VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Dolly Parton passes away at 80: Miley Cyrus, Donald Trump, Dionne Warwick, Reese Witherspoon, JK Rowling and other celebs pay tribute to country music icon Libra Horoscope Today, August 26, 2026: Mental stress eases; social interactions bring joy and relief from worries ‘Separatist’ OCI card holder in SC, seeks nod to visit Kashmir Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, sought three weeks’ time to surrender. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to first surrender within three weeks, saying that his appeal against conviction and 10-year imprisonment in a rape case would be heard only thereafter.Justice Alok Aradhe rejected Tejpal’s plea for exemption from surrendering and asked him to file a surrender certificate before it. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, sought three weeks’ time to surrender, the bench granted him time to surrender.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesGoa govt opposed his plea for exemption from surrendering and said his appeal was not admissible since he had not filed a separate application seeking exemption from surrender or shown a certificate that he has already surrendered as per Order XXII Rule 5 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013.The Goa bench of Bombay HC convicted Tejpal under multiple provisions of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment each under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376(2)(k), with the sentences to run concurrently.The case relates to two alleged incidents at Grand Hyatt in Goa during Tehelka’s THiNK Fest in Nov 2013. The high court found the victim’s evidence consistent and credible despite extensive cross-examination. The case against Tejpal involves allegations that he sexually assaulted a junior colleague twice in 2013, in an elevator of a high-end hotel in Goa.The Goa Police subsequently registered an FIR against Tarun Tejpal.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPakistan Tried Chinese Satellites For Op Sindoor Evidence But Failed, Says Ex-CDS Anil ChauhanPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? Ex-cds Anil Chauhan Reveals Shocking DetailsBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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NEW DELHI: Demand from opposition MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, that a parliamentary committee take up the issue of use of “excessive” force against protesting students led to a fiery exchange at its meeting on Tuesday as a BJP member brought up the “glorification” of anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar to counter the Congress’s move to raise a matter that was not part of the agenda of “crimes against children”.Sources said Congress MP Ajay Maken had written to parliamentary committee on home affairs chairperson and BJP MP Radha Mohan Das Agrawal on Aug 5 saying the discussion should include the allegations against the Delhi Police that its personnel used pellet guns and nail-fitted batons against protesting students during their march to Parliament on July 20. As the committee met, Maken raised the issue and was supported by a number of other opposition MPs, including Priyanka and Senta UBT’s Sanjay Raut. They said the Delhi Police chief should be asked to appear before the committee, insisting that the issue fell within the ambit of crimes against children.Agrawal said the matter is sub judice. With opposition MPs pressing their demand, BJP MP Tarun Chugh said that if members are allowed to raise issues not on the agenda, then he would like the committee to take up the alleged glorification of a Sikh-riots convict, a reference to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar who died last week while serving his sentence.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesChugh’s remarks drew a sharp reaction from Congress MP Jai Prakash, who said the issue was not relevant at all. BJP has accused Congress MP Deepender Hooda of being laudatory in his tribute to Kumar. Hooda has rejected the charge. Agrawal managed to restore order while ruling out a discussion on issues not on the agenda, even as he added that the committee would take up at a later date the issue of SOPs for the use of force against protesters.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPakistan Tried Chinese Satellites For Op Sindoor Evidence But Failed, Says Ex-CDS Anil ChauhanPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? Ex-cds Anil Chauhan Reveals Shocking DetailsBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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The Qatari royal who made haute couture her signature5 iconic places in Maharashtra where Ganesh Chaturthi is more than a festivalChinese singer Liu Yu’s Manish Malhotra couture moment in Paris is proof that Indian craftsmanship needs no introduction10 baby girl names that sound modern but have ancient roots5 traditional Bengali sarees you probably haven’t heard ofFrom castor to coconut oil: Natural oils for faster beard growthTraitors 2: From Shalini Passi’s over Rs 2,000 crore family wealth to Mallika Sherawat’s Rs 170 crore fortune, here’s a look at the net worth