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NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday expressed surprise that despite public warnings in the wake of cases of ‘digital arrest’, many educated people continue to be trapped by scamsters and robbed of their life savings.When attorney general R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi...

NEW DELHI: In this period of global tensions, India and South Korea together send a message of peace and stability, said PM Narendra Modi as he hosted President Lee Jae Myung for bilateral talks and announced a series of initiatives to enhance the special strategic partnership between the two countries.These included the launch of an...

NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in...

NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in...

PACHPADRA/JAISALMER/NEW DELHI: A day before PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate Pachpadra refinery in Balotra district of Rajasthan, a massive fire engulfed its core processing units around 1:55 pm on Monday, prompting authorities to order a probe.Fire broke out in the vicinity of the crude distillation unit (CDU) at HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL),...

NEW DELHI: Observing that reckless and baseless allegations made against judges strike at the very foundation of judicial independence, which cannot be allowed, the SC on Monday refused to interfere in contempt proceedings against a lawyer who had made various accusations against a sitting judge of the Bombay high court, including that he was associated...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402530,imgsize-1186040,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/cds-general-anil-chauhan.jpg" alt="CDS general Chauhan in UK to deepen military cooperation, boost defence industry partnerships" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff general Anil Chauhan is currently on a three-day visit to Britain to deepen military cooperation and boost defence industry partnerships between India and the UK.This is the first official...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402521,imgsize-757344,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/strait-of-hormuz.jpg" alt="India-flagged vessels stuck in Persian Gulf asked to transit only when directed to ensure safety" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: After the firing incident on two Indian vessels by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 18, “Indian Navy is prioritising security for all Indian vessels stranded and waiting to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402492,imgsize-1523201,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/petrol-ethanol-push.jpg" alt="New draft rules soon on 'E85 & more' vehicles as government pushes ethanol shift" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: The government is likely to issue a fresh notification for laying down the test requirements for vehicles that can run on almost 100 per cent ethanol (E100) and petrol, a move that...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130402475,imgsize-88012,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/trump-says-us-takes.jpg" alt="US seizes Iranian ship but both sides say Pakistan talks on" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> TOI Correspondent from Washington: Despite mixed signals, especially over the seizure of an Iranian cargo ship by the US as part of its blockade of the Hormuz, both sides indicated they were planning to send negotiators to...