Category: Events

Gandak river has crossed the danger mark in Gopalganj, while the barrage at Valmikinagar released around 99,800 cusecs of water at 8 pm on Saturday. PATNA: Flood fears intensified in Bihar on Saturday as persistent rains in Nepal and the state caused water levels in several rivers to rise above danger marks.The rivers were already...

A drone view shows rescue workers inspect the area and damaged structures. (AP Photo) TIRUPATI: Twenty eight pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, who had a narrow escape from the devastating flash floods in Nepal, returned safely to their respective hometowns on Saturday.Speaking to TOI, Tirupati-based Sign In Travels managing director Pemmasani Venkataramana, who...

England’s Harry Brook (AP Photo) England legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott believes Harry Brook possesses the rare batting ability to reach the heights of Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, but fears the current world No. 1 Test batter is not making the most of his extraordinary talent.Boycott, who played 108 Tests and 36 ODIs for England,...

Bomaby High Court MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday withdrew two enforcement orders after the Bombay high court pulled up the regulator over its handling of separate cases involving five MCA eateries and a Cipla facility in Pune.The court’s observations came while hearing two matters — one concerning five restaurants at...

A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district (Photo: PTI). On the morning of August 26, high in Langtang National Park near Nepal’s border with China, a massive wall of ice and rock suddenly broke loose.Within minutes, it had transformed into a violent debris flow...

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday refuted allegations made by Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi that a “purification” ritual was performed after Mallikarjun Kharge’s event in Uttarakhand, calling it a bid to divide society along caste lines.In a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said, “There was no caste angle to...

Sourav Ganguly NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta has recalled how Sourav Ganguly transformed the mindset of the Indian team, particularly in its response to sledging, with the former wicketkeeper-batter saying the captain’s “I am the king” attitude gradually rubbed off on the rest of the squad.Dasgupta, who represented India in eight Tests and...

NEW DELHI: Two cabinet ministers – Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi – in the Narendra Modi-led government sparred over the issue of reservation on Saturday and sought each other’s resignation.The controversy began after Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son, Santosh Kumar Suman, sought a review of the quota...

Smartphones became India’s top exported individual commodity in FY 2025-26. In 2020 when the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme was launched as a cornerstone of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ push, little did anyone know that smartphones would emerge as the poster boy of its success. Mobile phones assembly and manufacturing is arguably the biggest success story...

Rescue operations underway in flood-hit Nepal as authorities work to evacuate survivors and locate those missing NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that 88 Indian nationals have been rescued so far, while 287 remain missing amid the devastating floods in Nepal. It added that 128 persons of Indian origin are...