Month: April 2025

[ad_1] SHILLONG: Meghalaya's principal secretary Syed Md A Razi was allegedly found dead inside his hotel room in Uzbekistan on Monday, officials said. It is suspected that he died of cardiac arrest.Razi, an IRTS officer on deputation to the state since 2021, was in Uzbekistan's Bukhara city on a personal visit since April 4. The hotel staff broke open the door and found Razi dead after he did not respond to calls in the morning. Razi's wife, an officer in the central govt, has gone to Uzbekistan to bring back his mortal remains.Razi, who was in-charge of PHE and PWD, had served as director of the Jal Jeevan Mission, under which the state achieved significant progress in providing safe drinking water to the people. The Union govt had recently approved an extension of his tenure in Meghalaya for another year.CM […]

[ad_1] JAIPUR: Three people died while six others were injured after an SUV ran over nine people on Jaipur's Nahargarh Road late on Monday. Jaipur Congress' district vice-president Usman Khan, 62, who was at the wheels, was arrested on Tuesday. Jaipur Congress president R R Tiwari suspended Khan later in the day.Police said Khan had been travelling at approximately 70km/h when his SUV crashed into four cars and six two-wheelers over a 500m distance on Nahargarh Hill, causing extensive damage. Additional DCP Bajrang Singh Shekhawat said the accident occurred near Nahargarh PS, where the SUV initially hit three people on a scooter. Witnesses said the SUV was uncontrolled as it moved through the narrow streets, causing pedestrians to flee. Residents chased the vehicle and stopped it near Foota Khurra, where an angry mob allegedly caught the driver and took him […]

[ad_1] Kayla Nicole has been candid about her emotional journey post-breakup with Travis Kelce, shedding light on how not just he but other past partners treated her harshly. In the debut episode of her new podcast The Pre-Game, Kayla reflected on how dating high-profile men led to toxic dynamics and emotional pain, ultimately pushing her to change how she approaches love and relationships.Kayla Nicole’s journey from being judged to being empoweredKayle Nicole admitted that the experience of dating someone in the public eye came with a price constant scrutiny, unsolicited opinions, and being dragged into media storms she never asked for. After her split from Kelce in 2022, the situation escalated when Kelce began dating Taylor Swift. The online harassment Kayla faced intensified, with people comparing her to Swift, questioning her worth, and making cruel comments. She confessed that this […]

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from London: The Indian govt’s hopes of extraditing arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari from Britain were dealt a final crushing blow on Tuesday when the UK high court refused Delhi permission to appeal in the Supreme Court its decision to refuse Bhandari’s extradition.Bhandari(62), who has been living in London since he fled India in 2016, is now a free man. There are no further appeals that Delhi can make.Bhandari’s lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald KC, an extradition barrister, told TOI: “We are very relieved that the appeal has succeeded and that the govt of India’s application for leave to appeal further to the Supreme Court has been finally refused. In the absence of a certificate from the high court, the Indian Govt can now appeal no further. It is all over. So now, at last, Mr Bhandari can get on […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tahawwur Rana, one of the masterminds of the 2008 deadly terror attack on Mumbai, has been dispatched to India by the US authorities, clearing the way for only the second accused of the carnage to be tried in an Indian court. Rana, who lost his last-gasp bid to thwart extradition to India on Monday with John Roberts, Chief Justice of US Supreme Court rejecting his appeal for emergency stay, may land in India by Wednesday and be formally arrested upon touchdown.A team of officials drawn from Indian agencies in the US were tasked to facilitate his return. The team, comprising seasoned professionals with experience in international law and intelligence gathering, successfully navigated the complex extradition process, ensuring Rana's safe and secure transfer from US custody to Indian authorities.He was subsequently put on a special flight. Two jails, […]

[ad_1] Elon Musk is used to being heard. He leads some of the world’s most high-profile companies and owns one of the most influential social media platforms: X. Musk, the world’s richest person, is one of US President Donald Trump’s most visible allies. This past weekend, Musk made personal pleas to Trump to halt a sweeping new round of tariffs. But Trump didn’t budge.According to the Washington Post, Musk’s behind-the-scenes intervention, confirmed by two sources familiar with the exchange, failed to stop the administration’s latest salvo: A 10% baseline tariff on all US imports, with steeper duties on countries like China. Interestingly, Trump not only ignored Musk’s advice — he escalated. On Monday, the president threatened to slap an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports, compounding the baseline 10% tax already imposed on all US imports and triggering market turbulence […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a carefully choreographed move rich in symbolism, the Congress party on Tuesday laid out its future strategy during a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Museum in Ahmedabad. Among the key messages from the gathering was a bold declaration: the party intends to reclaim the legacy of the Iron Man of India."Sardar Patel Saheb lives in our hearts, lives in our thoughts. We are taking his legacy forward. We have organised this CWC meeting in Ahmedabad at Sardar Patel Museum with this thought in mind. We pay our heartfelt tributes to him," the grand old party's president Mallikarjun Kharge said.Also read: Congress plans big party rejig- What are the proposed organisation reformsThe choice of venue was more than ceremonial—it was a pointed political message. As the Bharatiya Janata Party continues to […]