VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Aquarius Daily Nadi Horoscope (1st September 2026): Don’t Let a Small Communication Error Delay an Important Plan A climber fell 15 to 20 feet on a 350-foot North Carolina cliff; a rescuer ran 1.5 miles through a gorge carrying blood to keep him alive Supreme Court stays FIR against Uttarakhand gym owner ‘Mohd’ Deepak NEW DELHI: Granting relief to Dehradun-based gym owner ‘Mohd’ Deepak Kumar against whom an FIR was lodged for confronting Bajrang Dal members, Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings against him and sought a response from Uttarakhand govt on quashing of the case.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also stayed operation of the order passed by Uttarakhand HC that had restrained Deepak from making social media posts about the incident and the case. Appearing for Deepak, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said his client had protected a Muslim shopkeeper and intervened after Bajrang Dal members objected to the shopkeeper using the word ‘Baba’ in his shop’s name.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines He said Deepak had gone to assist the shopkeeper after the incident and he had himself lodged complaints regarding the incident, but that no action was taken on them and instead an FIR was registered against him.“How can a good samaritan be subjected to this kind of a complaint?” Singhvi asked.The bench, after a brief hearing, agreed to examine the plea and granted interim protection to Deepak. “Issue notice. In the meantime, proceedings from the impugned FIR, effect and operation of the HC order to remain stayed,” court said.The case against Deepak pertains to offences under BNS sections 115(2) (causing hurt), 191(1) (rioting), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis convicted of first-degree murder in orchestrating 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur Quote Of The Day By Bhagavad Gita: Stop Saying Yes Out of Fear & Protect Your Peace; Lord Krishna’s powerful lesson on setting boundaries while keeping your inner peace intact ONGC to invest Rs 1L cr in 5 years ‘Hanuman Ansh’ box office collection Day 25: The Rs 2 crore Neem Karoli Baba biopic inches towards Rs 50 crore mark amid ‘Toxic’ fever Pisces Horoscope Today, September 01, 2026: Practical success shines through: Stay focused for positive financial outcomes Times Square stabbing: 1 killed, another critically injured; suspect shot dead by NYPD Record 7.5cr ITRs submitted before deadline Capricorn Daily Nadi Horoscope (1st September 2026): One Household Decision Could Save You Repeated Trouble 5-member NCLT bench to hear Indiabulls plea against Chandra Semicon 2.0: Government bets on advanced chips, talent ‘Toxic’ box office collections day 6: Yash, Nayanthara, Kiara Advani film drops 67.6%; mints Rs 304.05 Cr worldwide Daily Career Horoscope, September 01, 2026: Success, challenges, and breakthroughs; Know about your career Maruti plans small EV push, targets wider charging infrastructure Psychology: Psychology says a wandering mind that replays old conversations is normal: What the Bhagavad Gita says about controlling the restless mind Capricorn Horoscope Today, September 01, 2026: Calm day fosters productive conversations “Time to move away from endless war to end of war”: PM Modi tells Russian Prez Putin on sidelines of SCO summit With no end in sight to the Russia-Ukraine war, PM Narendra Modi renewed his message of peace to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, saying on this occasion that it was time to move from an endless war to the end of war for the sake of humanity.Modi delivered the message in his opening remarks before a bilateral meet with Putin on the margins of the SCO heads of state summit in Bishkek in which the two focused on expanding cooperation in energy, defence, innovation, space, fertilisers and people-to-people linkages. The ‘endless war to end of war’ message is the latest in a series of televised statements made by Modi before Putin for the return of peace, beginning with his assertion in 2022- frequently cited by the Western world, one which even made it to the Bali Declaration – that this wasn’t the era of war.That message too was delivered on the margins of an SCO summit in Samarkand. He followed it up with a message to Putin in Moscow in 2024 – in the midst of outrage in the West over his Russia visit – that no solution can be found on the battlefield.India’s balancing act on the war saw Modi travelling to Ukraine a few months after his visit to Russia in 2024.Modi told Putin in Bishkek that India supports all efforts for peace and will continue to do so in future. “Every day spent on the war pushes humanity back. And every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm. We will have to move from an endless war to an end of war, which is very important for humanity’s well-being,” said the PM.“That all issues are resolved peacefully as soon as possible is the call of humanity. This is the message of India. This is the message of the land of Gandhi and the land of Buddha — the path to peace,” said Modi, adding that he was looking forward to welcoming Putin for the Brics summit.According to foreign secretary Vikram Misri, PM Modi conveyed to Putin India’s readiness to do whatever is feasible and necessary to move the conflict towards an end because “it is exacting a very heavy toll on the global community at large”.