Vaishnaw points out harm caused by social media to children
New Delhi: IT minister acknowledges widespread concerns about adverse impact of social media on children Ashwini Vashno It has become a major issue around the world and it is time for all stakeholders to come together and agree on how to tackle the…
Election-inducing seizures exceed Rs 400 crore: European Commission
NEW DELHI: The cumulative seizure of illegal poll lures such as cash, liquor and drugs across poll-poll states/Union Territories has crossed the Rs 400-crore mark, the European Commission said on Thursday.“Since the activation of the Electronic…
Terror recruitment cases: 10 locations in 3 districts of Kashmir were attacked
SRINAGAR: The Counter Intelligence Investigation Branch (CIK) of J&K Police in Kashmir on Thursday raided 10 locations in three districts of Kashmir. Kashmir Valley and dismantled a “terrorist recruitment module” allegedly linked to…
You got the mail: Johnson & Johnson’s first female postal worker walked every day for 30 years, delivering 25 letters a day
SRINAGAR: Ulfat Bano collects about 25 letters from the district post office in south Kashmir’s Shopian every morning and sets out on foot. There was no mail van to jump into if she got tired, and no bicycle to use.The 55-year-old trudged through…
Srinagar, Badgam raided for fake COVID-19 medical supplies orders
SRINAGAR: The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of J&K police on Thursday raided three locations in Srinagar and Budgam districts in connection with alleged fraud involving two men for allegedly issuing fake medical purchase orders to embezzle government…
Nirav Modi case: UK judge says claims of Indian interrogation torture are worrying and only commitment from Indian government will reassure them
TOI correspondent in London: Judges who dismissed fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi’s renewed anti-extradition appeal said their decision “presents a worrying picture of the use of prohibited treatments to extract confessions, which has been…
Defiant Nirav Modi accuses CBI and ED of destroying his business
TOI London correspondentNirav Modi on Thursday struck a defiant note in the dock in the Bank of India (BOI) trial, saying the banks, along with the CBI and ED, destroyed the business he spent 20 years building and that he did not commit the fraud against…
Free first, development later? Karnataka cuts welfare scheme funding projects, CAG points to deficit risk
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta says ‘Sheesh Mahal’ is dark chapter of corruption
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday termed the name ‘Sheesh Mahal’ given by the BJP leader to her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal’s former residence as a “dark chapter of corruption” and claimed that the…
Bengaluru professor who proposed to students was earlier banned from campus and harassed others
NEW DELHI: A professor at a suburban Bengaluru medical college has been accused of sexual harassment after he allegedly re-entered the campus despite being banned and proposed to a female student in the classroom, an incident that later turned…