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NCW received over 4,000 complaints in last 9 years from wives abandoned by NRI husbands - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women has since 2009 received over 4,000 complaints from women who are victims of a marriage where their NRI husbands have left them in the lurch to fight lonely battles on a path full of legal hurdles. Over the last decade since the NCW set up the NRI cell dedicated to looking into these complaints, the number of complaints has seen a rise with 2018 alone bringing 578 complainants to the commission’s doorstep.
Mary Kom is to boxing what Maradona is to football, says India coach Raffaele Bergamasco - Times of India
NEW DELHI: India's most celebrated female boxer MC Mary Kom will be aiming to win a staggering sixth title at the Boxing World Championship in the capital. Mary had won a gold medal in 2006 when New Delhi last hosted the World Championship and the Indian women's boxing team coach Raffaele Bergamasco is confident that the Olympic medallist will not disappoint her fans and finish the tournament on a high. "Mary Kom in boxing is the same as Maradona in football. She is a big talent.
Twitter suspends fake Election Commission accounts - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India , which is yet to create a Twitter handle of its own, has got the social media platform to suspend two fake Twitter accounts using EC’s name. According to an EC spokesperson, the suspended accounts “were running in the name of ECI and misleading public..so media division of commission asked Twitter to take the decisive action”. The suspended handles went by the names @DalitFederation and @ElectionComm.
Prince Charles turns 70 with party, new family photos
LONDON: Britain's Prince Charles is turning 70 with a family birthday party, and a firm commitment to his environmentalist views.Charles is due to have tea on Wednesday with a group of people who are also turning 70 this year, before a Buckingham Palace party thrown by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II The prince's Clarence House office released two family portraits to mark the birthday.
Demolition of causeway near Kasi theatre begins - Times of India
CHENNAI: As part of the bid to strengthen the flood-preparedness mechanism , the state highways department on Tuesday began demolishing the causeway over the Adyar River in Jafferkhanpet. The move was planned a few years ago, but the dire need was felt only after December 2015 when the causeway obstructed the river flow and led to floods. City corporation officials oversaw the demolition work after blocking traffic towards the causeway from both sides. Space was left for pedestrians.
Kosovo boxer could knock out India's hopes of hosting world events - Times of India
NEW DELHI: India is getting ready to host the 10th edition of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships after a gap of 12 years but the shadow of a boxer and her nation looms large over the event. Kosovo’s light welterweight (60kg) boxer, Donjeta Sadiku, has been denied a visa for the tournament. This is the second time in less than a year that India has denied her the right to compete in the country.
App-based cab kiosks at Delhi metro stations to help fix last-mile gap - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Soon, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will tie-up with app-based cab aggregators to facilitate last-mile connectivity for commuters. Kiosks of the aggregators will come up at the stations , from where commuters can easily book a cab. Initially, this facility will be available at five stations and later extended to others, wherever space to create kiosks and pick up and drop points will be available.
Thousands of fasting worshippers pay obeisance to setting Sun on Chhath in Delhi - Times of India
New Delhi: Thousands of worshippers, mainly women, paid obeisance to the setting Sun along the Yamuna riverbank on the occasion of Chhath on Tuesday, as traditional folk songs played in the background. The devotees, who observe fast on the day, will conclude Chhath Puja after offering 'Arghya' to the rising Sun on Wednesday. Political leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, greeted people on the occasion of Chhath.
Elderly woman dies in TN after taking medicine given by couple - Times of India
TRICHY: An elderly woman died near Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu and her husband was admitted to hospital after an unidentified couple, who approached them under the guise of looking for a house on rent, allegedly gave them a medicine on Monday to treat their knee pain. The unidentified couple escaped with a gold chain weighing five sovereigns. The deceased has been identified as C Sakunthala, 65, a resident of Vishnu Thope at Vazha Vaickal near Tiruvarur.
India, China sent highest number of students to American institutions: Report - Times of India
NEW YORK: India and China were among the top countries that sent the highest number of students to American institutions last year even as the number of new international students enrolling at US colleges and universities declined, according to a report. According to the '2017 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange', it is the first time that the number of students has declined in the twelve years.
Dictated interviews, manufactured lies can't suppress Rafale scam: Congress - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Asserting that the truth has a way of coming out, the Congress on Tuesday said "dictated interviews" and "manufactured lies" cannot suppress the Rafale scam.The nation needs a "fair investigation" and not "doctored explanations" on the fighter jet deal, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.He was responding to Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier's defence of the contract in a media interview.
