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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Noting that India continues to report one of the world’s highest rabies-related mortality rates and there has been an alarming increase in dog-bite incidents, making public places unsafe, Supreme Court Friday directed that stray dogs be removed from premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and depots, and railway stations….

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As smog thickens in Delhi and people complain of burning eyes, scratchy throats and breathing problems, are the official air quality monitors accurately reflecting the capital’s air quality? A ground check by TOI at several stations found glaring inconsistencies and questionable practices that may be influencing readings. At Anand Vihar – a…

[ad_1] Muskan (R) and Sahil allegedly killed the former’s husband and hid his dismembered remains in a blue drum at his Meerut house BAREILLY: After facing months of social boycott, the family of Muskan Rastogi, the prime accused in Meerut’s ‘blue drum murder case’ that hit national headlines in March, has purportedly pasted a ‘for…

[ad_1] JUMMU: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court will hear the habeas corpus petition of detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik on November 20.Malik, who is AAP’s Jammu & Kashmir unit president, was detained on Sept 8 under the stringent Public Safety Act for allegedly disturbing public order. Ever since, he…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old man sustained over 70 per cent burn injuries after he was allegedly tied to an electric pole and set on fire by three minors in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district on Friday, police said. The three juveniles named by the victim have been detained for questioning, officials added. According to police,…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that a land deal involving his son Parth Pawar has been cancelled amid allegations of irregularities in the transaction. Addressing reporters after meeting chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Pawar said his son and his business partner were unaware that the land in Pune, which…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As Bihar moves from its inner political core to its outer border belt for Phase 2 polling, the Bharatiya Janata Party has chosen its primary talking point — “infiltration”.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing rallies in Araria and Bhagalpur on Thursday, turned the spotlight on alleged illegal migrants, accusing the opposition of shielding…

[ad_1] Bandi Sanjay Kumar (left), Revnath Reddy (agecnies) NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for home affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Friday accused the Congress Party(INC) of “appeasement politics” ahead of the November 11 by-poll in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency in Telangana, claiming that some 80 per cent of Hindus in the segment are…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Maharashtra government of “zameen chori” (land theft) after earlier alleging “vote chori” (vote theft) by the Centre.He made the remark following reports that a company linked to Parth Pawar, son of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar had allegedly acquired government land in Pune’s Koregaon…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a major security breach, a British national who arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from Bangkok allegedly fled without completing the mandatory formalities from the immigration area and escaped. According to a report from news agency ANI, teams have been formed to trace the foreigner, identified as Fitz Patrick…