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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress party is close to finalising its key ministers after consultations and reconciliation efforts. CM-designate V D Satheesan, who will assume office on May 18, said he would submit the complete list of the cabinet to the governor on Sunday.Satheesan’s efforts to persuade Ramesh Chennithala to join govt have succeeded in the second...

HYDERABAD: Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay’s son, Bandi Bageerath, surrendered before the Telangana police on Saturday night at around 8 pm. He was later taken to Narsingi police station. Bageerath has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after a minor girl’s family accused him of sexually...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131147531,imgsize-1624698,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/-.jpg" alt="Rock story: Andhra find reveals India’s lost link to Antarctica" title=" ‘Smoking gun’ evidence was found in AP’s granulite rocks, which showed same age and chemistry as those in East Antarctica ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> ‘Smoking gun’ evidence was found in AP’s granulite rocks, which showed same age and chemistry as those in East...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants the Federal Communications Commission to consider ending a $4.5 billion fund that subsidizes voice and broadband in rural areas. In a letter to FCC, Spacex argues that the satellite internet company has solved the connectivity gap by offering fast speeds at competitive rates. “The Commission’s universal service programs must adapt to...

TOI Correspondent from London: Two thousand Jain manuscripts bought by British pharmaceutical entrepreneur Sir Henry Wellcome, which had been held by the Wellcome Collection in London, a museum set up after his death to hold all the items he had collected across the world, are now being returned to the Jain community.The collection, believed to...

Calgary Police is looking for 5th suspect Gagandeep singh and released his photo. A man was kidnapped but he was not the target. The kidnappers took the man to his friend’s house who was the real target. The first man was just a bait to make the second man come out of his house, which...

VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced that the state govt will give incentives to families that go for third and fourth child, as the declining population is worrisome. He said the govt will give Rs 30,000 for a family having a third child and Rs 40,000 for the fourth child.Naidu...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131145242,imgsize-1452617,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/article-66.jpg" alt="NC government buckles after BJP protest, promises liquor ban in J&K" title=" BJP leaders and workers outside the police station as they stage a protest over the demand to ban liquor, in Srinagar ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> BJP leaders and workers outside the police station as they stage a protest over the demand to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131148051,imgsize-41074,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/accused-in-the-alleged-neet-ug-2026-paper-leak-being-produced-before-the-cbi-court-at-rouse-avenue-court.jpg" alt="After CBI raids in NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, another kin of Jaipur’s Biwal family stops attending medical college" title=" Accused in the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak being produced before the CBI Court at Rouse Avenue Court ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Accused in the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak being produced before the...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131144712,imgsize-923308,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/army-encounter_ians.jpg" alt="Anti-terror search operation launched across J&K’s Poonch district" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image NEW DELHI: Security forces on Saturday launched a multi-area search operation across multiple areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to trace suspected terrorists believed to be operating in the region, officials said. The operation comes days...