(Image Credit: Pallavi Shankar/TOI) In a city known for its conspicuous consumption patterns, tulip sightings come free of cost and show that experiences and memories that matter need not always be an expensive affair.In Delhi, even a field of tulips cannot remain untouched by politics, memory or the algorithm. What appears to be a simple…
CHENNAI: The death toll in the LPG cylinder explosion at a goldsmith workshop in Elephant Gate rose to five after three more injured guest workers died between Tuesday and Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment at the city hospital.The explosion occurred on February 25 on the fourth floor of a commercial building on Singannan Street and…
MOTIHARI: Six children, including five girls, drowned while bathing in a water-filled pit in Bihar’s East Champaran district, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred late on Tuesday at Lohargava village under the jurisdiction of Kesariya police station.The deceased have been identified as Diksha Kumari (12), Sonakshi Kumari (9), Priya Kumari (7), Arayadhya Kumari (11), Choti…
Jamshedpur: Illuminated with colourful lights of different shades, the 119-year-old industrial city came alive on Monday, on the eve of Founder’s Day, with Jamshedpur all set to celebrate the 187th birth anniversary of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (1839-1904).The top executives of the Tata group and residents will pay homage to its founder on March 3, when…
Chaibasa: A 57-year-old quack was arrested on Monday on charges of raping a minor girl at her house after performing the rituals to cure the survivor’s brother at a village in West Singhbhum, police said on Monday.The accused, who had served a jail sentence in a rape case in 2014, was arrested under various sections…
(Photo credit: Instagram/Tasveerbaj) Kashi me khele,Ghat me khele,Holi khele masaane mein.This isn’t just a song line echoing across India, it is an emotion that Banaras lives and breathes each year. In most parts of the country, Holi arrives in a riot of colour, gulal in the air, water guns primed, laughter echoing through narrow lanes….
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday promised a Rs 5,700 crore package for women, implementation of seventh pay commission benefits in 45 days, and filling of govt job vacancies within a year if BJP forms govt in Bengal after the elections.Defence minister Rajnath Singh promised an unemployment-free and debt-free state in 10 years…
Maharashtra tourists stranded in UAE return on Shinde-arranged flights (File Photo) MUMBAI: A total of 164 tourists from Maharashtra, stranded in the United Arab Emirates amid the US-Israel-Iran conflict, returned home in two special flights arranged by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, a Shiv Sena functionary said on Wednesday. The two aircraft, carrying 76 and…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have put the city on high alert for Holi on Wednesday, deploying more than 15,000 personnel to enforce law and order and ensure road safety during the festival.A senior police officer said teams have been stationed at 134 major intersections to catch drunken drivers. Serious violations could lead to suspension…
Ravindran and M Thambidurai (File Photo) CHENNAI: DMK is preparing to nominate senior functionary Constandine Ravindran and re-nominate Tiruchi N Siva to Rajya Sabha, while AIADMK is likely to re-nominate former Union minister M Thambidurai and PMK its president Anbumani Ramadoss to the upper House, multiple sources told TOI. Election to six Rajya Sabha seats…
