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File photo SRINAGAR: Twelve bikers from Gurgaon were fined a cumulative Rs 1.2 lakh for allegedly riding into the ecologically sensitive Tso Moriri — a pristine, high-altitude lake in the remote Changthang region — as part of Ladakh administration’s continued crackdown on off-roading in protected wildlife areas. Administration also slapped a Rs 50,000 fine on...

Centcom said American forces restarted the blockade after carrying out additional strikes against Iran The United States on Tuesday resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas, while launching another round of strikes against Iranian military capabilities linked to attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.US Central Command (Centcom) said American...

Representative image US senators on Tuesday unveiled a revised version of a Russia sanctions bill that seeks to pressure Moscow and its major energy buyers, including India and China, while easing some of the toughest provisions from the original proposal.The bipartisan legislation, originally championed by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, aims to impose sanctions...

Taslima, forced to leave Kol in 2007, set to return this month KOLKATA: Eighteen years and eight months after being forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author-in-exile Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city she calls home to attend a literary meet at Rabindra Sadan on Aug 1.The organisers said Nasrin,...

Taslima, forced to leave Kol in 2007, set to return this month KOLKATA: Eighteen years and eight months after being forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author-in-exile Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city she calls home to attend a literary meet at Rabindra Sadan on Aug 1.The organisers said Nasrin,...

Taslima, forced to leave Kol in 2007, set to return this month KOLKATA: Eighteen years and eight months after being forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author-in-exile Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city she calls home to attend a literary meet at Rabindra Sadan on Aug 1.The organisers said Nasrin,...

File photo: Ships in Hormuz NEW DELHI: For tracking ships with Indian seafarers in conflict-hit West Asia, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday directed maritime regulator DG Shipping to have a comprehensive vessel-by-vessel operational dashboard to account for every such ship, irrespective of their flags.The online dashboard — for tracking their movement in Persian Gulf, Strait...

Ganga corridor project NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is likely to approve two major elevated road projects in Varanasi on Wednesday (today) — the Ganga Corridor and the Varuna Corridor — with a combined investment of nearly Rs 25,000 crore to ease traffic congestion in the holy city.TOI has learnt that the first project, the...

Aamir Khan faces fatwa after marrying Gauri Spratt; cleric objects to interfaith marriage: ‘Gair Muslim se shaadi karna haraam hai’ Aamir Khan has landed in controversy just days after marrying longtime partner Gauri Spratt, with a Muslim cleric objecting to their interfaith marriage and declaring it impermissible under his interpretation of Islamic law.The actor, who...

A 22-year-old man died from bleeding outside a police booth after no response. GHAZIABAD: A 22-year-old bled to death in strange circumstance outside a police booth on Sunday night after injuring his hand when he repeatedly punched a glass door in frustration as the cops inside did not respond to him for around 40 minutes.Originally...