BENGALURU: The chaos at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) may have eased Friday night, but for hundreds of stranded passengers, the ordeal continued. Even as IndiGo continued to cancel flights, passengers spent up to 10 agonising hours sifting through piles of abandoned baggage — some damaged, some missing — as assurances of refunds did little to...
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At Vatican observatory, Goa priest decoding cosmic past
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125810151,imgsize-24180,width-400,resizemode-4/goa-priest-on-mission-to-unveil-galactic-cannibalism-from-vatican-observatory.jpg" alt="At Vatican observatory, Goa priest decoding cosmic past" title=" Fr Richard D’Souza with Pope Leo XIV. D’Souza has served as superior of the Jesuit community attached to Vatican Observatory since 2002 ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Fr Richard D’Souza with Pope Leo XIV. D’Souza has served as superior of the Jesuit community attached to Vatican...
People near mines inhaling danger: Lok Sabha data flags lung harm; calls grow for tighter safeguards
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125810134,imgsize-23934,width-400,resizemode-4/icmr-flags-lung-damage-mercury-close-to-mines.jpg" alt="People living near mines showing lung damage" title=" Representative photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative photo NEW DELHI: Communities living around areas in India that witness mining operations are showing measurable signs of lung impairment and heavy-metal exposure, according to new data tabled in Lok Sabha.The health ministry, citing Indian Council of Medical Research...
‘Can’t take torture by wife’: Man’s body exhumed after recovery of clip in locked phone
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125810168,imgsize-12398,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/dead.jpg" alt="‘Can’t take torture by wife’: Man’s body exhumed after recovery of clip in locked phone" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image AGRA: In a dramatic twist to an almost two-month-old case involving the “death by suicide” of a 32-year-old man from Muzaffarnagar, an accidental recovery of a video in his formatted...
Bareilly demolition halted by HC: ‘Due process first’; civic body told to hear residents
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125810044,imgsize-1238902,width-400,resizemode-4/court-order.jpg" alt="'No home can be razed sans due process'" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image MEERUT: Stressing that “no home can be demolished without due process”, a division bench of justices Ajit Kumar and Satyavir Singh of Allahabad HC stayed the demolition of 27 houses in Bareilly’s Shahabad area in Prem Nagar,...
J&K exam age row erupts: Omar targets LG over delay; Raj Bhavan counters claim
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125810020,imgsize-67914,width-400,resizemode-4/didnt-receive-response-lg-sinha-vs-cm-abdullah-over-jkas-exam-age-relaxation-row.jpg" alt="File ping-pong triggers Omar-LG spat over J&K civil services exam" title=" LG Sinha and CM Abdullah (File photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> LG Sinha and CM Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: A political face-off erupted Saturday over age relaxation for J&K’s civil services exam, with chief minister Omar Abdullah accusing LG Manoj Sinha of stalling...
India witnessing a ‘psychological renaissance’: PM Modi
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125810000,imgsize-34948,width-400,resizemode-4/pm-modi.jpg" alt="India witnessing a ‘psychological renaissance’: PM Modi" title=" Prime Minister Narendra Modi ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday said India was witnessing a “psychological renaissance” as it shook off the slavery mindset, which was reflected in its slow pace of development being termed as Hindu rate...
New controversy brewing: Govt weighs A-GPS mandate; phone cos resist over privacy concerns
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125809997,imgsize-54419,width-400,resizemode-4/gps-location-tracking-on-smartphone.jpg" alt="A row may be brewing over phone tracking" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image NEW DELHI: A new controversy seems to be building up over discussions within govt for satellite-assisted location tracking of mobile phone users for the needs of law enforcement agencies and disaster management officials.The matter, which has been...
‘SC ruling on wedding gifts a win for all Muslim women’
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125809875,imgsize-76186,width-400,resizemode-4/supreme-court.jpg" alt="‘SC ruling on wedding gifts a win for all Muslim women’" title=" Supreme Court ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Supreme Court NEW DELHI: More than 20 years after her marriage, Rousanara Begum finally heard the words she had waited for when the Supreme Court recently ruled that a divorced Muslim woman can reclaim the wedding...
Bengal SIR 1st phase almost over, 28L remain unmapped, may face EC hearing
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125809838,imgsize-85860,width-400,resizemode-4/bengal-sir.jpg" alt="Bengal SIR 1st phase almost over, 28L remain unmapped, may face EC hearing" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo KOLKATA: The pre-hearing phase of Bengal’s SIR of electoral rolls is nearing completion with nearly 100% of 7.6 crore voters’ data having already been digitised. But, between 28 lakh and 30 lakh...