of popular contestantsYour blood pressure could be rising because of these 7 everyday habits you may think are completely harmless7 simple ways to live every day like a holiday like Dua Lipa, despite working full-timeUrvashi Rautela makes a tricolour statement in a one-of-a-kind gown that took 3 months to create123Hot PicksBPSC exam rowSugar priceNew Zealand social media banTrump tariffICSI CS june resultNEET UG 2026Sridhar VembuTrump’s SpaceXNEET PG 2026 admit cardTop TrendingBandra Parsi BungalowSuresh GowdaRupali ChakankarKarnataka Food Licence SuspensionAllahabad High CourtMumbai Airport DemolitionRam RahimDelhi Women AccidentDelhi Gurgaon RainMaharashtra Hill Tragedy Virgo Horoscope Today, August 26, 2026: A significant day for learning and collaboration; success hinges on focused effort and timely decisions Gurgaon chaos continues: Massive sinkhole swallows service road on Delhi-Jaipur highway SC on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Upadhyay. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Upadhyay who claimed he was vindictively booked under SC/ST Act by Ghaziabad police for an alleged road rage incident just because he had exposed embezzlement of donations offered by devotees at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate Pradeep Rai told a bench of CJI Surya Kant that Upadhyay was the whistleblower and the first to report the alleged misappropriation of monies donated by devotees at the Ayodhya temple.He said since UP Police is vindictive, investigations into the alleged road accident case lodged against him coupled with charges under SC/ST Act should be transferred to an independent agency such as CBI or Delhi Police.Rai complained that police are yet to furnish a copy of the FIR and CCTV camera footage of the alleged accident involving his vehicle and a two-wheeler to the petitioner who is accused of hurling caste-based abuses at the two-wheeler rider after the accident.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe bench issued notice to Ghaziabad police and said that “no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in the FIR registered at Indirapuram police station, or any such subsequent FIR that may be registered against him in relation to the allegations.”Asking police to furnish a copy of the FIR to the petitioner to enable him to take remedial steps in accordance with the law, the bench said, “As soon as a copy of the FIR is received by the petitioner, he shall be at liberty to approach the jurisdictional high court for seeking relevant relief.”Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPakistan Tried Chinese Satellites For Op Sindoor Evidence But Failed, Says Ex-CDS Anil ChauhanPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? Ex-cds Anil Chauhan Reveals Shocking DetailsBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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The Qatari royal who made haute couture her signature5 iconic places in Maharashtra where Ganesh Chaturthi is more than a festivalChinese singer Liu Yu’s Manish Malhotra couture moment in Paris is proof that Indian craftsmanship needs no introduction10 baby girl names that sound modern but have ancient roots5 traditional Bengali sarees you probably haven’t heard ofFrom castor to coconut oil: Natural oils for faster beard growthTraitors 2: From Shalini Passi’s over Rs 2,000 crore family wealth to Mallika Sherawat’s Rs 170 crore fortune, here’s a look at the net worth of popular contestantsYour blood pressure could be rising because of these 7 everyday habits you may think are completely harmless7 simple ways to live every day like a holiday like Dua Lipa, despite working full-timeUrvashi Rautela makes a tricolour statement in a one-of-a-kind gown that took 3 months to create123Hot PicksBPSC exam rowSugar priceNew Zealand social media banTrump tariffICSI CS june resultNEET UG 2026Sridhar VembuTrump’s SpaceXNEET PG 2026 admit cardTop TrendingBandra Parsi BungalowSuresh GowdaRupali ChakankarKarnataka Food Licence SuspensionAllahabad High CourtMumbai Airport DemolitionRam RahimDelhi Women AccidentDelhi Gurgaon RainMaharashtra Hill Tragedy Harry Potter star Dame Maggie Smith’s final will reveals £16 million fortune to her two sons, including secluded Sussex farmhouse, after her death Canada hits back at Trump, imposes up to 50% tariffs on US goods as trade war escalates In 1903, rabbits were released on Hawaii’s Laysan Island as a food source; within a decade they had nearly stripped it bare, and three of its five landbird species eventually went extinct In Jan, railway board chairperson Satish Kumar had said the project cost had increased by around 83% to Rs 1.98 lakh crore. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The cost of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train has been revised to around Rs 2.1 lakh crore, nearly double the original cost of approximately Rs 1.1 lakh crore. The proposal to seek approval for the revised cost of the 508-km high-speed rail line was placed before the Cabinet Tuesday, TOI has learnt.Sources said the railway ministry has cited the time taken in land acquisition in Maharashtra and delay in getting the train sets from Japan as among the main reasons for the cost escalation. They added the project is likely to be completed in 2030 and the first leg of the corridor is scheduled to be operational in Aug 2027.