“Had extensive discussions with President Putin. Discussed the full range of the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. It is gladdening to see significant progress across various sectors in recent years,” Modi said on X.In his own televised statement, Putin acknowledged Modi’s personal attention to the development of bilateral ties. Putin said Russia was preparing “seriously” for the Brics summit in India.Putin also said Russia was preparing “seriously” for the Brics summit in India and highlighted that over the past 10 years, the number of Indian students in Russia has risen to 40,000.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesAccording to an Indian readout, Modi and Putin exchanged views on India-Russia engagement in the multilateral arena, in particular at Brics under India’s chairship for 2026.“They also shared perspectives on key regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region which have impacted maritime trade and the safety and security of Indian seafarers,” said the Indian readout, adding that Modi reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy were the way forward in resolving conflicts.Both Modi and Putin agreed to remain in touch to further strengthen the partnership, acknowledging its growth and resilience against the backdrop of geopolitical uncertainties.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Scorpio Daily Nadi Horoscope (1st September 2026): A Workplace Dispute Could Backfire if You Make It Personal Government terms arbitration award on Indus Waters Treaty ‘illegal’ Bihar and Jharkhand signed a Sone river water-sharing agreement, resolving a long-standing dispute and ensuring water for irrigation and drinking needs. NEW DELHI: Bihar and Jharkhand Monday signed a water-sharing agreement for Sone river, resolving a 25-year-old dispute over sharing of water between the two states.The agreement, signed here in the presence of union home minister Amit Shah and CMs of Bihar and Jharkhand — Samrat Choudhary and Hemant Soren respectively — will provide irrigation water to millions of farmers across vast rural areas of the states, while also ensuring access to drinking water for the people in both the states.Shah said the agreement is an excellent example of the ‘Team Bharat’ vision and cooperative federalism championed by PM Modi. “While all states possess their own distinct identities, if they move forward as ‘Team Bharat’ within the national context, there is no problem which cannot be resolved,” he said after the signing of the agreement.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesHe said that issues concerning vast geographical areas, farmers, rural regions, and drinking water supplies in both states have been “permanently resolved” with the agreement.Sharing details, the home minister said the agreement would ensure the availability of adequate water for drinking and irrigation to a large population across the districts of Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas, Kaimur, Aurangabad, Arwal, Gaya, and Patna in Bihar. “Moreover, water would become available for irrigation and drinking purposes in Palamu, Garhwa, and other regions of Jharkhand,” he said.Though an agreement was reached among Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and undivided Bihar on the water sharing of Sone river and the cost of Bansagar dam in Madhya Pradesh in 1973, a dispute started in 2000 when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar as a new state and it demanded a bigger share of water in Bansagar project as a large chunk of the catchment area came under it. Bihar, on the other hand, cited the 1973 agreement to claim water from the project.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123PhotostoriesFrom quitting his well-paying engineering job in Dubai to Sonalika Joshi recommending him for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah; When Mandar Chandwadkar recalled his journeyBigg Boss Telugu through the years: A look back at all seasonsVaibhav Suryavanshi breaks all-time Duleep Trophy record as a teenager: Times the young cricketer has made historyThe glass-skin obsession: Can Indian skin really achieve that mirror-like glow?Personality test optical illusion: Only sharp-eyed people can find all the hidden deer in this image within 11 secondsTamannaah Bhatia just made Rs 2.43 lakh look like a personality trait in this Aisha Rao ivory ensembleNew OTT releases this week (August 31-September 6): ‘Gandhari’, ‘Dhamaal 4’, ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2, ‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’ and moreTravelling by train in India? 10 things you should never do on a journeySamantha Ruth Prabhu joins the polka-dot club, and maternity fashion just got a lot more funBigg Boss Malayalam: A look back at seven unforgettable seasons123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Sagittarius Horoscope Today, September 01, 2026: Enjoy a day of luck and love NEET counselling pushes MBBS session by a week NEW DELHI: The MBBS academic session for the 2026-27 batch, scheduled to begin on Sept 8, is likely to be delayed by around a week as the NEET-UG counselling schedule has been extended amid court cases and requests from students for additional time to join colleges.Round 2 of counselling has been extended till Sept 18, while subsequent rounds are expected to continue into Oct.A health ministry official said the delay is likely to be limited, with the academic session expected to begin around Sept 15, without waiting for the entire counselling process to conclude. Two-three court cases, student pleas for more joining time and difficulties in travelling under the All India Quota were among factors behind the extension. Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAnuja JaiswalAnuja Jaiswal is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India, with an impressive 18-year career in narrative journalism. She specializes in health and heritage reporting, expertly simplifying complex health information to make it engaging and understandable for readers. Her deep dives into heritage topics are well-researched, resulting in captivating narratives that resonate with her audience. Over the years, she has worked in Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and West UP, gaining diverse on-ground experience that shapes her storytelling.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123PhotostoriesFrom quitting his well-paying engineering job in Dubai to Sonalika Joshi recommending him for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah; When Mandar Chandwadkar recalled his journeyBigg Boss Telugu through the years: A look back at all seasonsVaibhav Suryavanshi breaks all-time Duleep Trophy record as a teenager: Times the young cricketer has made historyThe glass-skin obsession: Can Indian skin really achieve that mirror-like glow?Personality test optical illusion: Only sharp-eyed people can find all the hidden deer in this image within 11 secondsTamannaah Bhatia just made Rs 2.43 lakh look like a personality trait in this Aisha Rao ivory ensembleNew OTT releases this week (August 31-September 6): ‘Gandhari’, ‘Dhamaal 4’, ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2, ‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’ and moreTravelling by train in India? 10 things you should never do on a journeySamantha Ruth Prabhu joins the polka-dot club, and maternity fashion just got a lot more funBigg Boss Malayalam: A look back at seven unforgettable seasons123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James D4vd loses defence lawyers ahead of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder trial; hires public defender Libra Daily Nadi Horoscope (1st September 2026): Amrit Siddhi Yoga May Support a Stronger Agreement NCTAU warns of financial fraud via malicious apps disguised as porn apps that take control of devices. NEW DELHI: The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics unit (NCTAU), under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has warned users of financial fraud through sideloaded malicious Android apps masquerading as porn apps which, when downloaded, take control of users’ devices by abusing accessibility permissions.NCTAU said misleading Facebook and Instagram ads under the names Night Play, Reloop, Kyss, Riva, Vima, Nexo and Vixa were redirecting users to phishing websites featuring pornographic content, with a prompt to download the APK file from outside the Google Play Store. After installation, the app requests permissions that allow it to install additional applications, enabling fraudsters to take control of the device and commit financial fraud.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesSome apps also install a VPN, which may be used to route internet traffic pertaining to criminal activity. The app may prevent users from uninstalling it through device settings.Advisory asked users to install apps only from Play Store or trusted stores.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorBharti JainBharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India’s neighbourhood.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Scorpio Horoscope Today, September 01, 2026: Strong instincts guide you today: Promising conversations lead to potential opportunities Ahead of SCO, PM holds talks with Kyrgyz president, PM of Armenia BJP and Congress spar over FIR against Rahul Gandhi after his demand for action over Haldwani rally venue ‘purification’ remarks. NEW DELHI: The war of words between BJP and Congress escalated Monday as the opposition party slammed the FIR against Rahul Gandhi after he demanded action over “purification” of the Haldwani rally venue as reflective of his rival’s “abhorrently casteist behaviour” and BJP saying he was belatedly raking up the issue because of Mallikharjun Kharge’s threat to quit as Congress chief.The sparring between the two parties came a day after Uttarakhand Police registered a case against Rahul under various BNS sections, besides SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, after the complainant, a Dalit, alleged he had given a caste angle to the cleaning work coupled with a religious ritual at Ramlila Maidan, the rally venue.Congress released a video with the title “cases are my medals” with Rahul’s comments – “There are 36 cases against me. I am not afraid of Narendra Modi. But the truth is if anyone is scared, it is Modi.”Senior Congress functionary Sachin Pilot asked if seeking justice is a crime. “Voice for justice cannot be suppressed under the weight of FIRs. The anti-dalit face of BJP stands exposed,” he said, referring to Congress’s claim that “purification” of the dais happened because Kharge, a Dalit, had addressed a meeting from it.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesBJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said, “Rahul slept for nearly three weeks…” It seems Rahul took it up only after Kharge told him what is the point in staying in Congress when his own issue is not being raised, he added.Uttarakhand CM said people in the state are not even aware of Kharge’s caste, and cited the defence of organisers, which had members from Scheduled Castes, that they cleaned the dais because it, stage for annual Ram Lila, had been left littered.