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CHENNAI: Outrage over an Anna University engineering student’s alleged rape on campus echoed in Madras high court Friday as a division bench initiated suo motu proceedings and took the DMK govt to task for seeking credit for a suspect’s arrest “when the state is supposed to prevent the crime”.“Advocate general P S Raman is saying … Read more

NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of the TOI report on the disparity in cab fares displayed simultaneously on Android and IOS devices for identical rides by ride-hailing platforms, Union consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday ordered Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) for a detailed investigation into the matter. He has directed the consumer affairs department … Read more

JAIPUR: The death toll in Friday’s LPG tanker accident on Jaipur-Ajmer national highway rose to 18 on Wednesday as three more burn victims succumbed to injuries, reportsVijeta Meena, a 23-year-old BEd student from Pratapgarh district, had sustained 70% burns whilst returning to Jaipur after appearing for an examination in Udaipur.Vijendra, a 36-year-old truck driver from … Read more

NEW DELHI: Amid rising expectations of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, exporters are in talks with govt to be ready to tap into possible opportunities across at least half-a-dozen sectors, ranging from textiles and leather to chemicals, electronics, auto parts and toys, by partnering American trade bodies and creating awareness about Indian products in the … Read more

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah Monday stressed the need to develop an intelligence coordination strategy with ‘friendly’ nations to detect anti-India outfits and networks and include offensive measures as part of this strategy.Delivering the 37th Intelligence Bureau centenary endowment lecture here, Shah underlined that just sharing information with friendly nations was not enough … Read more

The opposition managed to raise issues it wanted to in the winter session of Parliament and the BJP govt evaded replies on all, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi tells TOI’s Subodh Ghildiyal. Excerpts from the interview: How do you see the winter session?The opposition managed to raise the questions it wanted – Adani indictment and role … Read more

NEW DELHI: Election Commission has brought changes in electoral rules to specify that CCTV footage of poll booths will not come under the category of “documents” to be made available to contestants and general public. Before the amendment, the provision under Section 93(2) of the Conduct of Election Rules said “all other papers relating to … Read more

Mumbai & Maharashtra belong to Marathi people: CM Devendra Fadnavis KALYAN/NAGPUR: An argument between two residents of a building in Kalyan over lighting of incense escalated into a Marathi vs non-Marathi dispute, which echoed in the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Friday and led to suspension of the MTDC officer who allegedly assaulted his neighbour.CM Devendra … Read more

NEW DELHI: The health condition of BJP MPs Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput – injured in a scuffle between opposition and NDA members on the Parliament premises on Thursday – is stable, according to doctors at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital.RML medical superintendent Dr Ajay Shukla told TOI that while Sarangi suffered a deep … Read more

Wisconsin female shooter wrote in her alleged manifesto that her therapist ‘s**ks’. As the investigators are looking for the motive behind 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow opening fire at her Wisconsin Christian School, it has now been revealed that she was in therapy over her troubled home life with her parents who kept divorcing and remarrying each … Read more