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesSources said most of the additional funding would come from budgetary support. So far, the funding of Rs 1.1 lakh crore has been from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and budgetary allocation. They added that Railways has said high-speed trains will be manufactured in India and each of these would cost around Rs 390 crore to Rs 400 crore. There was no official briefing on the decisions of the Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi.In Jan, railway board chairperson Satish Kumar had said the project cost had increased by around 83% to Rs 1.98 lakh crore. The project has faced time and cost overruns due to many reasons, including delay in land acquisition, statutory clearances and finalisation of the trains.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPakistan Tried Chinese Satellites For Op Sindoor Evidence But Failed, Says Ex-CDS Anil ChauhanPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? 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The Qatari royal who made haute couture her signature5 iconic places in Maharashtra where Ganesh Chaturthi is more than a festivalChinese singer Liu Yu’s Manish Malhotra couture moment in Paris is proof that Indian craftsmanship needs no introduction10 baby girl names that sound modern but have ancient roots5 traditional Bengali sarees you probably haven’t heard ofFrom castor to coconut oil: Natural oils for faster beard growthTraitors 2: From Shalini Passi’s over Rs 2,000 crore family wealth to Mallika Sherawat’s Rs 170 crore fortune, here’s a look at the net worth of popular contestantsYour blood pressure could be rising because of these 7 everyday habits you may think are completely harmless7 simple ways to live every day like a holiday like Dua Lipa, despite working full-timeUrvashi Rautela makes a tricolour statement in a one-of-a-kind gown that took 3 months to create123Hot PicksBPSC exam rowSugar priceNew Zealand social media banTrump tariffICSI CS june resultNEET UG 2026Sridhar VembuTrump’s SpaceXNEET PG 2026 admit cardTop TrendingBandra Parsi BungalowSuresh GowdaRupali ChakankarKarnataka Food Licence SuspensionAllahabad High CourtMumbai Airport DemolitionRam RahimDelhi Women AccidentDelhi Gurgaon RainMaharashtra Hill Tragedy Dolly Parton, country music icon and actress passes away at 80; funeral details revealed Leo Horoscope Today, August 26, 2026: Amplified charisma may yield success; focus on relationships while managing time and resources wisely Read petition filed against Spacex, after xAI data centers reportedly pushed out a family that owned 2-acre property in Mississippi for over 100 years Texas Roadhouse says claims of white employees discussing spitting in Black customers’ food in a Facebook group are ‘completely unfounded’ The SG said Centre was not seeking review or modification of the judgement. NEW DELHI: Seeking two years to frame creamy layer criteria for OBCs, Centre Tuesday requested Supreme Court for an early hearing on its application against retrospective implementation of SC’s March 11 judgement, which disallowed this classification of OBC candidates based on the salaries of parents employed in PSUs or the private sector.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta requested a bench led by CJI Surya Kant to list the application seeking certain clarifications on the March 11 judgement in the Rohit Nathan case. This was opposed by advocate Varun Thakur, who said the law was settled by SC.The SG said Centre was not seeking review or modification of the judgement but wanted to apprise the court of field-level difficulties in retrospective implementation. The SG said this would require changing the status of older batches of creamy layer OBC candidates to non-creamy and warrant change in cadre, post and service in civil services. It would also necessitate corresponding changes for an equal number of candidates who had long been serving in a cadre and service like IFS, IAS and IPS, and result in chaos.Mehta said he was only requesting early listing before a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan. CJI agreed to list the applications on Sept 1.In its application, Centre said, “On account of the serious challenges and implications with the implementation of the directions of SC, govt is committed to bring out a policy which will effectively address the observations made by SC, while also ensuring that the direct and indirect impact of the policy is fair and just.”If the March 11 judgement is implemented without suitable policy intervention it will have a far-reaching impact on govt recruitments and admissions in higher education institutions undertaken by central as well as 18 state/UT govts, it said.Govt said major bodies/employers — like Railways, banks, the department of posts and paramilitary — would also be flooded with hundreds of thousands of representations/litigations seeking retrospective reclassification of the creamy layer.