Spread the love       PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi is learnt to have told ministers that knowing facts and communicating them effectively was crucial as he asked them to study issues in detail and put across govt’s position to counter negative narratives.The suggestion came during the two-day Chintan Shivir at a time when issues around Election Commission’s SIR...

Spread the love       Representative Image (AI-generated) As winter approaches, a rescue mission in Dubuque, Iowa, is making a major change to its downtown operations to create more emergency shelter space. The Dubuque Rescue Mission plans to close its downtown thrift store and convert the retail floor into a 46-bed emergency shelter for men. The move is also expected to free...

Spread the love       Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said Thursday he feared he could be subjected to an “encounter” for speaking out against what he called atrocities in Ladakh, a year after police firing killed four protesters in Leh.Drawing a comparison with Tibet, Wangchuk said Ladakhis had chosen India because of its democracy. “Today, such atrocities...

Spread the love       Ripley’s San Francisco museum and mirror mazePhoto credit: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (San Francisco)/ FACEBOOK After nearly six decades at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is preparing to close its doors before the end of 2026. The attraction, which opened on February 2, 1967, contains more than 400 unusual artifacts and a...

Spread the love       Shehbaz Sharif meets Masoud Pezeshkian Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif met Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian in New York on Thursday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, with the two leaders discussing bilateral ties and the ongoing regional conflict.According to a statement issued by Sharif’s office, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and...

Spread the love       Judge blocks Trump ban, CNN, MS NOW and Politico regain White House access CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists returned to the White House on Thursday after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s decision to ban the three news organisations, ending days of an extraordinary standoff between the administration and media outlets it had criticised.The...

Spread the love       Protest ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations, in New York. (Reuters Photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing large protests in New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, with hundreds of demonstrators blocking roads outside the UN headquarters.According to The Guardian, protesters including...

Spread the love       File photo. NEW DELHI: The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Goa on Thursday clarified the controversy surrounding 97 voters who were not included in the final electoral roll published in February 2026, saying the cases were subsequently processed through house-to-house visits and that many of the voters have since been enrolled.In a press note shared...

Spread the love       Trump faces a legal battle over White House press access as a court orders CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters to be allowed back TOI correspondent from Washington: In a surreal drama that was played out on the sidelines of Chinese President Xi Jinping visit – covered by a phalanx of not-so-free press from China – the...

Spread the love       File photo: N Chandrasekaran Tata Sons has told the Tata Trusts’ chairman Noel Tata that its decision to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as chairman was legally valid and consistent with the company’s internal governance framework, according to two people with direct knowledge of the letter, as cited by Reuters.The letter marks the conglomerate’s first formal response to questions...