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MS Dhoni (Image: X/Screengrab) Chennai Super Kings fans were left excited after MS Dhoni was spotted training ahead of their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings, raising hopes of an earlier-than-expected return.Dhoni had missed CSK’s opening match against Rajasthan Royals after the franchise confirmed that he would be sidelined for around two weeks due to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129991755,imgsize-136534,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/petrochem.jpg" alt="40 petro products exempted from customs duty for 3 months" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday stepped in with fresh measures to help industry beat the impact of higher input costs by fully exempting 40 petrochemical products from customs duty for three months, while indicating that more measures...

RAIPUR: In a major development, the Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of former legislator Amit Jogi by a trial court and held him guilty in the 23-year-old murder case of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ram Avatar Jaggi. The high court directed Amit Jogi, son of the state’s first chief minister Ajit...

NEW DELHI: Just a day after Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi disclosed that India was on the verge of striking Pakistan from sea during Op Sindoor, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said any “misadventure” from India’s neighbour in the prevailing situation would invite “unprecedented and decisive” action.Rajnath, speaking at a Sainik Samman Sammelan...

NEW DELHI: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla lauded the Artemis II launch on Thursday that sent four astronauts on a journey around the Moon, while recalling his own experience of “standing on those very grounds for the first time, feeling humbled by what it represents”.In a post on X, he said, “It is the same ground...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129990858,imgsize-277560,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/woman-quota-bill.jpg" alt="Opposition claims timing of changes in women’s quota bill meant to derive political mileage, government rejects charge" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: Congress and some opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha opposed the government’s proposal to bring amendments to the women’s reservation law in the next sitting of Parliament from April...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129990780,imgsize-81364,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/supreme-court.jpg" alt="‘Law & order breakdown’: SC slams gheraoing in Bengal" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: Taking strong exception to the attack on judicial officers complying with its order to adjudicate objections regarding exclusion from voter list in West Bengal’s Malda district, Supreme Court on Thursday said there is breakdown of law and...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129989140,imgsize-83120,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/jammu-sia.jpg" alt="J&K SIA files chargesheet against accused involved in harbouring LeT terrorists" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> SRINAGAR: J&K State Investigating Agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a chargesheet before a designated court against a Poonch resident, Sabar Hussain, for harbouring terrorists involved in the brutal killing of a govt employee two years ago in...

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has asked army chief of staff general Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement, reports CBS News.Hegseth reportedly wants someone in the role who will fully implement the vision he and President Trump have for the army. A senior defence department official told CBS News, “We are grateful...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129988765,imgsize-74674,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/omar.jpg" alt="CM Omar seeks probe in Ganderbal ‘encounter’ after family disputes ‘terrorist’ claim" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday sought a “transparent and time-bound probe” after a family from his constituency, Ganderbal, claimed that a person killed in an alleged encounter by the Army on March 31...