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May 9, 2026 is going to be a historical day in Indian politics. In a recent update, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal’s first BJP-led government at Kolkata’s iconic Brigade Parade Ground. The city is all set to welcome its new CM by getting ready for one of its…
Tourists traveling to different places in India might experience weather-induced problems in the coming days since the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a number of thunderstorms, rainfall, hailstorms, strong winds, and heat waves across various parts of the country. As per the latest All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin, there will be various…
New Delhi: Residential buildings under 24 metres in height — a category that includes a large number multi-storey homes, such as the ill-fated one in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar — will fall outside the scope of “fire and life safety” provisions under the newly notified National Building Construction Standards (NBCS), which replaced the National Building Code…
MUMBAI: InGovern Research has called on the RBI to reject Tata Sons’ application to surrender its financial licence, describing the move as a “strategic manoeuvre to sidestep mandatory listing obligations” and to order the company to list on domestic exchanges by March 2027.InGovern argued that the application, filed in March 2024, is “dead on arrival”…
New Delhi: Govt on Thursday replaced National Building Code (NBC) with National Building Construction Standards (NBCS) by withdrawing the earlier code. The new standards will serve more as guidelines, with this being done following directives from Deregulation Cell under Cabinet Secretariat.TOI has learnt that one of the main reasons for replacing NBC with NBCS was…
KPMG is laying off hundreds of employees in the US Advisory division. The latest round of layoffs comes as part of a restructuring effort tied to shifting demand across consulting services. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the company has cut about 4% of its advisory workforce in the United States, affecting…
Though Delhi-NCR woke up to a fresh spell of rainfall bringing much-needed respite from the heatwaves, air travel in New Delhi is facing disruption because of a sudden shift in weather. The rain, thunderstorms, accompanied with winds swept across Delhi-NCR, which has impacted flight schedules at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The wind speeds…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday issued a fresh advisory urging its citizens “not to travel to Iran” , even as limited flight operations between the two countries begin to resume amid continuing regional tensions.In a statement, the Embassy of India in Tehran said, “In view of reports of commencement of some flights between India and…
High day-time temperature The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin issued by the National Weather Forecasting Centre at 0800 IST on April 21, 2026, forecast continuing heat wave conditions over several parts of north, central and eastern India, while rain and thunderstorm activity is likely across the Northeast,…
Japan issued a special advisory on Monday warning of an increased risk of a “huge” earthquake after a powerful 7.5 magnitude tremor struck off its northern coast, triggering tsunami alerts and evacuations.The quake hit off the Sanriku coast at around 4.53 pm local time at a depth of about 10 kilometers. A tsunami of about…
