The Delhi government on Sunday rolled out 500 new electric buses, taking the Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC) total fleet of electric vehicles to 4,000. The expansion marks one of the capital’s largest single additions to its clean public transport network in recent months. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who flagged off the buses at a launch…
BENGALURU: The Congress govt has decided to grant Rs 255 crore worth of land in Bengaluru to 22 Dalit and OBC mutts, overruling red flags raised by key departments on giving away gomala land and parcels that are within the city corporation limits.Documents reviewed by TOI show that the departments of finance, and law and…
NEW DELHI: A day after former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed’s scathing remarks against Rahul Gandhi, veteran leader Rashid Alvi on Sunday said that the lack of an effective platform for dialogue and limited access to the top leadership has created a serious communication gap within the organisation.Speaking to news agency ANI, Alvi said party workers…
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the death of a 27-year-old software engineer who drowned after his SUV fell into a waterlogged trench at a commercial site in Greater Noida. The tribunal observed that the incident indicates serious environmental violations and regulatory lapses.The tribunal also highlighted that…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Republic Day, Delhi and several other cities across country, have been placed on alert amid warnings of possible threats from Khalistani and Bangladesh-based terror outfits.As per Intelligence sources quoted by news agency ANI, “Ahead of January 26, intelligence agencies have issued an alert warning that Khalistani terrorist organisations and Bangladesh-based terror…
Eternal-owned quick commerce platform Blinkit has removed its long-promoted “10-minute delivery” claim from all platforms, amid growing concerns over the safety and welfare of delivery workers.According to news agency PTI, the company has revised its tagline from “10,000+ products delivered in 10 minutes” to “30,000+ products delivered at your doorstep”, signalling a shift away from…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemned the Special Intensive Revision going on in the state, alleging the process that was expected to be constructive has already claimed 77 lives while leaving multiple others needing hospitalisation.In her letter to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the CM wrote, “It is shocking that an exercise…
SANTINIKETAN: The age gap between Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and his late mother, Amita Sen, is around 19-and-a-half years. But on Wednesday, an SIR hearing notice reached his Santiniketan house, Pratichi, because the EC found that the age difference was below 15 years.As per the 2025 SIR draft roll, the age of Amartya Sen is…
Mastiii 4 has come under legal scrutiny after popular content creator Ashish Sharma approached the Delhi High Court, flagging similarities between a comedy sequence in the film and his viral Instagram reel that clocked over 11 million views.As per Live Law, Ashish contended that a scene in the film closely resembles his reel titled “Shaq…
NEW DELHI: Flagging lapses by civic authorities, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that fatalities across the country are being caused not just by dog bites, but also by road accidents involving stray animals.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria made the remarks while hearing pleas seeking modification of its…