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesFollowing the Indra Sawhney judgement in 1992, govt had issued an office memorandum on Sept 8, 1993, prescribing the criteria for identifying the OBC creamy layer who would be excluded from reservation benefits.In its March 11 judgement, SC had also observed that the determination of the creamy layer status must be based on the occupational categories specified in the 1993 office memorandum and the income of parents employed in private sector organisations could not automatically lead to the conclusion that the candidate belonged to the creamy layer.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPakistan Tried Chinese Satellites For Op Sindoor Evidence But Failed, Says Ex-CDS Anil ChauhanPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? Ex-cds Anil Chauhan Reveals Shocking DetailsBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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The Qatari royal who made haute couture her signature5 iconic places in Maharashtra where Ganesh Chaturthi is more than a festivalChinese singer Liu Yu’s Manish Malhotra couture moment in Paris is proof that Indian craftsmanship needs no introduction10 baby girl names that sound modern but have ancient roots5 traditional Bengali sarees you probably haven’t heard ofFrom castor to coconut oil: Natural oils for faster beard growthTraitors 2: From Shalini Passi’s over Rs 2,000 crore family wealth to Mallika Sherawat’s Rs 170 crore fortune, here’s a look at the net worth of popular contestantsYour blood pressure could be rising because of these 7 everyday habits you may think are completely harmless7 simple ways to live every day like a holiday like Dua Lipa, despite working full-timeUrvashi Rautela makes a tricolour statement in a one-of-a-kind gown that took 3 months to create123Hot PicksBPSC exam rowSugar priceNew Zealand social media banTrump tariffICSI CS june resultNEET UG 2026Sridhar VembuTrump’s SpaceXNEET PG 2026 admit cardTop TrendingBandra Parsi BungalowSuresh GowdaRupali ChakankarKarnataka Food Licence SuspensionAllahabad High CourtMumbai Airport DemolitionRam RahimDelhi Women AccidentDelhi Gurgaon RainMaharashtra Hill Tragedy ‘Do we need a 4th-party audit?’ PM raps secretaries over quality of public projects Quote of the day by Aristotle: “The man of practical wisdom aims at avoiding pain, not at attaining pleasure” | World News This was new information for SC, which was concerned by pendency of 37 lakh appeals NEW DELHI: In a new twist to the simmering controversy over the West Bengal SIR, Supreme Court was informed Tuesday that against 27-lakh odd deletions from voters’ list because of ‘logical discrepancy’ only seven lakh filed appeals seeking inclusion of their names in the electoral rolls.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was informed by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan that of total 38.1 lakh appeals filed before the SIR appellate tribunals, an overwhelming 31 lakh were filed by those who challenged inclusion of names in the rolls claiming they were ineligible to be voters in Bengal.Chunk of WB appeals was against inclusionThis was new information for SC, which was concerned by pendency of 37 lakh appeals, as 19 tribunals in last four months decided only 82,000 appeals. The new turn means 20 lakh of 27-lakh-odd voters deleted for logical discrepancy have not appealed against being struck off the rolls during the SIR.SC said a chunk of appeals was by those challenging inclusion. EC will give breakup differentiating those seeking inclusion from exclusion. Prioritising inclusion appeals would considerably reduce burden on tribunals, it said.For petitioner Prasenjit Bose from Congress, advocates Gopal Sankaranarayanan and Neha Rathi alleged that bulk of appeals for exclusion/deletion have been filed by EC in a mechanical manner against orders of judicial officers who had directed inclusion of the names and these appeals should not be heard at all.Sankaranarayanan said Kolkata and Howrah civic polls are due in Dec and at least appeals pertaining to these areas should be decided expeditiously so nobody gets disenfranchised illegally.SC said its main concern was expeditious decision on appeals of disenfranchised people. It directed EC to respond with data on appeals pending after segregating them into two categories — those seeking inclusion and those seeking exclusion of names. It asked EC to suggest a mechanism for speeding up disposal, including increasing the number of tribunals.The bench also asked EC to detail steps taken to include names of those whose appeals had been allowed. EC said it was holding meetings with the acting CJ of Calcutta HC and would submit a proposal on expediting disposal.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesAppearing for some petitioners, advocate Rauf Rahim said people whose names were deleted and whose appeals were pending should not be deprived of ration and benefits under the govt schemes.Advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay told the bench that in Murshidabad, many constituencies had voter deletions far exceeding winning margin, and alleged a particular community appeared to have been targeted through SIR. SC will hear issue again next week.