NEW DELHI: A delegation of the Cockroach Janata Party met Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh on Friday for the second round of talks over the NEET paper leak protests, submitting three key demands and a five-point reform charter.The nearly two-hour meeting, held at the Constitution Club of India, ended without a final decision,...
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‘Eye damaged’: Rahul presents alleged pellet gun victim, calls Pradhan ‘criminal’
Rahul Gandhi brings alleged pellet gun victim before media (Image/X) New Delhi: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday renewed his demand for the removal of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accusing him of being responsible for the alleged NEET paper leak and the ongoing crisis in the education system.Addressing...
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10% US tariff on India: What it means for the country’s exports
The United States has imposed a 10% tariff on Indian goods under Section 301, but economists believe the immediate impact on India’s exports will be limited.While the move offers some relief compared with higher tariff proposals, they say that the real challenge lies in reducing the country’s dependence on a single export market by broadening...
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TOI Exclusive: Olympian Tulika Maan provisionally suspended by NADA, set to miss Glasgow CWG
India’s Tulika Maan (PTI photo) New Delhi: India’s Commonwealth Games campaign has suffered another major blow with Olympian and 2022 Birmingham CWG’s silver medallist Tulika Maan being provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for alleged whereabouts failures, ending her Glasgow 2026 participation even without flying out of India.Sources told TOI that Tulika, one...
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‘Don’t back down’: H Vinoth recounts what Vijay said when CBFC blocked Jana Nayagan
5 min readHyderabadJul 24, 2026 03:16 PM IST Director H Vinoth has given his most detailed account yet of the censor controversy that delayed Jana Nayagan by six months, revealing that the CBFC examining committee initially had no objections to the film, that the upload portal did not open after the requested cuts were made,...
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Spain invokes first wildfire emergency as fires rage across Europe; over 10,000 evacuated
A wall of flames advances as a wildfire burns near Burgohondo, in Ávila province, Spain (Picture credit: AP) Spain declared a national emergency over wildfires for the first time on Friday, while France requested European Union assistance to battle a major blaze on its Atlantic coast, as an intense heatwave drove destructive fires across southern...
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‘We were scared of Modi, Shah’: Cong’s Aiyar says protesting students ‘fearless’
NEW DELHI: Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday joined the protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the alleged NEET paper leak and welcomed the dialogue between the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the Union government, expressing hope that the talks would lead to a positive outcome.Calling the agitation a significant moment, Aiyar said, “This...
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An offer they can’t refuse: Don’s protection racket in the Middle East & Europe
Comparing how Trump has dealt with allies in the Middle East & Europe reveals a pattern that is uncomfortably similar to a protection racket. In classic mob films, a gangster eyes a storefront and drawls, “Nice place you got here. Be a shame if something happened to it”.Refuse, and windows shatter, stock goes missing, deliveries...
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Actor Anandhi Ajay breaks down as she’s cut out from Vijay’s Jana Nayagan: ‘Worked for 1 year’
5 min readNew DelhiJul 24, 2026 02:30 PM IST For many actors, sharing screen space with Vijay is a dream. For television actor Anandhi Ajay, it was an opportunity she had waited a year for, only to see it disappear before audiences could witness it. A day after Jana Nayagan hit theatres, Anandhi posted an...
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NY mayor hires Lina Khan who went after Amazon, Meta and Google in her days as FTC head
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has roped in Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) known for her aggressive antitrust lawsuits against Big Tech, to lead the board of directors for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC). In a press conference at the City Hall Rotunda, Mamdani named...
