Tap water in Mumbai is the safest for drinking while Delhi's water is the worst among 21 big cities, according to a report based on sample tests done by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Of greater concern is the fact that all the samples of tap water taken from 15 ...
A hotel cannot take the cover of ‘owner's risk' clause on parking tokens to deny compensation to its guests for theft or damage to their vehicles, the Supreme Court has ruled. It said when the hotel actively undertakes to park the vehicle for the owner and return it upon presentation ...
After choking on toxic air for four consecutive days, the capital on Saturday woke up to welcome sunshine and a strong wind, which helped clean up the air by flushing out accumulated pollutants. The fall in the number of stubble fires in the neighbouring states also helped.
The Kerala police in defiance of the Supreme Court order stopped women pilgrims at Pamba, 5km from the hill-top temple of Lord Ayyappa, checked their documents for proof of age and allowed only those above 50 to proceed further. A senior police officer told TOI that they have been instructed ...
Wrong side driving claimed at least 24 lives daily on Indian roads during 2018 and another 4,800 persons died in accidents caused due to collision with other parked vehicles. While the number of people killed in accidents caused due to driving against the flow of traffic reduced by nearly 9% ...
The government is looking to wrap up the sale of state-run airline Air India and oil refiner and marketer Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) by March, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. Sitharaman said there is a “lot of interest” among investors as evident in international road shows ahead of ...
Rajat Sharma on Saturday said the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association remains a hotbed of petty corruption and through his resignation from the post of president, he wanted to send out a strong warning to the stakeholders.
With the Shiv Sena pulling out of BJP-led govt at the Centre over differences in govt formation in Maharashtra, the seating arrangement of party MPs in Rajya Sabha has been changed. Shiv Sena MPs Sanjay Raut and Anil Desai will now sit in the opposition benches during the Winter Session ...
Amid tight security, the gates of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala were thrown open for the two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. The board has made elaborate arrangements to provide maximum amenities to the devotees.