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Rajasthan youth assaulted, forced to drink urine and eat filth; 2 detained after video went viral
News City News jaipur News Rajasthan youth assaulted, forced to drink urine and eat filth; 2 detained after video went viral Trending JAISALMER: A video circulating on social media has led police to detain two men accused of assaulting and humiliating a young man from Barmer, including forcing him to drink urine and eat dog waste.Police said the incident took place on March 26 around 1 pm in Logon Ki Dhani village under the Sheo police station area.
Barmer youth forced to drink urine, eat filth
Jaisalmer: A video circulating on social media has led police to detain two men accused of assaulting and humiliating a young man from Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan's Barmer, including forcing him to drink urine and eat dog waste.Police said the incident took place on March 26 around 1 pm in Logon Ki Dhani village under the Sheo police station area.
Evaluating the moderating effect of online shopping attitude on online impulsive shopping; A study of Indian emerging market shoppers
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Evaluating the moderating effect of online shopping attitude on online impulsive shopping; A study of Indian emerging market shoppers Autores: Ardi Gunardi, Surender Badavath, Swati Mathur Localización: Contaduría y administración, ISSN 0186-1042, ISSN-e 2448-8410, Vol. 70, Nº. 3, 2025, págs.
UCC can never be secular, will always bear stamp of the majority: Kirpal
Jaipur: A gender neutral Uniform Civil Code (UCC) may be fair to women, but in the present political milieu, it will inevitably be seen as anti-minority, senior advocate at Delhi High Court, Saurabh Kirpal, said Thursday during a discussion titled "Democracy and Equality: The Constitution Story" at Jaipur Literature Festival.
TOI interview: One budget, opportunities for all, says Rajasthan finance minister Diya Kumari
In her first full budget presentation, Rajasthan finance minister Diya Kumari outlined 10 development goals for steering Rajasthan towards its ‘Vision 2047’. Encapsulating the state’s aspirations for economic, social, and infrastructure advancement over the next two decades, Kumari, in an exclusive interview to TOI’s Swati Mathur and Shoeb Khan, delved into the details of her strategic plans and expected outcomes from these initiatives. What, according to you, are the key highlights of the Budget?
BJP swept Rajasthan in last 2 polls, but why hat-trick may not come easy
Nine out of the 25 Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan could make the going tough for the BJP because of several local factors The last decade yielded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) perfect scores in Rajasthan. The party also rode a victory wave in the December 2023 assembly polls. However, it appears to be encountering some hurdles this time.
BJP swept Rajasthan in last 2 polls, but why hat-trick may not come easy | India News - Times of India
Nine out of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan could make the going tough for the BJP because of several local factors The last decade yielded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) perfect scores in Rajasthan. The party also rode a victory wave in the December 2023 assembly polls. However, it appears to be encountering some hurdles this time.
BJP swept Rajasthan in last 2 polls, but a hat-trick may not come easy | India News - Times of India
Swati Mathur & Bhanu Pratap Singh look at nine seats where local factors make the going tough for the saffron party. The last decade yielded BJP perfect scores in Rajasthan. The party also rode a victory wave in the Dec 2023 assembly polls. However, it appears to be encountering some hurdles this time. From intra-party challenges to defections, debates over inadequate development, and anger over Agnipath and farmer protests, BJP may find it difficult to repeat its 25/25 performance a third time.
‘Shekhawat gave no ‘Jal’ for Jodhpur, people earning 10k per month forced to pay 3,000 for it’: Karan Singh Uchiyarda
The odds are stacked against Cong’s Karan Singh Uchiyarda in his maiden against BJP veteran Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Yet, Uchiyarda is hopeful that he will come out on top. The local businessman speaks to TOI’s Swati Mathur why he thinks he can pull off a big upset and what he will deliver to Jodhpur, if elected to power. This is your first electoral contest and you are taking on a Union Minister and two-term MP. How tough is the challenge and how is your campaign faring?
‘If Jodhpur had been an easy, Gehlot would not have made his son contest from Jalore’: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Electioneering is at its peak for the second phase of polling in Rajasthan and Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat , seeking a third consecutive term in Lok Sabha, is sparing no effort to woo voters.
Congress’s ‘upstart’ blocks Shekhawat’s breeze through Thar’s Gateway | India News - Times of India Original
It is a familiar territory for him, but a political upstart contesting his first election — Congress’ Karan Singh Uchiyarda — is keeping Shekhawat on the edge. JODHPUR: Temperatures in the ‘Gateway to Thar’ are on the rise, but it is Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat who is feeling the heat most acutely.
