RAF jawans during a flag march in Ranchi Ranchi: In a bid to maintain law and order ahead of Muharram, Ranchi SP Paras Rana and sub-divisional magistrate Kumar Rajat led a flag march with armed forces from Albert Ekka Chowk along Main Road on Thursday.To ensure smooth conduct during the Muharram processions on Saturday, the…
NEW DELHI: Amid easing of sanctions on Iran, India and Tehran on Thursday discussed enhanced cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector.Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri met his Iranian counterpart Mohsen Paknejad days after the US-Iran MoU to end the West Asia conflict and amid the possibility of Iranian crude returning to the market following a 60-day…
Kolkata: The death toll in Wednesday’s collapse of an under-construction warehouse in Taratala rose to 11 after five more bodies were pulled out of the rubble and one critically injured person died in hospital on Thursday. Rescuers feared the toll could rise further as they suspected three more bodies were still under the rubble.Five persons,…
Mumbai: The presiding officer in the state assembly, Raju Khare, directed the government to set up an SIT probe in the Ketan Agarwal murder case at Pune’s Lohagad on Thursday.“This is a serious issue. An SIT probe should be conducted,” said Khare. The demand for the probe was made by BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar.The issue…
New Delhi: Delhi’s excise revenue saw a jump of Rs 153 crore in April and May this year compared with the corresponding period last year.Officials and industry representatives attributed the growth to a combination of factors, including greater policy stability, stricter checks on brand pushing in govt-run liquor stores, the resurgence of national brands and…
Dennis Woodside, CEO & president, Freshworks Chennai: Freshworks continues to witness interest from enterprise customers as AI adoption and platform modernisation tilt the balance in its favour, according to its chief executive Dennis Woodside.The tech investment cycle, rapidly accelerated by the AI adoption mandate, acts as a catalyst for driving IT and customer support companies…
Patna: Bihar’s education minister Mithilesh Tiwari, in a conversation with TOI’s Adwitiya Deb, outlines his plans to improve learning outcomes, reduce dropouts, expand vocational education and strengthen govt schools. Excerpts:Learning outcomes remain a concern despite high enrolment. What is your immediate priority?Quality education is my foremost priority. We are strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy through…
Ranchi/Bokaro: Following the June 22 blaze in a ‘residential’ building in Lucknow that claimed many lives, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Thursday directed property owners to obtain Fire No Objection Certificates (NOCs) within seven days or face immediate sealing of their premises. Similarly, the Bokaro district administration has ordered a comprehensive fire safety audit…
Ranchi: Jharkhand high court on Thursday set aside the criminal proceedings initiated against chief minister Hemant Soren for allegedly violating the model code of conduct in the 2014 assembly elections.Soren was facing prosecution in the district court in West Singhbhum for violation of the model code of conduct. An FIR was filed in the Adityapur…
JAMMU: A bridge washed away in a cloudburst that killed 65 people at Chishoti in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar district last Aug was restored by Border Roads Organisation in 12 days. Operationalisation of the 140ft triple double reinforced Bailey bridge restored road connectivity between Gulabgarh and the remote Machail region.Jammu-based defence PRO Col Sunil Bartwal…
