NEW DELHI: With the Assam Assembly elections here, the financial profiles of sitting legislators seeking re-election are under fresh scrutiny, with data showing a sharp rise in their declared wealth over the past five years. An analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) of 83 re-contesting MLAs from various parties and independents reveals a…
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta ( Photo credit : ANI ) NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday dismissed claims regarding the ‘Pink Saheli Card’ not functioning, stating that certain political individuals are attempting to spread false rumours about its use.“Under political propaganda, a few political people are attempting to spread rumours on ‘Pink…
File photo (Picture credit: X/@ChinarcorpsIA) NEW DELHI: A terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the Army said on Wednesday.A cordon and search operation was launched by security forces on Tuesday night in the Arhama area of the district following inputs about suspicious movement, news agency…
NEW DELHI: India’s workforce is facing a sharper disruption than the rest of the world’s — but is also adapting faster, with 86% reporting major workplace changes in the past year, far above global levels, and 89% actively building new skills to stay relevant.Exclusively accessed by TOI, the 2026 Human Progress Report by ETS (Educational…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has moved to extend its digital media rules to news and current affairs content shared by non-publisher users on social media platforms, proposing changes that expand the reach of Part III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, beyond registered publishers.In draft amendments issued on…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Tuesday appointed Chanchal Kumar, an IAS officer of Bihar cadre, as the new information and broadcasting (I&B) secretary, while designating Sanjay Lohiya as the secretary of department of financial services (DFS). In the bureaucratic reshuffle, Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed director general of civil aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai.Kidwai,…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Tuesday named DG of International Air Transport Association (IATA) and former British Airways (BA) chief William Walsh as its new CEO.Airline promoter and MD Rahul Bhatia had assumed charge as CEO in the interim after Pieter Elbers’ resignation last month with immediate effect. Elbers, then KLM president and CEO of KLM,…
=KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze medallist and multiple Grand Slam doubles champion Leander Paes crossed over to the BJP on Tuesday, exiting the Trinamool Congress after a brief stint.At BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Paes, 52, framed the move as a new “responsibility” after four decades in sport. “I have played for the country… I wish…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army will witness a reshuffle at the top level on Wednesday as heads of two key commands — Western and Eastern — retired on Tuesday.Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar, the general officer commanding-in-chief (GoC-in-C) of the Army’s Western Command, retired after a distinguished 40-year career. He earlier served as Director General…
SRINAGAR: An exchange of fire broke out Tuesday between security forces and terrorists in a forest area of Ganderbal, about 60 km north of Srinagar, the Army said.The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said that based on specific intelligence input, a joint search operation was launched by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the…