Lok Sabha polls: Minister hopes climate won’t change here | India News - Times of India Original
Campaigning for Lok Sabha elections has pitchforked Bhupender Yadav, Union environment minister, BJP’s key organisation man and backroom strategist, to the frontlines in Rajasthan’s Alwar constituency, known as much for lakes, Neemrana and Sariska’s tigers as it is for factories turning out cars, tractors and liquor.
CPI names Wayanad Lok Sabha poll candidate Original
NEW DELHI: The buoyant mood in INDIA camp after seat-sharing deals between Congress, AAP & Samajwadi Party hit a speedbreaker on Monday with Communist Party of India unilaterally announcing its decision to field senior party leader Annie Raja from Wayanad, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary constituency, reported.
Won't join Rahul's yatra unless seat-sharing finalised: Akhilesh
NEW DELHI: Keeping Congress guessing about his participation in the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as it makes a pit stop in Rae Bareli on Tuesday, Samajwadi Party chief and INDIA partner Akhilesh Yadav on Monday upped the ante and demanded that seat-sharing negotiations between the two parties be firmed up first.
AAP will contest 6 Delhi Lok Sabha seats, leave 1 for Congress | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal's AAP on Tuesday said it will field candidates in six Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, offering just one for Congress, virtually shutting the doors on the grand old party as it continues to delay seat-sharing negotiations. AAP also announced LS candidates for two constituencies in Gujarat and one in Goa. The surprise announcement, which came on the heels of a series of jolts to the opposition camp in UP and Bihar, signalled mounting troubles for INDIA.
Shotgun, Sunny Among ‘khamosh’ 9 In 17th Ls
Swati.Mathur New Delhi: His iconic ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ dialogue may have captivated cinema lovers over the years, but the 17th Lok Sabha never saw BJP’s Gurdaspur MP Sunny Deol even utter a word. The Bollywood star was among 9 MPs who failed to address the house even once during its 5-year term. Deol, though, was not alone. TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha, elected to Lok Sabha in a byelection in April 2022, remained ‘khamosh’ too.
Shotgun, Sunny among 'khamosh' 9 in 17th Lok Sabha | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: His iconic 'tareekh pe tareekh' dialogue may have captivated cinema lovers over the years, but the 17th Lok Sabha never saw BJP's Gurdaspur MP Sunny Deol even utter a word. The Bollywood star was among 9 MPs who failed to address the house even once during its 5-year term. Deol, though, was not alone. TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha, elected to Lok Sabha in a byelection in April 2022, remained 'khamosh' too.
Another exit raises doubts over INDIA bloc's viability | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: RLD's decision to ditch the opposition alliance in favour of NDA, the second party to do so after JD(U), has reinforced doubts about viability of INDIA bloc, which was conceived to be the challenger to PM Modi-led BJP.
PM Modi surprises MPs with an informal lunch at Parliament House canteen
A surprise invitation to chat with PM Modi in his Parliament office turned into an hour-long informal luncheon meet for eight MPs on Friday. The impromptu chat with the PM, which began with his issuing a jocular threat of 'punishment' to them, metamorphosed into what several MPs described as a "disarming, informal" conversation away from politics and reflecting Modi's "charisma and easygoing nature".
Eye on their domestic constituencies, MPs opt for native tongues | India News - Times of India Original
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the general elections, the last sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha is seeing a large number of Parliamentarians switching to their native tongues to deliver what might be their farewell speeches in lower House. During Wednesday’s discussion on the Interim Budget in Lok Sabha, for instance, Tamil Nadu MPs cutting across parties participated in the debate in Tamil.
Address key concerns: Oppn at all-party meet | India News - Times of India Original
From issues relating to Parliament security breach in Dec, 2023 to "attack" on federalism and "misuse" of investigative agencies to target opposition, floor leaders of opposition parties demanded during the all-party meet on Tuesday that government address their concerns in the last sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha before general elections.
Congress rushes Baghel to Patna to solve crisis | India News - Times of India
With JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on the brink of abandoning the INDIA ship, Congress on Saturday rushed former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel to Patna as a last-minute effort to salvage the mahagathbandhan's sinking ship. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to join NDA alliance again?
Congress Reaches Out to Didi, Invites Her to Rahul Yatra
Blindsided by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's sudden decision to break ranks with INDIA parties, Congress on Saturday made a desperate attempt to salvage a similar "tense" situation in West Bengal by referring to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee as the "co-architect" of the opposition bloc, whose commitment to fight BJP was unwavering just like that of the grand old party.
