Kashi me khele,Ghat me khele,Holi khele masaane mein.This isn’t just a song line echoing across India, it is an emotion that Banaras lives and breathes each year. In most parts of the country, Holi arrives in a riot of colour, gulal in the air, water guns primed, laughter echoing through narrow lanes. But on the…
Berhampur: Vigilance sleuths on Thursday found properties worth over Rs four crore from the sub-divisional officer, Daha irrigation sub-division, Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district.The properties include a multi-storey building in Berhampur, five valuable housing plots, a concrete mixture machine worth Rs 57 lakh, a JCB machine worth Rs 37 lakh and cash around Rs 18.9 lakh…
India’s players celebrate after winning the T20 World Cup (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Virat Kohli hailed India national cricket team after their dominant triumph in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final, praising the side’s fearless cricket and resilience throughout the tournament.Kohli took to social media after the title clash to congratulate the team following their…
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) will bankroll the first new oil refinery project in the US in 50 years, marking one of its biggest overseas bets and a return to the American energy market after four years.America First Refining (AFR), the startup developing the refinery at the Brownsville port in Texas, said it received a “nine-figure…
Baisakhi is one of the most significant festivals. This day is celebrated mainly in Punjab as a harvest festival. The day is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervor among Sikh community. The day holds a great religious, spiritual and cultural significance. Baisakhi is also celebrated as Solar New Year. This year, Baisakhi is going to…
Health insurance has become a priority area for the government, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, expressing hope that the country would achieve universal insurance coverage by 2033 as the sector expands its reach.Replying to supplementary queries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said the insurance industry had already made significant progress,…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s 1,237 villages still do not have coverage for a mobile network, with at least 145 villages in Rayagada, the highest among 30 districts, not having the facility.Electronics and IT minister Mukesh Mahaling told the assembly on Monday, in a written reply, that work on 944 towers is underway to facilitate connectivity in uncovered…
The United States has enforced a sweeping naval blockade on Iranian ports, with US Central Command confirming that no ships were able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the first 24 hours of operations.More than 10,000 Sailors, Marines and Airmen, backed by over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft, are involved in…
TOI Correspondent from London: Two Indian-origin men have been fined over £1,000 each for spiting paan in the London borough of Brent, which is on a campaign blitz to stop the menace.Akshitkumar Bhadre Patel (31), who lives in Edgware, was fined £1,391 (Rs 1.7 lakh) by North West London magistrates’ court earlier this month. He…
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump reviewed bilateral ties and key economic engagement, an Indian delegation will travel to Washington from April 20 for trade talks, Additional Secretary Darpan Jain said, PTI reported.The delegation is expected to travel next week, sources told PTI, as both sides work towards resolving…
