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The Times of India Chain reaction: Cops take man in chains for tour of Taj Mahal, face action

Shopkeepers and local residents at the Taj Mahal complex in Agra were taken by surprise at the sight of a handcuffed man "walking around" with police personnel from Haryana near the high security monument. Their white police jeep was parked 500m away and securitymen at the barrier asked the Haryana policemen to leave their weapons behind. They then tried to enter the Taj with the "man in chains", but were stopped by ASI staff.

The Times of India Chain reaction: Cops take man in chains for tour of Taj Mahal, face action

Shopkeepers and local residents at the Taj Mahal complex in Agra were taken by surprise at the sight of a handcuffed man "walking around" with police personnel from Haryana near the high security monument. Their white police jeep was parked 500m away and securitymen at the barrier asked the Haryana policemen to leave their weapons behind. They then tried to enter the Taj with the "man in chains", but were stopped by ASI staff.

The Times of India Respect freedom of choice, India tells US, defends ties with Russia

Amid continued displeasure and disappointment expressed by the US over PM Narendra Modi's recent visit to Moscow, India defended its ties saying the country has a long-standing relationship with Russia that is based on mutuality of interests. In a multipolar world, all countries have freedom of choice, said ministry of external affairs. "It's essential for everybody to be mindful of and appreciate realities," said spokesman Randhir Jaiswal.

The Times of India Elon Musk's daughter reacts to 'killed by woke virus' jibe

Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk's transgender daughter, Thursday reacted to father's recent statement that she has been "killed by the woke-mind virus" and said: 'I look pretty good for a dead bi***". Viviana did not post it on X, his father's company and chose Mark Zuckerberg's Threads to give it back to Elon.

The Times of India Shah-led panel launches Rs 2,500 cr projects to tackle urban flooding

Aiming to mitigate urban flooding, a high-level committee headed by home minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced six projects in five states of Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal and Maharashtra at a cost of over Rs 2,500 crore. These projects are meant for urban flood management in six metro cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune. Last year in November the committee had announced Rs 560 crore for integrated solutions for flood management in Chennai.

The Times of India Road leading to China border washed away in Uttarakhand

The national highway connecting Joshimath with Malari and Niti villages on the Indo-China border was washed away Thursday at Miram, approximately 5km from Joshimath town, completely halting traffic on the strategic route. "A 20-metre stretch of the Joshimath-Malari-Niti National Highway (NH-107B) in Chamoli was washed away on Thursday morning after the retaining wall collapsed due to incessant showers throughout the night," said Nand Kishore Joshi, disaster management officer of Chamoli.

The Times of India Road leading to China border washed away in Uttarakhand

The national highway connecting Joshimath with Malari and Niti villages on the Indo-China border was washed away Thursday at Miram, approximately 5km from Joshimath town, completely halting traffic on the strategic route. "A 20-metre stretch of the Joshimath-Malari-Niti National Highway (NH-107B) in Chamoli was washed away on Thursday morning after the retaining wall collapsed due to incessant showers throughout the night," said Nand Kishore Joshi, disaster management officer of Chamoli.