Marathwada farmers refit ploughs on oxen amidst diesel shortage CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Farmers in parts of Marathwada are being forced to fall back on traditional oxen-driven ploughing as a diesel shortage cripples the use of tractors and other mechanised equipment. Many told TOI that the older generation skilled in such methods is ageing, while younger farmers,…
Uttarakhand high court said govt had not placed on record what privileges Indian nationals received in Nepal, a point it called necessary to decide whether Nepali citizens could settle in India without formal permission NAINITAL: Uttarakhand high court has questioned whether the India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship, 1950, gives Nepalese citizens an unrestricted right…
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KOLKATA: Cow sacrifice is neither a part of Eid-uz-Zuha nor a religious requirement under Islam, Calcutta HC said on Thursday while refusing to quash the Bengal govt’s order regulating cattle slaughter ahead of the festival or grant interim relief based on a batch of PILs challenging the administration’s directive.The division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of any shortage, govt on Thursday asserted that there was no rationing of petrol and diesel anywhere in the country and attributed long queues at fuel pumps in some parts to bulk diesel consumers, such as industries, shifting to retail outlets due to a price gap of nearly Rs 42 a…
NEW DELHI: Signalling a push towards further deregulation, the Council of Ministers led by PM Narendra Modi spent over four hours on Thursday taking stock of recommendations of a high-level committee led by NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba and reforms by ministries.The discussions happened amid a clear message from PM Modi that govt shouldn’t interfere…
NEW DELHI: A day after railways said there were signs of sabotage in recent fire incidents, security agencies and RPF obtained CCTV footage from Howrah station, showing a suspicious act linked to the fire scare on Mithila Express. The footage allegedly captures a suspect throwing an object into a coach, which immediately triggered a fire…
SRINAGAR: Climate activist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk will take part Friday in talks with the Centre on Ladakh, doing so as part of a delegation for the first time since such parleys began in 2023 on the political future of the Union territory (UT).LAB, an umbrella group of the region’s political…
LONDON: Indians continue to account for the bulk of long-term work and student visas issued by the UK to non-EU nationalities despite an overall decline in new arrivals and a corresponding increase in emigration of Indian-origin people from Britain.Around 40,000 work, 89,000 study and 9,000 other long-term visas were issued to Indian citizens in the…
Shubman Gill became only the third captain in Indian Premier League history to score 600 or more runs in back-to-back seasons during Gujarat Titans’ match against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Gill reached the milestone during his 64-run knock off 37 balls as Gujarat Titans posted 229/4 in their…