The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump pulled another hyperbole out of his MAGA hat on Tuesday, claiming that India had ordered 68 Apache attack helicopters from the United States, the delivery of which was so slow that Prime Minister Narendra Modi deferentially sought a meeting with him to raise concern over the…
NEW DELHI: Three long-delayed AIIMS projects—in Telangana’s Bibinagar, Assam’s Guwahati and Jammu—have moved decisively from delay to delivery after sustained intervention through the Centre’s PRAGATI platform, underscoring how high-level monitoring is reshaping access to advanced healthcare beyond major metros.Official sources said the projects gathered pace after being taken up on PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely…
Schools across Jharkhand will remain closed for students till tomorrow, January 8, 2026, following an order issued by the state government on Monday in view of the intensifying cold wave and falling temperatures across the state. The closure will be effective from Tuesday and will apply to all classes, from pre-nursery to Class XII.According to…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the safety of people in Venezuela is India’s primary concern amid the crisis following US military operations in the country and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.Speaking in Luxembourg, Jaishankar urged all parties involved in the crisis to sit down and reach…
AIBE 20 exam result 2025: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has released the final answer key for the 20th All India Bar Examination (AIBE 20). Candidates who appeared for the examination can now check the final answer key on the official website. The AIBE 20 result 2025 is expected to be announced soon.This year,…
NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has withdrawn the Letter of Permission (LoP) granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence to run an MBBS course with 50 seats for the 2025-26 academic year, after a surprise inspection found serious violations of minimum standards.The January 6…
NEW DELHI: At a time when home minister Amit Shah has vowed to eradicate Left-wing extremism by March-end, Supreme Court on Tuesday said success against Naxalites could not be based on arrests alone and there must be adequate courts and infrastructure for speedy trial of the arrested ultras.One Kailash Ramchandani was arrested in June 2019…
Telangana school holidays 2026: The School Education Department, Telangana, has extended Sankranti (Pongal) holidays for all schools across the State till January 16, 2026, according to an official order issued on January 5, 2026. Earlier holiday schedule and Kanuma optional holiday According to the proceedings released by the Director of School Education, Telangana, schools were…
INDORE: A week after Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav announced 2 lakh compensation for the families of those who died in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area following a diarrhoea outbreak due to contaminated drinking water, the state govt gave away cheques on Tuesday to 18 families.Indore collector Shivam Verma, however, told TOI that while only six…
RSSB announces detailed 2026 examination schedule for agriculture supervisor, laboratory assistant and forest guard posts The Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Jaipur, has released the proposed examination schedule for several direct recruitment examinations to be conducted during the 2026 cycle, covering agriculture supervisor, laboratory assistant and forest guard posts.The schedule follows an earlier examination calendar notification…
