The video, which was said to have been recorded by passersby at the bridge, shows people attempting to discourage her. Despite their efforts, she reportedly jumped into the Chenab. NEW DEHI: A 21-year-old woman allegedly jumped into the Chenab River in Doda district on Saturday after speaking to her father over the phone and telling…
Landslide occurred above the Chyakoong River, opposite OC Bhir, during the intervening night of September 5 and 6. Sikkim, September 6: A landslide occurred above the Chyakoong River in Sikkim’s Mangan district during the intervening night of September 5 and 6, authorities said.The district administration received reports from the district police and Chungthang Sub-Division police…
The MEA said the resolution neither adopts nor authenticates any particular world map and does not address political cartography NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Sunday said India had voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution promoting the use of equal-area world map projections. It also made it clear that…
India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience, said Sudarshan Suchi, chief development officer at Reliance Foundation, at a timely discussion on ‘Rebooting Development for Disaster Resilience’.The…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday backed students protesting against alleged irregularities in Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations, saying that “every student is tormented by the BJP regime”.In a post on X, Rahul said thousands of students were protesting in Maharashtra because their trust in the system had been…
In a session on tech and AI in scaling change, panelists highlighted ways in which they’d each worked with the technology, and underscored how it could be customised to local contexts.Aniket Doegar, co-founder and CEO, Haqdarshak, spoke about his organisation’s use of tech to help people access govt’s 20,000 schemes, including cash transfers, from which…
A broader understanding of the word ‘inclusion’ is the need of the hour A broader understanding of the word ‘inclusion’ is the need of the hour, and meaningful change must go beyond numerical targets and provide people with genuine ownership and representation, speakers from the social and corporate sector said at a panel on ‘Scaling…
M P Ahammed, chairman of the Malabar Group of Companies Speaking at the inaugural session of the TOI Social Impact Summit, M P Ahammed, chairman of the Malabar Group of Companies, said his business practices, with 450 showrooms in 24 countries, are aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make In India, Market to the World’…
Cooking is a complex task from neurological point of view: Doc New Delhi: What if one of the simplest ways to keep the brain active later in life is already sitting in the kitchen? A six-year study from Japan has found that older adults who cooked at home at least once a week were less…
PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country NEW DELHI: PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country, including the robust growth in GDP, on his govt’s watch as congenital pessimists and fault-finders, asserting the “power of truth” will eventually overwhelm the “campaign of lies”.With…