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123PhotostoriesFrom quitting his well-paying engineering job in Dubai to Sonalika Joshi recommending him for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah; When Mandar Chandwadkar recalled his journeyBigg Boss Telugu through the years: A look back at all seasonsVaibhav Suryavanshi breaks all-time Duleep Trophy record as a teenager: Times the young cricketer has made historyThe glass-skin obsession: Can Indian skin really achieve that mirror-like glow?Personality test optical illusion: Only sharp-eyed people can find all the hidden deer in this image within 11 secondsTamannaah Bhatia just made Rs 2.43 lakh look like a personality trait in this Aisha Rao ivory ensembleNew OTT releases this week (August 31-September 6): ‘Gandhari’, ‘Dhamaal 4’, ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2, ‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’ and moreTravelling by train in India? 10 things you should never do on a journeySamantha Ruth Prabhu joins the polka-dot club, and maternity fashion just got a lot more funBigg Boss Malayalam: A look back at seven unforgettable seasons123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Virgo Daily Nadi Horoscope (1st September 2026): A Shared Money Matter May Look Simple Until Circumstances Change In 1994, researchers in California and Arizona turned discarded tyres into underwater reefs and found 20 times more fish in concrete canals ‘Golden age of America’: Trump celebrates as Supreme Court clears $400M White House ballroom “In constant discussions with Russian side…”: MEA says 239 Indian nationals discharged from Russian Army NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said Monday India remains in touch with Russia over the issue of Indian nationals serving in the Russian army and that out of the 227 such individuals, 139 have been discharged. However, he also said that 51 Indians who worked with the Russian army had perished unfortunately.“This issue has been discussed at various levels. You would be aware that our embassy in Moscow is monitoring this situation regularly with regard to the release and repatriation of these Indian citizens,” said Misri. TNNGet the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Sep 01, 2026, 03:26 IST Leo Daily Nadi Horoscope (1st September 2026): Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga May Help You Take the Next Big Step Penguin Random House India says no external pressure behind decision not to publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir; cites impasse over a particular issue. NEW DELHI: Maintaining that there was no external pressure behind its decision to not publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Penguin Random House India Monday said there was an impasse over “a particular issue” during discussions on ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’.The publisher didn’t disclose the contentious issue, citing “agreement and author confidentiality”. The fresh clarification comes amid a controversy over the India publication of Sonia Gandhi’s much-anticipated memoir following an announcement by the US-based Alfred A Knopf, an imprint of Penguin Random House, that the book would be released worldwide on Nov 10.Several Congress functionaries have raised issues of governmental pressure and freedom of expression.In its latest statement, PRHI specifically rejected suggestions that the decision was driven by outside intervention. “We feel it is important for us to correct certain misrepresentations regarding the forthcoming memoir ‘Belonging’. This is a book that we at Penguin Random House India were really keen on publishing as it was a hard-won acquisition,” PRHI spokesperson Pallavi Narayan said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines“Since the content of the book is confidential and under embargo, there was no external pressure whatsoever.” The publisher said the manuscript had gone through its “normal editorial process” during which several points were raised and deliberated upon with the author’s representatives.“On some, they agreed to changes and on others, we accepted the author’s position. Unfortunately, and ultimately, an understanding could not be reached on a particular issue,” it said.The author’s team subsequently informed the publisher that they did not wish to proceed with the publication, PRHI said, adding that it respected their decision.