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Nitai Roy Chowdhury, 77, lone Hindu minister in PM Tarique Rahman-led govt and vice-chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s central committee, said the administration was committed to ensuring the safety of all minorities and restoring cordial relations with India, asserting that fundamentalism would not be allowed to spread in Bangladesh.Chowdhury spoke to TOI in an exclusive…
Decision taken after national review NEW DELHI: Two medicines used widely – antibiotic doxycycline and thyroid drug carbimazole – will soon carry stronger safety warnings, following a national review of adverse drug reaction reports.After examining patient-level safety data, regulators have flagged possible mental health symptoms linked to doxycycline and a rare but potentially life-threatening blood…
V Umashankar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Mere awareness drives or campaigns will not be enough to reduce violations of road traffic rules and road crashes; rather, the “certainty of enforcement” will have a greater deterrent impact, Union road transport secretary V Umashankar said on Thursday while sharing details of the recently notified e-challan rules. Speaking…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a stand in the Los Angeles court on February 18 in a landmark trial. The major trial examining whether social media platforms knowingly harm children. Zuckerberg rejected the claims that Instagram was designed to be addictive, saying lawyers were ‘mischaracterising’ his words. Meta CEO also argued that the internal emails…
awai Mansingh Stadium (BCCI Photo) JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Royals are standing firm on prioritising fan safety ahead of IPL 2026 and will only proceed with hosting home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (SMS) here only if the Rajasthan government provides an indemnity waiver. This formal assurance would protect the franchise from liability in the event…
(Image via Getty: Ronnie Hickman) Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that Ronnie Hickman was approached by four goons in the lobby of the SIXTY LES hotel on Allen Street in Manhattan, New York City, a little after 4:30 AM. A verbal dispute took place. The suspects punched the Cleveland Browns safety and…
Safety expenditure on Indian Railways has nearly tripled over the past decade to Rs 1,17,693 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 39,200 crore in 2013-14, with the national transporter expanding deployment of indigenous train protection system Kavach and rolling out CCTV surveillance across coaches and locomotives, the government said in response to questions in the Rajya…
JAIPUR: The IPL 2026 season is now just over a month away and yet the fate of Rajasthan Royals’ traditional home at Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Stadium here hangs in the balance. Stadium authorities are facing an intense race against time to address the damning findings of a recent independent audit report commissioned by the franchise,…
India is home to some of the oldest structures in the world such as Charminar, Ajmer Fort and various Indian temples standing tall for hundreds of years. Built using organic lime mortar, burnt clay bricks or terracotta, Jaggery, black gram, fruit pulp as well as sand and water, these provided strength, acted as natural waterproofing…
Preparedness is as important as infrastructure. Fire drills in high-rise buildings must be conducted periodically to ensure orderly evacuation, while all firefighting systems, pumps, alarms, sprinklers, and detectors, require routine inspection and testing. Continuous maintenance, record-keeping, and emergency planning significantly improve response during real incidents. A combination of early fire detection systems, effective fire suppression…
