Spread the love Social media reactions followed quickly after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took on Jasprit Bumrah during the rain-affected match between Rajasthan Royals and the Mumbai Indians in Guwahati on Tuesday.In an 11-over-a-side contest, Sooryavanshi attacked Bumrah in the second over of the innings. The teenage batter hit two sixes in four deliveries, including one off the first ball he faced,...
‘Unacceptable’: Rahul Gandhi slams Trump’s ‘end of civilisation’ warning for Iran
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday indirectly reacted to US President Donald Trump‘s warning to Iran, saying any rhetoric that contemplates the “end of civilisation” is unacceptable in the modern world.In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said that while wars remain a tragic reality, the use of extreme language or actions that could lead...
Curtains down on campaigning, it’s over to voters in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The high-voltage campaign in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry ended on Tuesday evening, with all political parties going all out for the final show of strength ahead of voting on April 9.For 299 seats across two states and a union territory, the Bharatiya Janata Party roped in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, defence...
No fear: Sooryavanshi smashes Bumrah for six first ball – Watch
Spread the love Photo/screengrab Jasprit Bumrah running in with the new ball is usually a moment batters approach with caution. In Guwahati, however, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi chose a different route.In the match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI), the young batting prodigy took on Bumrah in the second over of the innings, hitting two sixes in the space of...
Middle East turmoil puts India’s trade, energy flows at risk: Report
Spread the love Representative AI image The ongoing Middle East crisis is emerging as a disruption for India, with risks spreading across energy markets, trade flows and supply chains, according to a recent white paper by Dun & Bradstreet.The report shows that countries in the Gulf–Levant region account for nearly 15 per cent of India’s merchandise exports and about 21...
Trump threatens to ‘end civilisation’? A brief guide to life in Stone Ages
Spread the love AI Image generated by GPT We are all familiar with the adage of the boy who cried wolf, whose modern storytelling equivalent is the president who posts threats on social media. On Easter Friday, Donald Trump threatened Iran with words that are not even publishable in most mainstream outlets, promising that Tuesday would be “Power Plant Day...
Russia, China veto UN resolution to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130091858,imgsize-58882,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/article-14.jpg" alt="Russia, China veto UN resolution to reopen Strait of Hormuz" title=" Image used for representative purposes ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Image used for representative purposes Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, dealing a blow to Gulf-backed efforts to restore navigation through one of...
US stocks today: Wall Street slides as Trump’s Iran deadline rattles markets; oil surges
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130091254,imgsize-131500,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-04-07t212331.jpg" alt="US stocks today: Wall Street slides as Donald Trump’s Iran deadline rattles markets; oil surges" title=" File photo (Picture credit: AP) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo (Picture credit: AP) US stocks fell on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with markets on...
Ultimate Ultimatum: Trump moves from ‘maximum pressure’ to ‘total erasure’
Spread the love TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to erase Iranian civilisation if it did not re-open the Hormuz Straits by 8 pm on Tuesday night (5.30 am IST Wednesday), inviting the label of a potential war criminal amid calls for a constitutional coup from some of his own horrified MAGA supporters.In a social media...
Where should you put your money amid US-Iran war? 5 experts answer
Spread the love Gold, which is often considered the safe haven asset, has also failed to rise to the occasion for investors. (AI image) Stock markets are in deep red and in all likelihood so is your investment portfolio since the start of the US-Israel-Iran war. The conflict has been a perfect storm for stock markets globally, and the Indian...