“Since we are bound by an agreement, and author confidentiality is paramount to us, we will not divulge details of what led to the impasse,” Penguin said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Met Gala 2027: Museum CANCELS planned exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano amid backlash over past antisemitic and racist statements Virgo Horoscope Today, September 01, 2026: Money flow begins to ease India to witness above avg temperature in September; rainfall likely to be below normal NEW DELHI: Monthly rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be below normal in Sept, the last month of the monsoon season, said IMD Monday – an indication that the four-month rainy season is likely to end with overall deficient cumulative rainfall, as was predicted earlier due to the impact of El Nino.IMD said Aug, which reported a deficit of more than 16% in monthly rainfall in the country despite good rains in certain parts, was the warmest Aug in India since 1901, recording a mean temperature of 28.010°C.Region-wise, South peninsular India recorded its second-warmest Aug since 1901. East and northeast India recorded their third-warmest, while northwest India saw its fifth-warmest, Aug in 126 years.So far, the country as a whole has reported a deficit of 14% in cumulative (June 1-Aug 31) rainfall, despite ‘normal’ rainfall in July. In June, the deficit was as high as 35%. Out of a total of 741 districts assessed for monsoon rainfall distribution, 312 (42%) received ‘below-normal’ rainfall and 38 districts (5%) reported large deficient rainfall till Aug 31.A forecast of ‘below-normal’ rainfall in Sept may lead to a deficit in overall kharif acreage. Though the sowing of most seasonal crops is almost complete, with a decline in acreage of nearly 2% compared with the corresponding period last year, low rainfall in Sept implies an increase in input cost due to farmers’ spending on irrigation of standing crops.“Spatially, many parts of the country are likely to receive below-normal rainfall, but some areas of northwest, northeast, east, east-central and south-east peninsular India are likely to receive ‘normal to above-normal’ rainfall,” said IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesHe said “strong El Niño conditions” are currently prevailing over the equatorial Pacific Ocean, with sea surface temperature remaining above normal across central and eastern equatorial Pacific. “These conditions are expected to strengthen further in the coming months,” said Mohapatra, hinting at its negative impact on Sept rainfall.El Niño is invariably associated with a weak monsoon and a harsh summer in India.At present, neutral Indian Ocean Dipole conditions prevail over Indian Ocean, which are likely to persist through Sept.This means that monsoon may not benefit from this climatic phenomenon as only positive IOD helps increase rainfall activities.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorVishwa MohanVishwa Mohan is Senior Editor at The Times of India. He writes on environment, climate change, agriculture, water resources and clean energy, tracking policy issues and climate diplomacy. He has been covering Parliament since 2003 to see how politics shaped up domestic policy and India’s position at global platform. Before switching over to explore sustainable development issues, Vishwa had covered internal security and investigative agencies for more than a decade.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Economy grew 7.8% in Q1 despite Iran crisis and El Nino conditions Cancer Daily Nadi Horoscope (1st September 2026): Three Powerful Yogas May Bring a Professional Breakthrough File Photo: PM Modi holds a bilateral meeting with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, in Bishkek In a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the margins of the SCO summit in Bishkek, PM Modi called for freedom of navigation and commerce while stressing that civilians and civilian infrastructure, including commercial shipping, and seafarers, must not be harmed under any circumstances. Despite the threat of US sanctions, both of them backed efforts to expand trade ties.The two discussed the West Asia situation, including the Strait of Hormuz and Chabahar port cooperation, in what was their first bilateral meeting in nearly two years. Pezeshkian urged Modi to use India’s “extensive” contacts to wean away parties involved in the war.PM Modi expressed concern over escalation of tensions and reiterated the significance of resolving all issues through dialogue and diplomacy, while seeking lasting peace and stability in the region.Pezeshkian blamed the US for failing to fulfil its commitments and said continuation of the war was not in the interests of humanity.He urged Modi to use India’s “extensive” contacts to wean away the parties involved from the path of bloodshed and war. The President also called for expanding bilateral cooperation in political, economic, scientific, cultural and other areas of mutual interest, saying this would neutralise the impact of sanctions and further elevate the relationship.Modi and Pezeshkian last had a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Brics summit in Kazan in 2024. The meeting gave both leaders an opportunity to reaffirm their commitment to expanding economic cooperation. Modi underlined India’s commitment to strengthening its long-standing “friendship” with Iran across diverse sectors. “We want to expand and diversify our trade basket in the times to come. We had a discussion on the prevailing situation in the region.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines India will continue to support all efforts aimed at ensuring lasting peace,” said Modi in a post on X.According to an Iranian readout, Pezeshkian told Modi that despite efforts by the US and Israel to hamper Iran’s ties with other countries, Tehran was ready to expand cooperation with India across various fields.Modi also reiterated India’s readiness to cooperate closely with Iran in multilateral organisations, including Brics and SCO, and told Pezeshkian he was looking forward to welcoming him for the Brics Summit in India.“I am confident that your efforts will ultimately lead to positive results,” said PM Modi in the meeting, according to the Iranian readout.