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TOI correspondent from Washington: The US justice department released an initial trove of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday evening, marking a partial fulfillment of a congressional mandate but sparking immediate backlash over extensive redactions and incomplete disclosure. The files, comprising thousands of pages and hundreds of…
NEW DELHI:A thick layer of smog has engulfed Delhi on Saturday, prompting authorities to issue weather alerts and travel advisories. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert, warning residents to be prepared for dense-to-very-dense fog during early morning hours on Saturday. A yellow alert remains in effect for moderate to dense fog…
UAE residents struggle as heavy rain causes flooding / Image: File The UAE is experiencing unstable weather today as a low-pressure system continues to affect much of the country, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning and hail in some areas. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast this pattern to persist through Friday, with scattered…
UGC issues alert against three fake universities The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a new public warning asking students, parents, and employers to stay alert about three institutions that are functioning as universities without any legal approval: NIMS, Delhi, Sarva Bharatiya Shiksha Peeth, Karnataka and National Backward Krushi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra. According to the UGC,…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for the next 24 hours, warning of dense to very dense fog across large parts of north India, even as air quality in the national capital and surrounding regions remained in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category on Friday.According to the IMD, very dense…
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, people across North India woke up with the feeling that winter is finally here. The weather across India continues to bring challenging conditions for residents and travellers, with dense fog, cold waves and low visibility. There is even potential mountain snowfall shaping conditions from the plains to the high Himalayas….
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Monday issued a travel advisory, urging flyers to head to airports only after checking the latest status of their flight.This comes as several flights were cancelled as low visibility conditions prevails in north India due to thick layer of fog.In a social media post on X, the…
The US Transportation Department has warned New York that it could lose $73 million in federal highway funds after an audit found thousands of immigrant commercial driver’s licences (CDLs) were allegedly issued without proper verification, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday, AP report.Duffy said federal investigators reviewed 200 non-domiciled commercial licences and found more…
India’s long-term economic outlook could fundamentally reshape the corporate landscape over the next two decades, Motilal Oswal Financial Services has said in a new report, identifying 30 companies it believes are best placed to benefit from what it calls the country’s “next multi-decade growth era”, ET reported.The brokerage expects India’s GDP to rise from $4…
Indian corporates with inadequate foreign-exchange hedging could face rating pressure if the rupee weakens sharply, global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings cautioned in a new commentary released on Thursday. The agency said that companies in sectors with limited natural hedges remain the most vulnerable to currency swings, ANI reported.Fitch noted that “in sectors with significant…
