WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he was "deeply concerned" by Russia's arrest of an American journalist and denounced Moscow's efforts to "punish" the media. He also advised US citizens living or traveling in Russia to "please leave immediately"."We are deeply concerned over Russia's widely reported detention of a US citizen journalist," Blinken said in a statement,...
BHUBANESWAR: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the Indian Railways has completed construction of 450km rail line in Odisha during the financial year 2022-23, which is a record since Independence. He said this while flagging off a new train Bhadrak-Nayagarh Town-Bhadrak MEMU in Cuttack.“From 2009 to 2014, Railways had managed to complete construction of around 53km of rail line work...
CHENNAI: Customs officers at Chennai airport foiled a bid to smuggle foreign currencies worth Rs 55.8 lakh by two passengers. Based on intelligence, two men who were about to board a flight to Singapore were intercepted. A search led to the seizure of foreign currencies from them. They had hidden currencies in the false bottom of a bag, said customs sleuths. The two passengers were booked. Further...
GURGAON: A 34-year-old woman from Assam was allegedly raped by a "friend" in a car near Hero Honda chowk in Gurgaon, police said on Thursday. According to the woman, a private firm employee, she was in touch with the accused, Sandeep, for the past few days and had been talking to him on the phone.On Monday, when she left her Sector 37 office, Sandeep, 40, offered to pick her up from Hero Honda chowk,...
45-year-old Sushant Shukla experienced severe pain in the abdomen. He was told it might be due to kidney stones and on investigation it was found that it was actually gallbladder stones. The symptoms of the two can be quite confusing for people, unless they have a proper diagnosis. Dr. Anant Kumar, Chairman - Urology, Renal Transplant and Robotics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket shares, “Kidney...
AHMEDABAD: India and Mumbai Indians' captain Rohit Sharma was forced to miss the pre-IPL captains' meeting and photoshoot on Thursday as he was "unwell," TOI has learnt."He was unwell and thus could not travel to Ahmedabad for the pre-IPL captains' meeting and photoshoot. He is, however, likely to be available for MI's opening game in IPL-2023 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 2,” a...
KALYAN: The developers' body in Kalyan-Dombivli, unhappy over state government’s plan to increase stamp duty and ready reckoner rates, have demanded the government to not increase the rates. The developer body's said increase in stamp duty and ready reckoner rates will led to increase in property rates.The state's biggest developer's body MCHI CREDAI's Kalyan-Dombivli unit on Wednesday had called a...
GUWAHATI: Days after the Centre announced it would reduce the "disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), the Assam government extended AFSPA, in eight districts of the state for six more months with effect from April 1. As per the notification, the “disturbed area” status, however, has been withdrawn from Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar district.In rest of the eight...
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday said his government will celebrate the centenary year of the Vaikom Satyagraha (Vaikom struggle) to honour the memory of social reformist Periyar, who fought across the borders for the people and succeeded in making such revolutions in history, and to propagate the principles of social justice. Making a suo motu statement under Rule 110, the...
NEW DELHI: With Covid cases bringing memories of the worst years of pandemic back, the Delhi government is bracing up for another possible outbreak.01:35Delhi govt to hold emergency meeting today amid spike in Covid-19 casesHowever, it has asked Delhiites to desist from panicking — and instead — asking those with "flu-like symptoms or those visiting hospitals to wear masks".'Wear masks'"People with...
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