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123PhotostoriesFrom quitting his well-paying engineering job in Dubai to Sonalika Joshi recommending him for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah; When Mandar Chandwadkar recalled his journeyBigg Boss Telugu through the years: A look back at all seasonsVaibhav Suryavanshi breaks all-time Duleep Trophy record as a teenager: Times the young cricketer has made historyThe glass-skin obsession: Can Indian skin really achieve that mirror-like glow?Personality test optical illusion: Only sharp-eyed people can find all the hidden deer in this image within 11 secondsTamannaah Bhatia just made Rs 2.43 lakh look like a personality trait in this Aisha Rao ivory ensembleNew OTT releases this week (August 31-September 6): ‘Gandhari’, ‘Dhamaal 4’, ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2, ‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’ and moreTravelling by train in India? 10 things you should never do on a journeySamantha Ruth Prabhu joins the polka-dot club, and maternity fashion just got a lot more funBigg Boss Malayalam: A look back at seven unforgettable seasons123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Updated: Sep 01, 2026, 02:48 IST Lionel Richie hospitalized in ICU after St Louis concert, doctors investigate possible dehydration after 77-year-old singer reportedly needed a chair during All Night Long Leo Horoscope Today, September 01, 2026: Productive day for love and work ‘Don’t come to the US, telling you with folded hands’: Indian man’s appeal to students goes viral; ‘Feeling sad as I am making this video’ J&K HC has set aside the dismissal of a bank executive sacked without an inquiry into an alleged #TortureKashmir hashtag campaign on social media SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir high court has set aside the dismissal of a J&K Bank executive sacked without an inquiry into an alleged #TortureKashmir hashtag campaign on social media, ruling that a financial institution’s managing director “cannot be trusted with the drastic power to dismiss an employee without investigation”.“The President and governor are high constitutional functionaries and, therefore, they can dispense with the services of an employee without holding an inquiry in appropriate cases. But the same level of trust cannot be reposed in an officer of the level of managing director and CEO of a bank,” the single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar said in its verdict last Saturday.The petitioner, Saadut Hussain Pampori, joined J&K Bank as a computer engineer in June 1995 and rose to deputy general manager by 2022, serving as an officer on special duty to the chief minister from 2016 to 2018 under the BJP-PDP govt led by Mehbooba Mufti.The bank’s then MD suspended him on April 15, 2024, pending investigation into misconduct before ordering his dismissal on July 15 that year under Clause 12.29 of the officers’ service manual.The dismissal followed a report by DGP (CID) based on “credible sources, as also from discreet enquiries”. The report accused Pampori of spreading misinformation about alleged state-backed atrocities on Kashmiris.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe court held that information gathered from sources or through discreet enquiries by DGP does not qualify as an “investigation” under Clause 12.29, since the process involves no collection of evidence or recording of witness statements.Justice Dhar drew a line between Clause 12.29 and Article 311(2)(c), under which govt may terminate an employee without the normal procedure if satisfied that retention is prejudicial to state security.J&K administration has dismissed nearly 100 govt employees under that provision.Clause 12.29, the court said, lays down specific preconditions, including an investigation by a state, Union territory or central agency, before an employee can be sacked.Quashing the order against Pampori as “not sustainable in law”, the court restored him to the post he held before his dismissal, albeit allowing the bank to proceed against him afresh.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123PhotostoriesFrom quitting his well-paying engineering job in Dubai to Sonalika Joshi recommending him for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah; When Mandar Chandwadkar recalled his journeyBigg Boss Telugu through the years: A look back at all seasonsVaibhav Suryavanshi breaks all-time Duleep Trophy record as a teenager: Times the young cricketer has made historyThe glass-skin obsession: Can Indian skin really achieve that mirror-like glow?Personality test optical illusion: Only sharp-eyed people can find all the hidden deer in this image within 11 secondsTamannaah Bhatia just made Rs 2.43 lakh look like a personality trait in this Aisha Rao ivory ensembleNew OTT releases this week (August 31-September 6): ‘Gandhari’, ‘Dhamaal 4’, ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2, ‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’ and moreTravelling by train in India? 10 things you should never do on a journeySamantha Ruth Prabhu joins the polka-dot club, and maternity fashion just got a lot more funBigg Boss Malayalam: A look back at seven unforgettable seasons123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James Gemini Daily Nadi Horoscope (1st September 2026): Amrit Siddhi Yoga May Bring a Career or Income Opportunity Florida bans Flock cameras days after a sheriff’s deputy resigns for misusing AI cameras to track ex-girlfriend