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NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Continuing its administrative and police shake-up in assembly poll-bound states, Election Commission on Tuesday replaced additional directors general (ADGs) of South Bengal and North Bengal regions, four police commissioners, a deputy commissioner and a dozen SPs in West Bengal. In Kerala, it directed the appointment of an IAS officer and two Kerala Administrative...

AI-generated representational image. AGRA: Two armed men, including a Pradeshik Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan, barged into a private hospital in Aligarh and fired a bullet at a 38-year-old patient point blank even as other patients and attendants watched in horror around 10 pm Monday. The assailants then fled. The critically injured patient was shifted to...

Zakat al Fitr 2026: Know The Exact Amount You Must Pay Before Eid. Are You Doing It Right? As Ramadan 2026 draws to a close, one of the most important religious obligations for Muslims comes into focus and that is Zakat al Fitr. In 2026, with millions of residents across the UAE preparing for Eid...

NEW DELHI: Observing that the arrival of a child in a family – whether by birth, adoption or surrogacy – involves time, attention and rearing responsibilities to ensure their well-being, Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that maternity leave was the right of all women, irrespective of whether they gave birth biologically or had a child...

UAE Labour Law: Can Employers Withhold Salary for Stranded Employees Amidst Iran vs US-Israel War? As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Iran vs US-Israel war disrupt travel and leave thousands of expatriates unable to return to the UAE, a pressing question is surfacing across workplaces and WhatsApp groups alike: Can your employer legally...

Accidental firing death: Clip goes viral, victim’s cousin arrested NEW DELHI: A day after a 28-year-old property dealer died allegedly in an accidental firing in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar, police have arrested his cousin. A video has also surfaced showing the victim’s final moments. The deceased was identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of...

A purported audio clip allegedly linked to foreign-based gangster Goldy Brar threatening Punjabi actor-singer Gippy Grewal surfaced on social media on Tuesday, sparking concern among fans and industry insiders. In the unverified audio recording, the caller—believed to be Brar—can be heard confronting Grewal for not responding to an earlier message, as reported by PTI. A...

Nirav Modi (File photo) TOI correspondent from London: Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi appeared at the high court here on Tuesday in a bid to get the court to “reopen” its decision to dismiss his appeal against extradition to India, claiming he had compelling new evidence.Nirav’s barrister, Edward Fitzgerald, said the HC judgment in the case...

Pradyut Bordoloi (File Photo) GUWAHATI: Assam Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned from the party on Tuesday, ending his nearly three-decade-long association. Earlier in the day, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma publicly had invited Pradyut to join BJP.In a brief three-line letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Bordoloi said he was quitting with an “overwhelming sense...

Sonam Wangchuk SRINAGAR: Environmentalist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday likened his arrest to a “non-fiction thriller” that could be turned into a film but declared he was ready to move past his jail experience for a meaningful dialogue, as reflected in the Centre’s recent revocation of his detention under National...