Nagpur’s first avian academy aims to boost birdwatching - Times of India
By: Ritika Gupta NAGPUR: Offering a delight to the city’s birdwatchers, the first-of-its-kind Central India Bird Academy (CIBA) was launched at an event held at Mimosa Hall, Chitnavis Centre, Civil Lines, on Sunday. Shree Bhagwan, former principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF), was the chief guest and Kishore Rithe, founder of Satpuda Foundation and a member of Maharashtra State Board of Wildlife was invited as the special guest on the occasion.
PM Modi sidesteps temple issue, focuses on vikas in Varanasi - Times of India
VARANASI: Sidestepping the growing clamour for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and BJP's bid to give a hard push to the party's Hindutva agenda by renaming Allahabad and Faizabad , PM Narendra Modi on Monday said here that politics in future would be driven only by development and growth.
Gujarat University botches up dates on exam hall tickets - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: In another goof up by Gujarat University (GU), the varsity failed to print the dates for its English and Hindi examinations, which were scheduled for November 20 and 21, respectively, on hall tickets issued to examinees.
People suffer as air action plan gathers dust in Ahmedabad - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: After three years being spent to draft it, the Air Action Plan for Ahmedabad is gathering dust on bureaucratic shelves even as a latest Lancet study reveals 32% of the state’s population is at risk for respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.In 2016 alone, the Lancet study claims, approximately 43,000 people died of COPD and 9,000 died of chronic asthma in the state.
BJP, opposition parties exchange barbs over renaming of places - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A war of words erupted Monday over the issue of the renaming of places with the BJP strongly defending the change of names, saying it was an attempt to reconnect the present generation with the country's glorious past, and the opposition slamming it as a "threat to democracy". According to officials, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre has given consent to the renaming of at least 25 towns and villages across the country in the last one year.
Over a dozen Naxalites hit in encounter near poll camp in Chhattisgarh: CRPF - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Security forces Monday claimed to have foiled an audacious bid by Naxalites to lay seige to a remote polling booth in Chhattisgarh 's Bastar division , as they hit over a dozen ultras in a fierce three-hour long gun battle.Five troops of the CRPF's CoBRA unit, which specialises in jungle warfare , suffered bullet injuries in the encounter that took place about 6 km from the polling booth in Pamed village of Bijapur district, a senior official said.A group of 80-90 Maoists were...
Teenager hacked to death in Madurai - Times of India
MADURAI: A gang hacked a 17-year-old boy to death here on Sunday night after he assaulted a man from whom he had borrowed Rs 1,500.The deceased has been identified as V Sathishkumar of South Gate in the city. His body was found under the NMR Bridge.Police said Sathishkumar, a Class IX dropout, had been working in a spinning mill in Tirupur. He came home to celebrate Diwali.Police said the teenager had borrowed Rs 1,500 from one Muthu long ago.
PM Modi inaugurates Ring Road, Babatpur Airport road in Varanasi - Times of India
VARANASI (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated two important roads, having a total length of 34 kilometres and built at a cost of Rs 1,571.95 crore, in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.He was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari The 16.55-km-long Varanasi Ring Road Phase-I has been built at a cost...
Conditions in NZ will not be similar to Australia but will help seniors: Dravid - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The playing conditions will not be similar to Australia but it would be still be valuable match practice for the Test regulars, who are part of India A squad in New Zealand, insists Rahul Dravid India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane Rohit Sharma , Murali Vijay, Prithvi Shaw Parthiv Patel and Hanuma Vihari figure in the A squad for the first unofficial Test, scheduled in Mount Maunganui from November 16.All these six players have also been picked for the four-Test series in...
Mizoram government proposes 3 names for CEO's post - Times of India
AIZAWL: The Mizoram government has proposed the names of three IAS officers, as desired by the Election Commission (EC), for the post of a new chief electoral officer (CEO) in the state, an official said on Sunday.The poll panel had asked the state government to suggest the names after it decided to replace CEO S B Shashank, who had courted controversy in the poll-bound state.
Most schools & hospitals in Hyderabad violate fire safety norms: GHMC - Times of India
HYDERABAD: The most vulnerable locations in the city, including schools and hospitals, do not abide by the mandatory fire safety measures, said civic officials.
Gaza flare-up kills Israeli officer, seven Palestinians
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military says an officer was killed and another was moderately wounded during an operation in southeast Gaza Strip , involving an exchange of gunfire.The early Monday statement followed a rare late-night burst of violence in which seven Palestinians were also killed.
Army's expedition sets sail from state capital - Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Commanding Officer of 19th Madras Regiment, Col Dinesh Singh Tanwer, flagged off Army's Indian peninsular expedition from Vizhinjam to Cochin Port on Sunday morning.The expedition, organized by EME Sailing Association, Secunderabad under the aegis of Army Adventure Wing, began the journey from Haldia Port in West Bengal on October 21 and reached the shores of Vizhinjam on Saturday. It will be flagged off from Kochi on Monday to Mangaluru.