Nitish's imminent exit, Congress-TMC deadlock leave India gasping Original
NEW DELHI: With Bihar CM Nitish Kumar turning his back on the opposition alliance, AAP deciding to steer clear of the grand alliance in Punjab and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee cutting Congress and its 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' no slack as it enters West Bengal, INDIA bloc appears precariously poised, having hit a rough patch with no happy ending in sight for now.
India emerges as 5th largest source of tourists for US
NEW DELHI: A growing, affluent middle class and younger, intrepid Indians travelling to the United States have made India the fifth largest source for tourism to the US, projected to grow at 30% in 2024, Brand USA's chief marketing officer Staci Mellman told TOI in an exclusive interview.
over 1 crore viewers opted for Doordarshan’s 4K coverage | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Doordarshan’s 40-plus camera setup transmitting live footage of the consecration ceremony saw the broadcaster garner over 1 crore views across its platforms on YouTube on Monday. The only broadcaster with access to the Ram temple, DD’s live footage was shot entirely in 4K — only the second time this was done after the G20 summit last year — and was provided to regional, national and international electronic and digital platforms for live telecast.
Congress keen on 20 UP Lok Sabha seats, but SP unlikely to give it so many | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: In the third round of seat-sharing talks between Congress's national alliance committee and Samajwadi Party Wednesday, Congress is learnt to have expressed keenness to contest 20 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, with SP leaders conveying to them that they are unlikely to part with any more than 20 seats for all its allies in UP - Congress, Rashtriya Lok Dal and Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) - put together.
Consensus on Mallikarjun Kharge's name as INDIA chairman | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc leaders on Saturday arrived at a consensus on the appointment of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as chairperson of the opposition grouping, a move that may not have gone down too well with JD(U). A proposal to appoint JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar as convener was also mooted and unanimously backed by those present, but the Bihar CM is learned to have favoured setting up a team of party chiefs for closer coordination rather than appointing a convenor for the group.
Kharge slams 'BJP conspiracy', says don't need its temple invite | India News - Times of India Original
NEW DELHI: Slamming BJP for leading a conspiracy against Congress for declining the invitation to attend the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said those who have faith in Lord Ram can visit the temple any day, without needing an invitation from RSS and BJP.
Mamata Banerjee to skip INDIA bloc's crucial virtual meeting today | India News - Times of India Original
NEW DELHI: Leaders of INDIA bloc parties will hold a virtual meeting on Saturday morning where strengthening the anti-BJP platform and seat-sharing are expected to be the main subjects of discussion. The grouping is also likely to deliberate on the appointment of a convener for which Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is understood to have been in touch with leaders of all parties, including Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.
Congress seeks to drive distinction between ideology and faith | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: In declining government's invitation to attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, Congress sought to empahsise two things - one, that it would not endorse or participate in a "political event" organised by RSS-BJP, the organisations it has consistently been critical of; and two, that religion is a personal matter that should not be used for political gains.
Modi gallery in PM Sangrahalaya likely to open on January 16 | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A special gallery cataloguing the life and achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 10 year tenure as prime minister is likely to be opened to public on January 16, one day after the likely visit of President Droupadi Murmu - her first - to the Pradhan Mantri Museum and Library. The Modi gallery, work on which began towards the end of 2022, showcases how the PM's early life and career as Gujarat chief minister shaped his leadership and vision at the national level.
Congress, Akhilesh decline invitations to attend Ram temple event | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday "respectfully declined" government's invitation to attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, saying they would not attend an "RSS-BJP event". The Congress statement sought to make a distinction between the BJP-backed "political event" and the party's reverence for the Ram temple.
Congress seeks to allay SP fears on wooing BSP to INDIA fold | India News - Times of India
Congress on Tuesday found itself allaying, yet again, SP's concerns that it would open a line of communication with BSP chief Mayawati and rope her into the INDIA bloc. SP lead-er Ram Gopal Yadav is learnt to have emphasised BSP's "unre-liability", referring to Mayaw-ati's unilateral announcement of the end of the tie-up between BSP and SP in 2019.
Congress wants Uddhav Thackeray to scale back his 23-seat claim, seeks 26 for itself | India News - Times of India Original
NEW DELHI: Congress is learnt to have contested Shiv Sena (UBT)’s claim to 23 of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and called it an unrealistic ask in light of the vertical split in the party, a charge that was countered by Sena leaders who asserted that the party’s vote bank remained intact. NCP, the third pole in the anti-BJP grouping, did not voice any specific demand in the meeting other than to ask for the inclusion of Prakash Ambedkar’s Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi in the INDIA bloc.
