All emergency response agencies have been mobilised to stabilise the situation Darjeeling: Heavy monsoon rain hit Darjeeling and Kalimpong on Sunday night and Monday, causing landslides, house damage, fallen trees and road closures.Kalimpong received 97 mm of rain, while Darjeeling received 70 mm in 24 hours. Authorities put police, disaster teams and other departments on…
Lithuania Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius (Image/AP) Social Democrat leader Mindaugas Sinkevicius became Lithuania’s new prime minister on Tuesday after parliament approved his government’s programme, paving the way for his cabinet to take office.Lithuania, a member of both Nato and the European Union, shares borders with Russia and Belarus. The Baltic nation is Nato’s highest defence…
PMPML buses parked on the roadside near the PMC building Pune: Elected members of the PMC will on Monday take a decision about spending Rs474.01 crore from the civic coffers to deal with the running losses of public transport utility PMPML, which has long been a recurrent issue. A special general body meeting of the…
Amid speculations that Sunday’s third and final ODI against England at Lord’s could be Rohit Sharma’s last international appearance, former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel believes the former captain is capable of signing off with a memorable century.As TOI reported earlier, the selection committee has decided that he will not be the first-choice opener after the…
Lisa Ray recalls her battle with multiple myeloma: ‘The doctor told me I had five years’; opens up about relapse and recovery (Image credits: Instagram) Lisa Ray has spoken about how her battle with multiple myeloma transformed her life, revealing that the cancer diagnosis pushed her to confront her deepest fears, abandon perfectionism, embrace vulnerability…
Devendra Nath Mhato, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka: The new faces of India’s youth protests (From left to right) NEW DELHI: India’s recent youth-led protests have brought a new set of organisers and public faces into the spotlight.From a Jharkhand student leader who turned to an indefinite hunger strike to activists and communicators…
Panaji: After Goa got its very own cow breed Shwet Kapila, the state is likely to get a dog breed indigenous to it to its name. The Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) has identified a breed of local dog Luthi, which is thought to be peculiar to the state.The board is now on the lookout…
Police escort Vilathikulam DMK MLA GV Markandeyan after his arrest over alleged remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. CHENNAI: Police on Monday arrested Vilathikulam DMK MLA GV Markandeyan over alleged threatening and controversial remarks against Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay made during a public meeting in Kovilpatti.Videos of the speech…
He warned US of “unforgettable lessons” Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States of “unforgettable lessons” if it continued attacking the Islamic Republic, while declaring that US President Donald Trump‘s signature was “worthless and invalid.”The written statement, read out on Iranian state television, came hours after Tehran announced it was suspending…
NEW DELHI: For years, Jhandu Kumar’s days began at a vegetable market and ended in a gym. When life became tougher during the COVID-19 pandemic, he swapped the market for an e-rickshaw, working long hours to support his family while refusing to give up on his dream of representing India.On Friday in Glasgow, that dream…
