TOI correspondent from London: A Birmingham employment tribunal has ordered a UK care agency to pay £30,000 (Rs 38.4 lakh) in compensation to a Kerala native it brought to Britain on a healthcare visa to work as a care worker but didn’t give him a single day of work or pay him a penny.Shabin Shaji,...
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J&K to set up rehabilitation centres for drug addicts
KULGAM: The J&K administration is planning to establish rehabilitation centres across the state to help recovering addicts reintegrate into society, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Monday as he led the “Drug-Free J&K Padyatra” in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.Talking to the TOI on the sidelines of the event, Sinha said the campaign has significantly disrupted drug...
Punjab drug smugglers throw cash to foil police chase, held after encounter
Despite hurling currency notes Punjab’s drug smuggler caught in encounter in Sonbhadra VARANASI: In a dramatic two-hour chase across Sonbhadra in the early hours of Monday, a Punjab-based drug smuggler was arrested after being shot in the leg during an encounter with a joint police team, while attempting to evade capture by throwing bundles of...
Wangchuk says key points omitted from Ladakh talks draft, warns of hunger strike
SRINAGAR: Fresh differences surfaced Monday over negotiations on Ladakh’s political future after Leh Apex Body (LAB) accused Centre of omitting key provisions from a draft record of May 22 talks and warned of a renewed agitation, including hunger strikes.LAB member and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk said representatives had agreed during talks with Union home ministry’s sub-committee...
Horoscope: Astrological predictions for June 2
Horoscope Today: Read daily horoscope predictions for June 2, 2026. Know all about the astrological events and influences that will be affecting each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the...
‘AC-on, AC-off’ mileage tests mandatory for new cars from next April
Representative image NEW DELHI: Starting next April, all car manufacturers will be required to perform fuel-efficiency and mileage tests for new vehicle models under two conditions: with the air-conditioning system turned on and with it turned off, according to a notification issued by the road transport ministry on Sunday.For existing models, manufacturers may be granted...
80kg dummy, 2-hour re-enactment: How CBI tested Giribala’s version in Twisha death case
BHOPAL: CBI officers reconstructed Monday the circumstances of former model-actor Twisha Sharma’s death by alleged suicide at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12, using a sand-filled dummy weighing around 80kg with iron dumbbells tied to its feet to replicate weight and body balance. The idea was to test whether ex-judge Giribala Singh and...
Dembele brings PSG’s Champions League trophy to French Open – Watch
PSG’s Desire Doue, left, and Warren Zaire-Emery walk onto the center court with Chgampions league trophy at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo) Fresh from Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League triumph, Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele and three of his teammates brought the trophy to the French Open on...
Relax, it will all work out, says Trump, as Iran hangs up
TOI correspondent from Washington: Just hours after US President Donald Trump assured Americans that Iran “really wants to make a deal” and urged “negatively chirping” critics to “sit back and relax (because) it will all work out well in the end,” the Middle East moved in the opposite direction.The three-month-old conflict lurched back toward open...
From split to stitch-up? Shiva Sena factions hint at reunion amid BJP’s dominance
File photo NEW DELHI: Four years after a dramatic split turned the Shiv Sena into two rival camps locked in a bitter political battle, leaders from both sides now appear to be finding common ground on one issue: the BJP.Interestingly, the very factor that contributed to the Sena’s split, its relationship with the BJP, is...
