TOI journalist gets Ramnath Goenka award for civic reportage | India News

PUNE Sandip Dighe, a special correspondent with The Times of India, Pune, was presented with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in the Prakash Kardaley Memorial Award for Civic…

Delhi civic fines set for overhaul; fines for dogs without leash set at Rs 1,000 | India News

NEW DELHI: Letting a pet dog roam without a leash in public places could become expensive in Delhi, with a penalty set to rise from Rs 50 to Rs 1,000…

‘No seat vacant’: Congress to take on Mamata with ‘big leader’, contest all 294 in Bengal polls | India News

NEW DELHI: Signalling an aggressive push ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Congress on Saturday said it will contest all 294 seats in the state and will not…

PM Modi, Saudi Crown Prince discuss Middle East crisis, push for open sea lanes | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with Crown Prince and the prime minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, during which both leaders discussed…

‘Waved at his friends, blew kisses’: 22-year-old’s livestreams last moments before dying by suicide | India News

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man died by suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district after streaming his final moments on Instagram, police said on Saturday. The incident, which unfolded late on…

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Cash, care and constant connect: How the ‘Didi model’ is shaping Bengal’s ballot | India News

Cash, care and constant connect: How the ‘Didi model’ is shaping Bengal’s ballot The welfare architecture of Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal has emerged as a defining feature of…

‘Total disarray’: BJP’s CR Kesavan targets Congress amid row over candidate selection in Tamil Nadu | India News

CR Kesavan, left, and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan on Saturday attacked the Congress in Tamil Nadu, alleging that the party was facing a “deep divide”…

‘Controversies were avoidable’: Dharmendra Pradhan on UGC rules and NCERT textbook | India News

NEW DELHI: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan called the recent controversies over the UGC equity rules and an NCERT textbook carrying a chapter on judicial corruption “avoidable.”“I accept that they (controversies)…

Defence, security at core of India-US ties: Sergio Gor | India News

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor NEW DELHI: Defence and security cooperation represents the most strategically significant area of collaboration in India-US ties, said US ambassador to India Sergio Gor…

Commercial LPG allocation to states increased by 20% | India News

NEW DELHI: The petroleum ministry on Friday increased the allocation of commercial LPG to states by 20% to meet additional demand from industrial units such as steel, automobile, textile and…