable of handling any challenge. There has been no reduction in cargo handled by major ports in India…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the recently flood-affected states and review the situation, reported news agency ANI citing government sources.Relentless monsoon rains across Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana have killed more than 500 people this season, with fresh landslides, flash floods and collapsing houses claiming dozens of lives…
[ad_1] Modi govt not implementing quota for backward classes in pvt edu institutions: Congress NEW DELHI: Calling it “unfortunate” that a prime minister who calls himself OBC has steered clear of social justice measures, Congress on Friday accused Narendra Modi of not implementing reservations in private educational institutions, including higher education, for 11 years since…