Spread the love GUWAHATI: Assamese music icon Zubeen Garg entered the waters off Lazarus Island without a life jacket and drowned while drunk over four times the legal limit, with toxicology detecting hypertension and epilepsy medication but no other drugs, Channel News Asia reported Wednesday quoting proceedings at a coroner’s court in Singapore.The inquiry is expected to record a neutral...
How Delhi’s failure to house homeless hides behind numbers; 20k beds in files
Spread the love The stated capacity of this shelter at Commercial Building, Motia Khan, is 540. TOI found just 15 beds here. NEW DELHI: If numbers could keep people warm, Delhi’s homeless crisis would long be solved. On paper, the city is prepared: 322 night shelters with nearly 20,000 beds (19,724 to be precise).The official list, which gives capacity and...
Easy to score runs in ODIs? India legend slams Manjrekar for Kohli remark
Spread the love Sanjay Manjrekar and Virat Kohli (Photos by ICC and PTI) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has shared his opinion on Sanjay Manjrekar’s remark suggesting that Virat Kohli chose “the easiest format to play” by continuing in ODIs while stepping away from Test cricket. Harbhajan defended Kohli’s stature and consistency, calling such opinions unfair and dismissive...
BCB says players, not board, will lose money if it pulls out from T20 WC
Spread the love File photo/Agencies NEW DELHI: As Bangladesh’s participation remains uncertain in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) finance committee chairman Najmul Hossain said on Wednesday that if the men’s team decides not to play in the World Cup, the board would not face any financial loss, “There will be no loss for the...
Nasa kicks-off first-ever medical evacuation: 4 astronauts return from ISS early
Spread the love This screengrab from video provided by NASA TV shows the SpaceX Dragon departing from the ISS Nasa began its first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, bringing back an astronaut in need of medical care along with three crewmates. The four astronauts, from the US, Russia, and Japan, are scheduled to splash down...
70% of 41 crore vehicles fail to meet statutory compliances
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126536184,imgsize-475569,width-400,resizemode-4/article-10.jpg" alt="70% of 41 crore vehicles fail to meet statutory compliances" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image NEW DELHI: Over 70% of 40.7 crore vehicles, mostly two-wheelers, in the country do not comply with some or other norm, such as those related to pollution under control (PUC) certificate, fitness certificate or insurance, according to...
Train fare formula is a trade secret, cannot be disclosed, Railways tells CIC
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126536138,imgsize-794308,width-400,resizemode-4/railways-indian_ians.jpg" alt="Train fare formula is a trade secret, cannot be disclosed, Rlys tells CIC" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways has told the Central Information Commission (CIC) that the classification and methodology of fixing fares of different classes in passenger train falls in the domain of “trade secret/intellectual property...
Trump holds call with Venezuela interim leader; first known talk since Maduro ouster
Spread the love US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had a “long call” with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, marking the first known contact between the two leaders since the capture of Nicolás Maduro in a US military op. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump described the conversation as “great”. “We just had a great...
Greenland dispute: Donald Trump says ‘something will work out’
Spread the love US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that a resolution could come up amid his repeated threats to seize Greenland, following a high-level meeting in Washington with officials from Denmark and the autonomous territory. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after the talks, Trump said the United States had “a very good relationship with Denmark,” which...
Punjabi businessman shot dead in Canada: 3rd incident in 8 months
Spread the love Image Credit: X JALANDHAR: Punjabi businessman Binder Garcha, 48, was shot dead in Surrey, Canada, on Tuesday afternoon, sending shockwaves through the community. He was a native of Mallan Bedian village near Nawanshahr.Garcha, who owned Studio 12 and a banquet hall, had made a name in wedding photography and videography. He was shot near Ghuman Farms in...
