NEW DELHI: Canada's defence minister Bill Blair described the relationship with India as "important", and affirmed Canada's commitment to pursuing partnerships like the Indo-Pacific strategy while the investigation into the killing of a Khalistani leader continues.Tensions escalated between India and Canada after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaumade explosive allegations of potential involvement...
MADURAI: The Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has announced that the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admissions to PhD/M Phil programmes at the university will be conducted on October 8.As per an official notification from the R&D cell of MKU, it was informed that CET has been scheduled to be held on October 8 (Sunday) for two hours from 11am to 1pm. The venue for the exam will be the Madurai Kamaraj...
KOLKATA: The IPCC report anticipates Kolkata may experience temperatures of 35°C or higher for 150 days every year by the end of the current century. Extreme heatwaves, too, are expected to become more frequent and severe.Kolkata and its neighbouring areas may get marginally higher rainfall but there may be a substantial increase in short-duration extreme-rainfall events, the report predicts. What this...
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) enthusiasts have expressed concern over the closure of the century-old pit line at the Ooty heritage railway station as part of the ongoing development work under the Amrith Bharath Station scheme. The pit line is an extended rail structure meant for servicing of engines and brakes at the station.The Heritage Steam Chariot Trust (HSCT) on Saturday demanded that the...
MUMBAI: The Mumbai police received a threat call about a bomb planted at Mumbai International Airport, on Sunday.However, probe found that it was a hoax call.Police said that a hoax call was made saying there was a bomb in a blue bag at the airport.Soon, police officers and bomb squad team rushed to the airport and carried out investigation, however, nothing was found."Nothing was found during the...
BHIWANDI: The Bhiwandi crime branch unit of Thane police nabbed a gang of four persons for allegedly stealing auto-rickshaws from Mumbai and Thane district and selling them in interior areas of Maharashtra. The police has recovered 18 stolen auto rickshaws from accused. tnn!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return;...
At least four persons, including two women, died and 14 cattle drowned when the skies opened up late on Friday night, catching Nagpurians literally sleeping. Citizens woke up to flooded houses and streets as heavy rains continued to pound the city till early on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Mirabai Pilley (70, a resident of Mahesh Nagar), Sandhya Dhore (80, a resident of Surendragadh,...
Every day is a race against time for A Marimuthu. Maneuvering through traffic, the sound of the siren overhead drowned by the relentless honking of impatient motorists and drivers on the road, the 43-yearold has to ensure the safety of the patient and others inside the ambulance he is driving.For Marimuthu, who has been an ambulance driver for the past 17 years, driving at breakneck speed through...
NEW DELHI: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) wants the Delhi government to raise the issue of release of pollutants by Haryana and Uttar Pradesh into the Yamuna at the next north zone council (NZC) meeting scheduled to take place in Amritsar on September 26.Officials said industrial effluents from Haryana's Sonepat, Panipat and Rohtak districts and UP's Ghaziabad and Noida districts continue to pollute the Yamuna....
LUCKNOW: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday urged Sangh functionaries to prioritise work among non-Hindus, in what is being seen as an attempt to be seen as an inclusive organisation instead of just the torchbearer of Hindutva.According to sources, directives to work among non-Hindus Sikhs, Christians, Muslims, Jains and other religions were given to RSS Awadh Prant functionaries during a meeting held...
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