Congress and AAP Announce Alliance for Lok Sabha Elections | Delhi News - Times of India
New Delhi: AAP’s initial Lok Sabha seat-sharing offer to Congress, which is likely to be vetted internally by the latter both at the headquarters and in states, may go through a few iterations before it is accepted. In Delhi, Congress is learnt to have expressed its keenness to contest the East Delhi, North East and Chandni Chowk seats.
AAP offers Congress 3/7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, 6/13 in Punjab | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congress's maiden meeting with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over seat-sharing in Delhi ended without a formal announcement of numbers, but with an assurance that leaders on both sides are committed to working together and that they will meet again to finalise the formula.
Ahead of INDIA talks, Mallikarjun Kharge says Congress focus on all Lok Sabha seats | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congress is making an effort to strengthen its position in all 545 parliamentary constituencies and will deploy observers across each to assess and improve its poll preparedness for Lok Sabha elections, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said Saturday. Releasing the logo, sticker and a short video of Manipur-to-Mumbai 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' set to begin January 14, Kharge said this will help Congress strengthen its hand ahead of seat-sharing talks with INDIA bloc partners.
Rahul Gandhi’s rechristened ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ to travel through Arunachal, spend most time in UP | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday said it has decided to retain the ‘Bharat Jodo’ branding in the next phase of Rahul Gandhi’s East to West cross-country tour beginning January 14, and added that the rechristened ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ from Manipur to Mumbai will raise the pitch for social, economic and political justice for the people of India.
Congress seat talks with allies - Fast track | Delhi News - Times of India
Swati.Mathur New Delhi: Congress put seat-sharing talks with its partners in the INDIA bloc on high priority and would begin meetings with member parties to discuss the fine print depending on their convenience, Congresss ‘national alliance committee’ member Mukul Wasnik said on Thursday. The committee, which held a series of meetings with state leaders over the last week, presented its report to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and organisation general secretary K C Venugopal.
VP Dhankhar replies to Mallikarjun Kharge, Sharad Pawar over suspensions
NEW DELHI: In two separate letters to leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar, two of the senior-most MPs in Rajya Sabha, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar sought to justify the suspension of opposition MPs, while lamenting the opposition’s refusal to engage with him when invited and calling it a “rebuff not in sync with parliamentary practice”.
December 13 Parliament breach puts focus on staff shortage in special security cadre | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The December 13 security breach in Lok Sabha, which led to the suspension of eight Delhi Police personnel and resulted in a high-level inquiry and review of security systems in Parliament, has put the spotlight on the state of the Parliament Security Service (PSS), the specialised cadre not only responsible for maintaining access control into the Parliament Estate, but which is also tasked with all coordination relating to the protection of Parliament's VVIP members.
Ladakh saw sharpest rise in jobless graduates between 2021-2022 and 2022-23: Government | India News - Times of India Original
NEW DELHI: The Union territory of Ladakh registered the sharpest increase in the number of unemployed graduates in India between 2021-22 and 2022-23 - a jump of over 16% in a year, the government said in response to a question in Parliament.
Don't beat us, we are here only to protest, intruders told MPs Original
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Loktantrik Party MP Hanuman Beniwal, one of the first to respond as the intrusion drama unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, alleged that while two youths jumped into the chamber from the visitors' gallery, one woman kept encouraging them from the box, and a fourth might have given the marshals the slip.
Employment Outlook: Consumer and Retail Companies to Drive Job Growth in Q4: Report
Swati.Mathur New Delhi: India’s employment outlook between October 2023 and March 2024 points to an expansion in the incremental workforce, with 79% employers intending to maintain or increase their workforce in the second half of the current financial year, an employment outlook report released by staffing conglomerate TeamLease said on Tuesday.
Consumer, retail companies to drive jobs in Financial Year '23-'24 Q4: Report Original
NEW DELHI: India's employment outlook between October 2023 and March 2024 points to an expansion in the incremental workforce, with 79% of employers intending to maintain or increase their workforce in the second half of the current financial year, an employment outlook report released by staffing conglomerate TeamLease said on Tuesday.
Divided INDIA bloc faces yet another challenge now | India News - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Reeling under BJP's aggression after assembly wins in the Hindi heartland states and waiting for the inauguration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the SC verdict on Article 370 on Monday provided another polarising issue that is likely to send the INDIA bloc back to the drawing board ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Government withdraws criminal justice bills, likely to move fresh drafts this week | India News - Times of India Original
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday withdrew the three criminal justice bills from Parliament and said they would be redrafted and introduced afresh after incorporating recommendations made by the parliamentary committee in its reports on November 10. The Centre made the announcement in a statement on the Parliament portal for MPs, stating that the bills, introduced in Lok Sabha by home minister Amit Shah on August 11, will be withdrawn.
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