NEW DELHI: Shomie Ranjan Das, the only person to have been headmaster of India’s trinity — first at Mayo College, and then Sanawar, before returning to his alma mater, the Doon School, founded by his grandfather Satish Ranjan Das — passed away in Hyderabad on Monday at the age of 89.The educationist, a legend in…
NEW DELHI: A bizarre event unfolded in Bihar after a young girl who planned to take her own life on the railway tracks ended up falling asleep instead.According to social media users, the girl had gone to Chakia railway station with an apparent intent to commit suicide. She lay down on the tracks as she…
NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government has asked the Election Commission (EC) to instruct Union home minister Amit Shah to prevent Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from allegedly misusing official resources and inciting communal tensions during their election campaign activities.The Jharkhand government called on…
The second edition of TOI Dialogues, the Times of India’s flagship event, took place on Tuesday in Dehradun, focusing on Uttarakhand’s socio-economic development, entrepreneurial growth, sporting achievements, and infrastructure progress.In his special address, Acharya Balakrishna spoke about the state’s unique qualities, stating, “Uttarakhand, the land of gods, saints, and pilgrims, is a place where nature…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there will be no dearth of resources for the scientific community for their endeavours, and stressed the need to identify and remove obstacles in the research ecosystem and focus on localised solutions to global problems in accordance with Indian needs.He made the remarks while chairing the…
NEW DELHI: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi minister Atishi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to overthrow the Kejriwal government by imposing President’s rule in the capital.Atishi’s accusation came after the President’s office sent the BJP’s claims of a ‘constitutional crisis’ in Delhi to the Ministry of Home Affairs for…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi found himself at the center of an unexpected candid exchange with a student about the opposition’s much-touted ‘INDIA Alliance’. The episode, which began as a straightforward question on coalition dynamics, quickly transformed into a moment that went viral on social media. The student, questioning Rahul, began pressing him about…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 11 stray dogs were found dead on the temple grounds in Ambalapuzha of Alappuzha district in Kerala on Tuesday. The locals suspect that the dogs were poisoned to death, noting that they weren’t harmful, Malayalam daily Manorama reported.No formal case has been registered so far. “Some animal rights activists said they have…
NEW DELHI: In the wake of violence and protests in Manipur, internet and broadband services have been suspended on Tuesday across the state for five days, until September 15. Indefinite curfew has also been imposed in several parts of Manipur.Security forces have deployed tear gas to disperse students protesting in the Imphal Valley, who are…
NEW DELHI: Kerala High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the state government over its inaction on the Hema Committee report over sexual harassment allegations in the Malayalam film industry.“You have done nothing in four years except sit on the Hema Committee report,” the high court said. It also questioned what the Pinarayi Vijayan…
