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NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon undertake detailed studies to assess the most suitable options — hill-cutting, viaducts or tunnels — for executing highway projects in hill states.The decision was made at a brainstorming session held last week on strengthening quality control in highway construction. Sources said some experts pointed…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall and thunderstorm activity across southern states, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, over the coming week. According to the All India Weather Forecast and Warning Bulletin issued on October 12, 2025, these regions will continue to experience light to moderate rainfall, with isolated…
The latest data from the India Skills Report 2025 by Wheebox, a global education and talent solutions organisation, sheds light on evolving trends in men’s employability and workplace preferences across India. As organisations increasingly recognise the importance of talent optimisation, understanding where men are gravitating for professional opportunities provides insight into regional trends and career…
The latest data from India Skills Report 2025 from Wheebox, a global education and talent solutions organisation, highlights a shifting landscape of women’s employability and workplace preferences across India. As organisations increasingly recognise the value of gender diversity, understanding where women are gravitating for professional opportunities offers insight into regional trends and aspirations. Rising employability…
NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region (NCR) states on Friday requested the Supreme Court to allow the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and surrounding areas during Diwali.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the NCR states, told a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that green firecrackers could be permitted…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the age restrictions under the surrogacy law do not apply to couples who began the surrogacy process, such as freezing embryos, before the law came into force. The court allowed pleas from three couples to go ahead with surrogacy irrespective of the age limits.The bench questioned…
NEW DELHI: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, the national regulatory authority on quality of drugs, issued an urgent alert to states and union territories on Wednesday after children’s deaths were linked to contaminated cough syrups.The regulator asked state and UT drug controllers to ensure that manufacturers comply with drug-testing rules, monitor production during inspections,…
Ashwini Vaishnaw holds press briefing after Cabinet meet NEW DELHI: In a boost for nation’s infrastructure, the cabinet on Tuesday approved four railway projects worth Rs 24,634 in a meeting chaired by Prime minister Narendra Modi.The four projects, spanning 18 districts across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh, are set to expand the Indian Railways…
TOI correspondent from Washington: A Trump-appointed federal judge in Oregon on Sunday blocked the White House from sending troops to Portland, the state’s biggest city, amid a contentious stand-off between the US President and Democrat-run states and cities that is now spiraling towards a civil war. Separately, the home of a South Carolina judge who…
NEW DELHI: Amid the controversy over deaths of children in parts of Madhya Pradesh, allegedly due to consumption of sub-standard cough syrup, Union health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Sunday asked states/UTs to ensure strict compliance with Revised Schedule M – updated Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — by all drug manufacturers.Srivastava, at a meeting with…