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPakistan Tried Chinese Satellites For Op Sindoor Evidence But Failed, Says Ex-CDS Anil ChauhanPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? Ex-cds Anil Chauhan Reveals Shocking DetailsBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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The Qatari royal who made haute couture her signature5 iconic places in Maharashtra where Ganesh Chaturthi is more than a festivalChinese singer Liu Yu’s Manish Malhotra couture moment in Paris is proof that Indian craftsmanship needs no introduction10 baby girl names that sound modern but have ancient roots5 traditional Bengali sarees you probably haven’t heard ofFrom castor to coconut oil: Natural oils for faster beard growthTraitors 2: From Shalini Passi’s over Rs 2,000 crore family wealth to Mallika Sherawat’s Rs 170 crore fortune, here’s a look at the net worth of popular contestantsYour blood pressure could be rising because of these 7 everyday habits you may think are completely harmless7 simple ways to live every day like a holiday like Dua Lipa, despite working full-timeUrvashi Rautela makes a tricolour statement in a one-of-a-kind gown that took 3 months to create123Hot PicksBPSC exam rowSugar priceNew Zealand social media banTrump tariffICSI CS june resultNEET UG 2026Sridhar VembuTrump’s SpaceXNEET PG 2026 admit cardTop TrendingBandra Parsi BungalowSuresh GowdaRupali ChakankarKarnataka Food Licence SuspensionAllahabad High CourtMumbai Airport DemolitionRam RahimDelhi Women AccidentDelhi Gurgaon RainMaharashtra Hill Tragedy Cancer Horoscope Today, August 26, 2026: Couples find understanding and warmth today; simple gestures can transform ordinary moments Is Darcy Kuemper’s NHL future becoming Los Angeles Kings’ most intriguing question before opening night Pasaquan: In 1957, Georgia artist Eddie Owens Martin began transforming his inherited farmhouse and seven acres; 29 years of work created six major structures and 900+ feet of painted walls, now preserved as one of America’s most significant visionary art environments Statement taken out of context, not political: Gadkari’s office. NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s office said on Tuesday that his remark that the younger generation should be given more responsibility as “he could no longer take on as much work as before”, had been misinterpreted to suggest that he intended to quit politics.In a statement clearly prompted by speculation triggered by the minister’s comment on Sunday, his office emphasised that Gadkari’s remarks were “specifically about the Laxmanrao Mankar Trust”, an organisation established by him that runs Ekal Vidyalayas in tribal areas.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesStatement taken out of context, not political: Gadkari’s officeNitin Gadkari’s office said, “In that context, Gadkari said that he could no longer take on as much work as before and that the younger generation should be given an opportunity to take greater responsibility. His remarks were clearly related to the functioning and future leadership of the Trust. However, some television channels are presenting the statement as a political remark, taking it out of its actual context.”At an event in Nagpur on Sunday, Nitin Gadkari had said that he has been in active public life for over three decades and during his political journey, he has experienced many ups and downs, fulfilled various responsibilities, and received many honours.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPakistan Tried Chinese Satellites For Op Sindoor Evidence But Failed, Says Ex-CDS Anil ChauhanPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? Ex-cds Anil Chauhan Reveals Shocking DetailsBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday approved a hike in salaries of Adarsh Schools’ teachers taking their monthly pay from around Rs 10,000 to over Rs 22,000, officials said.According to an official release the decision will benefit around 1,100 teachers and reaffirms the state government’s commitment that those shaping Punjab’s future must themselves receive fair compensation, dignity and due recognition.Mann said his government will continue to safeguard the interests of teachers because strengthening the education system and securing the future of every student begins with empowering the teachers who build it.Chairing a meeting with a delegation of the teachers, Mann said successive governments neglected the teaching community despite their pivotal role in shaping the future of Punjab.”Teachers are the backbone of our education system. For nearly two decades, these teachers have served with dedication despite receiving a meagre salary. Our government has decided to correct this long-standing injustice by increasing their salaries by more than 120 percent,” he said.The CM said teachers would not only receive enhanced salaries but would also be extended facilities on the Kendriya Vidyalaya school pattern, providing them with improved service conditions.More than 15,000 students are currently studying in these CBSE-affiliated Adarsh Schools, and the state government remains fully committed to protecting the interests of both students and teachers, he said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines”When teachers feel secure and respected, students receive better education. Our priority is to safeguard the interests of teachers so that the future of every child studying in these schools remains secure,” he added.Mann said every genuine demand of the Adarsh School teachers had been addressed after years of neglect under previous governments.”Our government is committed to the welfare of every section of society. We have accepted the legitimate demands of these teachers and will continue ensuring they can discharge their responsibilities in a smooth and hassle-free manner,” he added.