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JABALPUR/BHOPAL: Ignored wind warnings came under sharp scrutiny after the death toll in the Bargi dam cruise disaster rose to 11 Saturday, with rescuers retrieving two more bodies — both children — from the reservoir in central Madhya Pradesh.The sinking has become a wellspring of criticism after officials revealed that the cruise, operated by MT...

A 19-year-old woman’s suspicion led to her husband’s arrest for culpable homicide after he allegedly struck his mother-in-law, causing her fatal head injuries HYDERABAD: A 19-year-old woman has helped police arrest her husband for causing her mother’s death and then lying about it.Based on K Kavya’s complaint, Medipally police arrested K Snehit, 28, on May...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130725691,imgsize-878819,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-19.jpg" alt="Rohit Jain appointed as RBI deputy governor" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo MUMBAI: The appointments committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) executive director (ED) Rohit Jain as deputy governor (DG) of the banking regulator.The appointment is for a period of three years...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130724268,imgsize-499570,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-17.jpg" alt="Sudesh Kumar, hero of ‘Saranga’ and producer of ‘Uljhan’, passes away" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo Sudesh Kumar, who played the protagonist of the tragic love story, ‘Saranga’ (1961), still remembered for its melancholic title track, who became a familiar face as supporting lead in money-spinning Southern productions like ‘Chhoti...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130724260,imgsize-1121160,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-16.jpg" alt="West Bengal Elections: Exit polls for stock market, TMC to get 200+, says Didi" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo KOLKATA: Ahead of the May 4 counting of votes for the assembly elections, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Saturday trashed exit poll results, saying they were conducted to “manipulate the stock market,”...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130724173,imgsize-142706,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/-2108.jpg" alt="Indian-origin Meenu Batra released from ICE custody after months; had been living US for 35 years" title=" Meenu Batra ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Meenu Batra An Indian-origin court interpreter who has lived in US for around 35 years has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after weeks of legal battle over...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130726086,imgsize-953724,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/untitled-design-21.jpg" alt="In Gujarat, bouncers hired to watch screen addicts" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image AHMEDABAD: In Ahmedabad, parents of a 16-year-old girl have hired four bouncers in two shifts to guard her 24×7, spending about Rs 65,000 a month. The teenager, according to doctors, had become severely addicted to her phone...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130724152,imgsize-742773,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-14.jpg" alt="Two FIRs against defector MP Sandeep Pathak? Punjab cops won’t say" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: Punjab police are believed to have filed two FIRs against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who switched from AAP to BJP a week ago along with six others.While sources close to govt...

VARANASI: What began as a celebration ended in tragedy on Friday night, when a 22-year-old groom was shot dead by three men on a motorcycle as his ‘baraat’ passed Badshahi Bazar in Jaunpur’s Khetasarai.Initial police investigation found that the prime accused, Pradeep Bind, has a long criminal history and named in other murder cases. He...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130724124,imgsize-959983,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-13.jpg" alt="Election Commission releases final data: 4.88 crore people voted in Tamil Nadu" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo CHENNAI: After a nine-day wait and just 48 hours before counting, EC released the absolute voter turnout for the April 23 election in Tamil Nadu, confirming that 4,87,98,833 voters (4.88 crore) participated in...