Spread the love While surface ozone — a pollutant harmful to the heart and lungs — already exceeds safe limits across much of India in the hot pre-monsoon months, a new study finds that heatwaves push it to still higher levels, thus adding several hundred deaths to a far larger toll that the study links to ozone across the season....
UPSC Prelims 2026 results out: 13,343 candidates qualify for Mains exam
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 results, with 13,343 candidates qualifying for the next stage, the Main Examination, news agency PTI reported. The exam was held on May 24 against 1,016 notified vacancies.This year’s number of qualifiers is slightly lower than last year, when 14,161 candidates cleared...
Jaipur woman kills 5-year-old over suspected affair involving husband
Spread the love JAIPUR: In a chilling case from Jaipur’s Harmada area, a five-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her neighbour, who suspected an illicit relationship between her husband and the victim’s mother and also harboured resentment over a quarrel related to fetching water. The accused woman was arrested on Monday, less than 48 hours after the crime.The incident occurred...
DMK attacks Rahul for ‘dishonesty,’ ‘immaturity’ that harmed INDIA bloc
Spread the love Rahul Gandhi CHENNAI: DMK’s official organ ‘Murasoli’ on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, charging that his “political immaturity” and “dishonesty” were the reasons for the criticism faced by Congress from its allies at the recent INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi.In an editorial, Murasoli accused Congress of repeatedly undermining its alliance partners...
Qatar gave Iran billions to keep its ships safe under secret deal backed by US: Report
Spread the love Qatar secretly secured US approval for a financial arrangement with Iran that allowed billions of dollars to flow to Tehran in return for the safe passage of Qatari tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report cited by The Times of Israel from Israel Hayom.The report, citing three diplomatic officials, said Washington quietly approved the...
12 cases of sexual assault on children, women in 24 hours shock Chennai
Spread the love Representative image CHENNAI: A three-year-old girl was raped and murdered, and seven other minor girls and four women were sexually assaulted in and around Chennai in 24 hours since Sunday. Police said the three-year-old, daughter of guest workers from Bihar, was raped by 19-year-old Bibin Manjhi, also from Bihar and a frequent visitor to their house at...
After missing Matoshree meeting, UBT MP meets Shinde Sena minister in Delhi
Spread the love Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Deshmukh met Sena minister, fueling defection speculation after skipping a party meeting. MUMBAI: A day after Shiv Sena (UBT) MP from Yavatmal-Washim Sanjay Deshmukh skipped physically attending a meeting of all 9 Lok Sabha MPs of the party called by its chief Uddhav Thackeray, Deshmukh met the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s Union...
‘Misogynistic remarks and abuse’: Rebel TMC MP seeks Kalyan Banerjee’s expulsion from Lok Sabha
Spread the love Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Kalyan Banerjee NEW DELHI: Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking the expulsion of fellow MP Kalyan Banerjee, accusing him of repeated verbal abuse, misogynistic remarks and misconduct within Parliament.The complaint comes a day after Ghosh Dastidar and 19 other MPs announced their merger...
150 kph and rising: Ashok Sharma gets India A call-up
Spread the love Ashok Sharma (BCCI/IPL Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Lucknow: A day after switching his domestic allegiance from Rajasthan to Gujarat, fast bowler Ashok Sharma has been drafted into the India A squad in Sri Lanka as an injury replacement. The 23-year-old pacer replaces injured Yudhvir Singh.Ashok will fly to Colombo on Tuesday morning before linking up with the squad...
Sooryavanshi, Tilak, controversy and Super Over drama: How it unfolded
Spread the love Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Tilak Varma (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The India A-Sri Lanka A clash in the Tri-Nation A Series in Dambulla had everything – a thrilling chase, a controversial finish, heated arguments with umpires, a Super Over and an angry exchange involving teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.What started as a routine group-stage fixture turned into...
