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Back-to-back UN votes will put Delhi's policy to test

Resolutions Coming Up In General Assembly, Security & Rights Councils

Police chief launches 3 digital initiatives for better service

To improve the service delivery system and ensure the safety and security of people, Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Monday launched three digital initiatives.

‘Staying with parents during pregnancy not divorce cause'

The Supreme Court has said leaving matrimonial home by a woman to be with her parents during pregnancy and staying with them for a reasonable time could not be termed ‘cruelty’ and it can’t be raised by her husband as a ground for seeking divorce.

‘I feel if you play a dot ball, it's a crime'

Back in the kind of form he enjoyed in New Zealand two years ago. Back as captain in the IPL, a position he had to let go. Back from injury and rehab that took away a good deal of time. Shreyas Iyer is once again marching to reclaim his space and identity. The batter took time out to speak at length with TOI. Excerpts...

Covid restrictions gone, but temples tread with caution on Maha Shivratri

The management committees of prominent temples in Delhi have made thorough arrangements to prevent crowds on their premises during Maha Shivratri on Tuesday.

U'khand priests get back shrines' control

Guv OKs Bill To Junk Act That Made Board Administrator

‘Coastal cities to Himalayan belt, climate change will hit all of India'

Research director at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business and one of the lead authors of the IPCC report, Anjal Prakash, says India is vulnerable and climate change will not spare any part of the country. While decoding the outcomes of the IPCC findings for India in an interview with TOI’s Vishwa Mohan, he says cities are at high risk. Excerpts from the interview:

Techie posed as editor of fashion mag, blackmailed models

A 33-year-old software engineer working with Google has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing models and posting their nude pictures on Instagram. Mohit Sharma posed as the editor of a Russian fashion magazine to lure his victims.

Jain: Water production at all-time high of 956MGD

Water minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday that Delhi Jal Board (DJB) had achieved an all-time high water production capacity of 956 million gallons per day (MGD).

Back to square one: HC takes

Delhi High Court on Monday “sensitised” city’s police chief and North Delhi Municipal Corporation commissioner on keeping Chandni Chowk free of encroachments.

After Yogi remark, ‘Saffron hashtag' trends on Twitter

With the culmination of the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, hashtag ‘Main bhi bhagwadari’ (I am also saffron clad) remained the top trending topic in the country on Twitter from 11pm on Sunday and lasted throughout the night.

EU To Shut Airspace To Russian Airlines, To Buy Ukraine Arms

More than 1,00,000 people attended a Ukraine solidarity march in Berlin on Sunday, police said, with many protesters dressed in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag. Police estimated the turnout at ‘at least a low six-number figure’, while organisers of the march said half a million had turned up

Putin Faces Sanctions, But His Assets Remain An Enigma

When Western governments announced on Friday their intention to freeze assets belonging to President Vladimir Putin of Russia as punishment for invading Ukraine, there was no indication they knew of significant holdings that could be tied to him.

Women outdid men in civil services exam in '19: UPSC

Most Successful Candidates Engineers, But Opted For Humanities

Raj, C'garh CMs discuss polls & mines with Gandhi siblings

Chief ministers of Congress-ruled Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel, have left it to the Congress high command to decide whether Chhattisgarh should speed up clearances to the coal mine projects in the state’s tribal belt, Sarguja.

Musk's Starlink to rescue as invasion disrupts internet

Smoke rises after a missile explodes at the Vasilkov oil depot near Kyiv

CP pedestrianisation runs into traders' wall

Strong Resistance To Second Trial By NDMC

PK begins work for TRS with secret tour of KCR's fortress

It’s no longer a matter of speculation, election strategist and tactician Prashanth Kishor has started working for the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government with a secret tour of a district.

Goshawk redemption: Birders spot rare raptor in Delhi for first time

In a first for Delhi, birders have recorded the presence of Northern goshawk, a medium-sized raptor often spotted in the Himalayas that migrates to the plains in winter.

Advocates can take control of assets: SC

‘DMs Can Ask Them To Act Under Sarfaesi Act’

‘Roasting cocoa beans boosts chocolate liking'

According to a research published in the journal Current Research In Food Science, roasting cocoa beans at high temperatures can reduce bitterness, and optimise flavour.

Zelensky calls PM, India offers to help restore peace

Students from Ukraine arrive in Mumbai via Romania on Saturday

RSS-affiliate opposes choice of Turkish nat'l as AI chief

Tata Sons had named lker Ayci, ex-chief of Turkish Airlines, as CEO and MD of Air India. SJM said an Indian-origin person must helm the ‘national carrier’

Rajnath: Our dream is to make India Jagat Guru

India’s vision of progress is to make the country powerful, rich, knowledgeable and have values, defence minister Rajnath Singh said

NDMC plans to give new look to 50-year-old kiosks

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to revamp and give an aesthetic look to kiosks in its areas in a phased manner.

It will be a simple wedding: Munisha set to get married on March 25

Actress and tarot card reader Munisha Khatwani, who had to postpone her nuptials three times, is finally getting married.

Away from home, Myanmar's military their target

Awn Ta Kam Khual was forced to flee from Myanmar after his father was shot dead for protesting against the military rulers.

Ahead of IPO, govt allows 20% FDI via automatic route in LIC

Cabinet Also Clears Other Changes In FDI Regime To Simplify Process

After weekend hailstorm, capital records highest rain in Feb in 8 yrs

Light Rain Predicted Next Week; Hailstorms In Jan-May Not Unusual: IMD

1.7 lakh students receive digital degrees at convocation of DU

EARNING ACCOLADES: Delhi university awarded 802 PhD degrees this year, the highest ever in a single year