Mani Shankar Aiyar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar stirred another row on Sunday after he said Hindutva is “Hinduism in paranoia,” which drew a strong response from the ruling BJP. During the debate on “Hinduism Needs Protection From Hindutva”, hosted by the Calcutta Debating Circle, Aiyar said Hindutva is a BJP…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz NEW DELHI: German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Monday for a two-day official visit to India from January 12 to 13. The visit comes at the invitation of PM Modi and marks Chancellor Merz’s first official trip to the country.PM Modi is scheduled to…
Rourkela fire units during rescue operations after the 9-seater aircraft crash-landed BHUBANESHWAR: A mid-air electrocution of four passengers and two crew members of an IndiaOne Air plane that force-landed in Odisha’s Rourkela Saturday after engine failure was a big possibility as it had scraped a high-tension wire with exposed landing gear, officials said. The Cessna’s…
BENGALURU: Cognizant is learnt to have secured a deal worth over $1 billion from Swiss pharma major Novartis as part of a consolidation contract that includes renewals as well as new scope spanning application services, infrastructure, data and AI-led offerings, people in the know told TOI. This marks the second consecutive billion-dollar deal for Cognizant…
KOLKATA: “Once in a blue moon” visits do not amount to a shared conjugal life, Calcutta high court said on Jan 8 while granting divorce to a couple living apart since 2015, ruling that a marriage stripped of empathy cannot be sustained. The court dissolved the marriage but allowed the father monthly access to his…
Tourists enjoy in the snow at south portal of Atal Tunnel in Himachal’s Rohtang. In the past 24 hours, minimum night temperatures were below 0°C at some places in the state and Jammu and Kashmir NEW DELHI: Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are very likely to continue in Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal…
Bihar is ready to shift gears in road upkeep with a “pothole prize” that a minister has touted as a first in the country, reports Kshitiz. The Nitish Kumar-led govt is set to roll out “Gadha Batao, Rs 5,000 Pao (spot a pothole, get Rs 5,000)”, a reward-based road maintenance scheme from Feb 15. Under…
NEW DELHI: Security forces detected movement of suspected drones in multiple forward areas along the International Border and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts on Sunday evening, officials said.All the flying objects were seen coming from the Pakistan side and returned after hovering over Indian territory for a…
First India-assisted Bailey Bridge opens in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka NEW DELHI: The first Bailey Bridge built under India’s assistance package to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka has been opened for traffic, restoring a key road link between the island nation’s Central and Uva provinces, the Indian mission in Colombo said on Sunday.The 100-foot bridge was constructed by…
“You people eat dogs, cats, pigs and all your animals, right?” This was a question Riba says she was repeatedly asked because she hails from the Northeast. Working at a high-profile firm did little to shield her from stereotypes. Friends, colleagues and acquaintances routinely questioned her food habits, appearance and even language. ‘Called Minor Matter,…