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu called upon Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to pivot away from being framed solely by climate vulnerability and isolation, while also urging global leaders and private sector partners to view island economies as dynamic “laboratories for innovation”.Delivering a keynote statement at the opening ceremony of the Small Island Developing States Global Business Network (SIDS GBN) Forum 2026, Muizzu outlined an economic modernization plan aimed at turning geographic constraints into digital and strategic advantages.With the global dialogue surrounding small island nations focused on their acute climate risk, geographical isolation, and structural economic constraints, Muizzu stressed that vulnerability represents only half the story.”For too long, the story of Small Island Developing States has been told primarily through the lens of vulnerability. The other part is our determination. Our scale can become an advantage. SIDS can serve as laboratories for innovation and incubators for ideas, technologies, and solutions,” he said.The president’s address focused on the Maldives 2.0 agenda, designed to leverage technology to overcome the traditional barriers of an archipelagic state. Under this strategic initiative, the Maldivian government aims to expand its digital and creative sectors, setting a target for these industries to account for 15 percent of national GDP by 2030.“We have identified the digital economy and digitalisation as central to advancing our economy. Through our Maldives 2.0 agenda, we are working to use digital connectivity to overcome the limitations of geography and scale — making government and financial services more accessible, enabling businesses to operate more efficiently, and connecting Maldivian enterprises and talent to global markets,” said Muizzu.The Maldives is enhancing financial technology accessibility for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Key measures include launching homegrown digital payment platforms such as BML Swipe and expanding international gateway integration through services like PayPal.Muizzu also announced plans for the country’s first Trade Acceleration Zone, set to launch by January 1, 2027, to incentivize enterprise development and fast-track commercial growth.While reaffirming the Maldives’ commitment to attracting international capital through a modernized foreign investment framework, Muizzu stressed that foreign partnerships must align with national interests. New legal safeguards have been introduced to protect domestic commerce by reserving specific commercial activities strictly for local entities, ensuring economic growth directly benefits Maldivian citizens, he stressed.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesMuizzu called upon international investors, technology companies, and global financial institutions to establish concrete commercial partnerships with small island states. He reiterated the Maldives’ commitment to implementing the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), urging global stakeholders to bridge the gap between initial innovation and sustainable commercial financing.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? 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Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India next month, India and China held the 25th round of Special Representatives (SR) Dialogue on the Boundary Question, endorsing efforts to formalise the recent turnaround in the relationship on the back of border peace and discussing issues like de-escalation, boundary demarcation and border management.After the talks chaired by Special Representatives Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, while India said both sides agreed to work towards a political settlement of the boundary question in their long-term interests, Beijing also recalled a 2005 bilateral agreement to stress its proposal for a package solution.Doval was quoted as saying by the Chinese side that India and China are partners, not competitors, and developing a stable, predictable, and forward-looking India-China relationship carries great significance also for Asia and the world.