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File photo used for representational purpose. NEW DELHI: As many as 500 companies of central armed police forces (CAPFs) will stay deployed in Bengal for post-poll law and order duties after the poll results are out, “till further orders of the Election Commission“, EC said on Friday.Each CAPF company comprises 80-100 personnel. A total 2,400...

PUNE: State industries minister and Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant on Friday called for an investigation into the leakage of sensitive information regarding the rape case involving astrologer Ashok Kharat.His remarks follow recent allegations that high-profile politicians, including deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, were in contact with the accused.The controversy was...

Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri and Yuvraj Singh NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has opened up about the confusion he faced towards the end of his career, saying he never got clear communication from the team management about his future. Despite being a key player for years, he felt left in the dark during...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130011202,imgsize-89752,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/fuel.jpg" alt="Centre asks states to curb fuel rumours" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: The government has directed all states to take measures to curb misinformation on the availability of petrol, diesel and gas, and to prevent black marketing and hoarding of LPG cylinders. In a letter to the chief secretaries of all...

NEW DELHI: A day after AAP removed him as deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha declared that he would not be cowed by attempts to silence him, drawing a fierce backlash from his colleagues.Senior AAP members accused Chadha of being scared of PM Narendra Modi and not raising issues tied...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130011111,imgsize-133106,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/toll.jpg" alt="Government moves to end toll waiver on ID display; no cash at booths from April 10" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry on Thursday notified that no cash transactions for toll payments will be allowed from April 10, aiming to reduce queuing of vehicles at toll gates, often...

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice K V Viswanathan has recused himself from a case after the hearing was wrapped up and judgment reserved, making it a rare instance of recusal at the stage of pronouncement of the verdict.One of the leading advocates in the country with a flourishing practice before he was elevated as...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130009437,imgsize-113662,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/jan-vishwas-bill.jpg" alt="Government hopes to clear 5 crore pending cases with Jan Vishwas Bill" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: The Centre is encouraging government departments and prosecutors to withdraw pending cases involving minor offences to help resolve an estimated 5 crore cases currently pending in courts after the passage of the second Jan...

NEW DELHI: Linking punishment with the rank in office hierarchy, the Supreme Court has said that a higher authority carries higher responsibility and so harsher will be the consequences for any service misdeeds, upholding a differential penalty imposed on a senior manager, an officer and a gunman in a bank who were found guilty of...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130009397,imgsize-88788,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/trump-iran-us-ejts.jpg" alt="'It's a war': Iran strikes second US jet near Hormuz; Trump says talks remain unaffected" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Iran fired on another American aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, downing an A-10 Warthog attack plane near the Strait of Hormuz, US officials confirmed. The Iranian army claimed responsibility for...