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Curtain falls on a US-India cultural bridge as Kennedy Center shutters The TOI correspondent from Washington: In an unprecedented crisis for American cultural diplomacy, the board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC voted on Tuesday to shutter the iconic venue immediately, following a bitter legal battle over President Donald Trump’s...

Ravindra Jadeja earns ODI recall (Agency Image) India announced the squads for the T20I and ODI series against the West Indies on Wednesday. The men’s senior selection committee also named the Rest of India squad for the Irani Cup next month.Because the ODIs against the West Indies overlap with the Asian Games, the men’s senior...

At an age when most teenagers might have their minds on crushes, fashion or the latest album releases, Shreveport resident Maya Trutschl was thinking about a problem in hospital ICUs: how to stop bedsores before they appear.In the ICU, patients lie motionless for hours. Their skin may show no signs of damage. But beneath the...

India rejects the so-called Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday rejected the so-called Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, saying it has no legal basis and reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India.Responding to media queries, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson said, “We have seen reports in...

Hidden cost of US-Iran war revealed TOI correspondent from Washington: The war that Iran was supposed to lose in days if not hours has now lasted more than six months and is costing America billions – $33.4 billion to be precise. A Pentagon report and startling new photos of wreckage at US bases in the...

Businesses should bear modest UPI transaction costs, govt cannot subsidise everything: NITI Aayog VC Lahiri NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog vice chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri on Wednesday defended the Centre’s decision to introduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on high-value UPI transactions, saying businesses must find ways to become self-sustaining rather than depend on government subsidies.Quoting...

The brother-in-law had argued that the GPA’s “power to gift” effectively gave him ownership. (Image for representative purpose only) Family disputes can be tricky especially those involving property. In one such case a brother-in-law allegedly did not pay the full due amount to the sister-in-law for the sale of land. The family property dispute over...

NPCI has introduced a 0.4% MDR on specified person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above Rs 2,000. NEW DELHI: Will UPI payments no longer be free? Will you have to pay extra for transactions above Rs 2,000? The new MDR rules have triggered a wave of questions over what exactly changes from October 15 and who will...