“The normalcy we have witnessed in our relationship has been a direct result of both sides maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas,” said Doval, stressing the significance of border peace for further progress in bilateral ties. Wang, however, reiterated China’s position that the border issue must be placed in an “appropriate position” in ties.According to a Chinese readout, Doval and Wang held “in-depth communications” on advancing boundary demarcation negotiations, improving border management and control and promoting cross-border cooperation, while reaffirming their commitment to the 2005 agreement on political parameters and guiding principles for a “fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable package settlement” to the boundary question.China had dropped the mention of package settlement, which seeks a quid-pro-quo approach, in its readout of the last round of talks but had used it regularly for SR meetings earlier. Indian governments in the past, like in 2007 in Parliament, have said that they were exploring a “final package settlement” covering all sectors of the boundary under the 2005 bilateral agreement but India has not used that formulation recently, stressing instead on a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement framework.On this occasion, the Indian government said in a statement that under the strategic guidance of PM Narendra Modi and President Xi, – in a constructive and forward-looking spirit – Doval and Wang had a candid exchange of views and agreed to continue their work in seeking a “political settlement of the boundary question in the context of their overall and long-term interests”.The SR talks took place ahead of likely back-to-back bilateral meeting between Modi and Xi – first in Kyrgyzstan on the margins of the upcoming SCO summit and second at the BRICS summit that India will host on September 12-13. Xi is expected to arrive in India on September 12 for his first visit to the country in 7 years. While the schedule is yet to be confirmed, official sources said he will have a bilateral meeting with Modi and attend the PM’s welcome dinner for BRICS leaders on September 12, before participating in the BRICS summit the next day.On the boundary issue, the Chinese side further said that both countries agreed to properly handle the boundary question through dialogue and consultation, jointly safeguarding peace and tranquility in the border areas.According to Beijing, Wang said that China-India relations have surpassed the bilateral scope and hold global and strategic significance and pointed to consensus reached in Modi-Xi metings in Kazan and Tianjin.”China is willing to join hands with India to grasp bilateral relations from a strategic height and long-term perspective, strengthen communication, enhance understanding, resolve differences, overcome obstacles, and serve as good neighbors, friends, and mutually enabling partners, thereby realizing the vision of the Dragon-Elephant Tango,” said Wang.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesDoval also called on Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng during the visit and discussed ways to strengthen peace and tranquility in the border areas and further improve bilateral relations across economic, political and multilateral forums.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? Ex-cds Anil Chauhan Reveals Shocking DetailsBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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Baglihar stage-I in Ramban district has remained non-operational for a week, with accumulated silt at its gates delaying restoration work.Officials said desilting work at Baglihar stages I and II and the Salal project began on Aug 18. While Baglihar stage II resumed generation on Aug 22, stage I is yet to restart. Salal is expected to resume operations on Tuesday.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe prolonged shutdown has widened the region’s power deficit. Jammu & Kashmir’s peak electricity demand stands at about 2,500MW in summer and 3,000MW in winter. With both Baglihar units largely unavailable for most of the past week, Jammu & Kashmir faced a shortfall of nearly 900MW.Built on the Chenab river, Baglihar stages I and II are among Jammu & Kashmir’s key power sources. Following the disruption, the power department is exploring alternative arrangements to bridge the supply gap.The crisis comes amid criticism of the Omar Abdullah-led govt over rising electricity tariffs. From Sept 1, power consumers in Jammu & Kashmir will face a 6.83% tariff hike.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? Ex-cds Anil Chauhan Reveals Shocking DetailsBihar BPSC Protest Explodes In Patna As Students Break Barricades, Police Use Water Cannons | WatchIndia Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionXi-Modi Meeting In Delhi? 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Another worker, also from Bihar, suffered injuries,” said NHAI project director Rajiv Kumar.Officials said Sahu’s wife has been given an immediate relief of Rs 5 lakh from the contractor and Rs 5 lakh from the state administration. Another Rs 5 lakh will be credited to her account, they added.In a similar incident, Budhi Singh (45), from Ramban, died after falling from a height at his workplace near Sidhra Tawi Bridge construction site in Jammu on Tuesday, officials said.“He was rushed to Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Jammu, where doctors declared him dead,” an official said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosPak’s Nuke Storage Area Kirana Hills Hit In Op Sindoor? 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