Spread the love       A warehouse used by the logistics partner of US fast-food chain McDonald’s was hit in Russian drone attacks on Kyiv on Friday, with Ukrainian authorities saying five people were killed and 27 injured across the capital.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the warehouse strike was part of a wider Russian campaign targeting civilian infrastructure and businesses operating in...

Spread the love       SIR controversy: LJP(RV), RLM, TDP seek EC clarification to dispel public doubts Three NDA partners – Chirag Paswan’s LJP(RV), Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM, and Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP – Friday urged the Election Commission (EC) to explain its position on the political controversy surrounding the electoral process and implementation of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying...

Spread the love       Election Commision NEW DELHI: EC, which is reeling under allegations of faultlines among its members, is now being questioned over a software update recently made in the application used by booth level officers, with its description on the Apple app store reading “mark VIP elector-related changes”.EC sources told TOI Friday the instruction to BLOs on “flagging of...

Spread the love       ​SIR row reaches SC: Plea targets CEC Gyanesh Kumar, seeks Form 6 restoration As questions are being raised against CEC Gyanesh Kumar for allegedly unilaterally taking many decisions pertaining to the SIR drive, a Supreme Court lawyer has filed a petition in court seeking his criminal prosecution, and another has approached the attorney general, seeking his permission,...

Spread the love       Seven years after its original release, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is once again drawing audiences to theatres, with fans returning to the big screen to relive one of the most iconic moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The film was re-released nationwide on Friday as ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’, giving fans another chance to experience the epic conclusion on the big...

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping look at an image of an autopen signing former US President Joe Biden’s signature at the “Presidential Walk of Fame” in the Colonnade of the White House in Washington. Reuters photo. US President Donald Trump took a swipe at former President Joe Biden during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s...

Spread the love       Senior bureaucrat Mandeep K Bhandari NEW DELHI: Senior bureaucrat Mandeep K Bhandari was appointed CBSE chairperson, months after the rollout of On-Screen Marking (OSM)-based evaluation and post-result processes triggered complaints over alleged answer-sheet mix-ups, portal glitches, payment failures and delays in re-evaluation.Bhandari, a 2001-batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, is currently principal secretary to J&K lieutenant governor....

Spread the love       India & Liberia set up sailors’ safety body NEW DELHI: India teamed up with Liberia to establish a Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers. Addressing the inaugural meeting on the margins of UNGA, foreign minister S Jaishankar said actions that disrupt maritime commerce and cost innocent lives are simply indefensible.Foreign ministers and...

Spread the love       Tourism in India New Delhi: Most urban travellers opt for hotels, guesthouses or house rentals for their stay for an overnight domestic trip, while dharamshalas remain the top place of stay for those from rural India.A part of the reason may have to do with the fact that over three-fourths of Indians who travelled in the past...

Spread the love       (In photo: The arrested accused) A 70-year-old woman was gang-raped and killed by two men in Mohanlalganj LUCKNOW: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by two men after she objected to them consuming alcohol near her house in the Mohanlalganj area, police said on Friday.The accused, identified as Rajesh alias Guddu (30) and Hariram Rawat...