Breaking News Live: PM Modi to unveil projects in Varanasi - The Times of India
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 12, 2018 , 15:48:46 IST Breaking News Live: PM Modi to unveil projects in Varanasi Stay tuned for the latest breaking news updates from around the world that you can't miss
Commercial exploitation is destroying Sabarimala: Report - Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as the Supreme Court takes up a slew of review petitions regarding women’s entry to Sabarimala on Tuesday, a committee appointed by the apex court has submitted a damning report on how indiscriminate commercial development is happening around the hill-temple in gross violation of existing laws.
Mumbai conmen posing as cops to dupe women - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: If a cop asks you to hand over your jewellery to him in the middle of the road, you might never get it back. Fraudsters posing as policemen and sleuths of investigating agencies like income tax, CBI and Intelligence Bureau are swindling gullible residents of cash and jewellery. These conmen have come all the way from Mumbai and have struck in cities of Punjab and Haryana too.In the last 10 days, the “Irani gang”, as it is known, has tricked two women and a family of lakhs of rupees.
Lucknow: No easy breathing as air remains ‘very poor’ - Times of India
LUCKNOW: Lucknow has not been breathing easy since last week.
‘Paradise is gone’: US wildfires destroy town, claim 25 lives
PARADISE: Authorities called in a mobile DNA lab and anthropologists to help identify the dead as the search went on for victims of the most destructive wildfire in California history. The overall death toll from the outbreak of fires at both ends of the state stood at 25 on Sunday and appeared likely to rise.The worst of the blazes was in Northern California, where flames reduced the town of Paradise, population 27,000, to a smoking ruin days ago and continued to rage in surrounding communities.
Goa not Gujarat saw first use of telescope in 1618, says astronomer Ramesh Kapoor - Times of India
PANAJI: Contrary to popular belief that the first astronomical use of the telescope in India was recorded in Surat in 1651, it was actually first used in Goa in 1618, says Ramesh Kapoor, an astronomer and former professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics from Bengaluru.“Until now, it was believed the first telescopic use was in 1651 by an Englishman named Jeremiah Shakerley for the observation of transit of the planet Mercury across the disc of the sun; an observation made from Surat.
CM Pinarayi Vijayan 'flags off' journey down memory lane - Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The chief minister's planned trip to the US for treatment has triggered several comments, including a piece of advice by M T Sulekha, wife of former speaker and Congress leader G Karthikeyan.In a Facebook post, Sulekha urged chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to be ready for a volley of questions from the alert public on his return.
Matua rail, rasta roko on Wednesday - Times of India
KOLKATA: A day after the second and final draft of the Assam NRC excluded 40 lakh out of 3.29 crore applicants, Sara Bharat Matua Mahasangha on Tuesday launched a movement to protest the “exclusion of nearly five lakh people of Matua community from Assam NRC”.Thousands of Matuas will hit the streets on Wednesday and block rail tracks across North 24 Parganas district, Matua sources said.Sources said hours after Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee came down on the final NRC draft, Matua...
SUV hits bike from behind, runs over rider near Galleria - Times of India
GURUGRAM: A 33-year-old biker who was a Delhi resident was killed on Monday after an SUV ploughed into him from behind near Galleria market. The SUV driver managed to flee from the spot.An FIR was registered at Sector 29 police station against the driver of the Ford Endeavour and cops have handed over the body to the victim’s kin after post-mortem.According to police, the accident happened around 11.30am on the road going towards Golf Course Road.
2 break-ins in a week spur security fears at Suncity - Times of India
GURUGRAM: Two cases of break-ins in the same week have prompted questions over the quality of security services in Suncity Township in Sector 54, Gurugram.On Monday night, thieves broke into a house in Block C and fled with jewellery and a laptop. On Thursday, another break-in was reported from Block D, but there was no theft this time. Thieves broke into both houses by cutting iron grills when the residents were not home.“We have been living here for the past three years.
IBPS RRB office assistants preliminary exam admit card released
NEW DELHI: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the admit cards for candidates who are appearing for the IBPS RRB office assistants (Multipurpose) preliminary exam .
RJs match their frequency with Bennett University - Times of India ►
As part of Bennett University ’s Orientation Week, freshers got to interact with various RJs for a proper insight into broadcast journalism. While RJ Naved talked about his life’s experiences, hardships and learnings, RJ Sayema talked about the future of radio and how it connects people with one another without any bias. RJ Sarthak had a word of advice for the freshers as he asked them not to be afraid of failure in life, and RJ Abhinavv gave his share of gyaan to the fuchchas.
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