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Air India has been continuously extending its suspension of operations on the route for several months due to the prevailing security situation in the region. File (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid renewed hostilities and growing security concerns in West Asia, Air India on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) said it is extending its suspension of operations on the Tel Aviv-Delhi route till end of September.The airline has been continuously extending its suspension of operations on the route for several months due to the prevailing security situation in the region.The latest announcement comes amid renewed security concerns over the last…

A photograper looks out at the view towards the Gobi desert in Taipusi in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region, 2007. Taipusi is the centre of the ‘Green Wall’ project, a buffer that slows the desert’s expansion. | Photo Credit: AFP For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, first in a row, then in an intersecting line, gradually forming a grid. Then saplings are planted at the centre of each small square.The technique, known as “straw checkerboards”, is a simple yet widely used method to…

File photo: Malvan, the second of the Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft NEW DELHI: Beefing up the country’s submarine hunter fleet to counter rising underwater presence of Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean Region, the Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned Malvan, the second of the Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) at the Karwar naval base, Karnataka, on Wednesday.The ceremony was presided over by IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh in the presence of Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the 80-metre-long vessel, with a displacement of…

The compensation likely to be sought by English freeholders would be far greater.On Scotland’s current system, which has similarities to commonhold, Gerber says it “generally works”.”You’ll always find one that doesn’t want to stump up their money… that can be a problem,” he says.Most of the experts agreed there is no perfect system where multiple people share responsibility for a building. Hopkins believes commonhold will happen, regardless of further legal challenges. “The judicial review failed at first instance and failed quite comprehensively. A lot of the arguments, I think, have really been lost.”He says there is now broad political support…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio are scheduled to meet Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in the Philippines to discuss Ukraine peace negotiations and other bilateral issues. “The meeting has already been arranged. We briefly saw Marco Rubio at a reception yesterday and confirmed that it will take place tomorrow in the first half of the day,” Lavrov told reporters following a Russia-ASEAN ministerial meeting. In separate remarks to reporters in Manila, Rubio confirmed the upcoming sit-down. He said his primary focus would be on potential paths to ending the war in…

Kejriwal accused the Centre of attempting to curb the student movement instead of addressing the concerns being raised by protesters. NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said young protesters would continue to join the agitation despite restrictions, asserting that “they will find a way” even if all Metro stations are shut.Speaking at a joint press conference with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Kejriwal criticised the closure of several Delhi Metro stations, saying such steps would only intensify the ongoing protest movement, according to news agency PTI.”Closing the metro stations is wrong. The more…

CM Mohan Charan Majhi and chief secretary Anu Garg review Bahuda Yatra arrangements during a meeting in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday Bhubaneswar: Anticipating a turnout of lakhs of devotees for the Bahuda Yatra — the return car festival — at Puri on Friday, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday directed Odisha police to enforce uncompromising crowd control and security measures. The govt remains on edge after the July 16 Rath Yatra tragedy, when two devotees died in a crowd surge.“No compromise will be made on law and order or security. Police have been asked to prioritise effective crowd management and…

Nirmohi Akhara chief and Trust member Mahant Dinendra Das AYODHYA: Ahead of a crucial meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday, Nirmohi Akhara chief and Trust member Mahant Dinendra Das backed the inclusion of Yatindra Mohan Pratap Mishra, son of late trustee Bimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra, among the three new trustees to be inducted into the Trust.Speaking to TOI, before the meeting, Dinendra Das, said Yatindra deserved consideration following his father’s demise and described him as a writer who has been associated with the Trust’s cultural activities. He said Yatindra should be elected as one of…

Hazaribag: Police seized an illegally stocked dump of nearly 10,000 cubic feet of sand, equivalent to around 100 tractor-loads, from a village under Tandwa police station limits in Chatra district on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off, Tandwa circle officer Gaurav Rai raided Chauda village along with teams from Tandwa and Piparwar police stations.“Sand was being illegally excavated and stored in the village despite the annual ban on river sand mining from June 10 to October 15, in accordance with National Green Tribunal directives,” Rai said.“Efforts are underway to identify those responsible and initiate legal proceedings,” he added. Officials said the administration…

A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home.Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed to the BBC.”An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following the discovery,” the office said, adding that an autopsy will be carried out.Siad’s name appeared thousands of times in the Epstein files released by the US government. He had previously denied any knowledge of the threat that Epstein posed.Epstein victim Anya – not her real name -…