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A security incident at Barnard College this week has renewed debate about campus safety and federal immigration enforcement near university housing.College officials confirmed that local law enforcement officers were denied entry to a Barnard residence hall on Tuesday morning after they attempted to access the building while looking for a student.According to Columbia Daily Spectator,…
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…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 19-year-old BDS student allegedly linked to an online module of the banned terrorist organisation ISIS for radicalising youth and recruiting members through social media and encrypted platforms.According to ATS officials, the agency had been receiving credible intelligence inputs indicating that certain individuals in Uttar Pradesh…
BENGALURU: At least seven people were killed in a high-speed collision near M Satyawara village in Hoskote taluk of Bengaluru Rural district in the early hours of Friday, police said. The crash occurred between 5.15am and 5.30am on the Dobbaspet–Hoskote Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) stretch between M Sathyawara and Kambalipura Gate. Two SUVs, a…
Harsh Singh NEW DELHI: Harsh Singh on Tuesday publicly apologised after allegations surfaced that he subjected three women from Arunachal Pradesh to racial slurs and intimidation in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar. The incident, which went viral on social media, stemmed from a dispute over repair work in the women’s rented flat on February 20.Speaking to…
Dutch greenhouse growing tulips In a greenhouse on the outskirts of the Netherlands’ flower-growing regions, rows of tulips bloom in a climate controlled not only by traditional horticultural equipment but also by humming cryptocurrency computers. Instead of allowing heat generated by Bitcoin mining machines to dissipate into the air, farmers and engineers have begun redirecting…
File photo: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP of bringing in “paid supporters” from outside the state to influence the upcoming Assembly elections, while also warning her party workers to remain alert against any possible tampering of Electronic Voting…
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia completed 25 years last week. It has grown to include more than 65mn articles – written by nearly 250,000 global volunteers including over 10,500 in India. It was recently critiqued by some commentators in India for its “anti-Hindu bias”. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above…
Supreme Court (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of concerns linked to the definition of the Aravali Range, signalling fresh judicial scrutiny of an issue that has sparked protests and debate over mining and environmental protection. According to news agency ANI, a three-judge vacation bench headed by Chief…
In a light-hearted confession, Bollywood’s Hrithik Roshan opened up about his reliance on crutches, attributing it to a persistent knee problem. With his signature wit, he compared his body to a malfunctioning remote, joking that different parts have their own ‘ON/OFF’ switches, causing amusing dilemmas in his daily life. Hrithik Roshan recently made headlines after…
