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Russia on Tuesday attempted to block social media platform WhatsApp and Telegram to promote its home-grown platforms and seek greater control over its internet space.In a statement, WhatsApp said that the move will isolate over 100 million users, claiming that the step can “only lead to less safety for people.”“Today the Russian government attempted to...

Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India batter Tilak Varma has provided encouraging fitness updates on teammates Abhishek Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the side’s ICC T20 World Cup encounter against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, while adding that final decisions on their participation will be taken closer to match time.Go Beyond The...

AHMEDABAD: The inclusion of 21 Gujaratis in a United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) list of the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens has cast a spotlight on the darker side of illegal migration from Gujarat to the US. Released on Feb 7, the country-wise database lists 89 Indian nationals arrested by Immigration and...

Image Credit: TOI Bengaluru/X BENGALURU: A US-returned techie, desperate to raise funds for a new venture, has been arrested on charges of murdering his parents at their villa in Vignan Nagar, near HAL township, in east Bengaluru Wednesday.Naveen Chandra Bhat, 60, a retired navy captain, and his dentist-wife Shyamala Bhat, 55, were residing in Adarsh...

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sharply tightened the definition of mis-selling, removing one of the biggest defences used by banks and insurance companies that the customer had explicitly consented by signing documents. Under the new framework, regulated entities will also have to make full refunds in cases of proven mis-selling.In the Draft Reserve...

NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the govt Wednesday of “completely surrendering” India’s core data, food and energy interests in the trade deal, in a sharp attack in Lok Sabha on PM Modi who, he alleged, had caved in to pressure due to the leverage that country has over him.Participating in the...

AI Image Used For Representative Image RAIPUR: In a disturbing incident coming on the heels of the horrific triple suicide of Ghaziabad siblings, after their parents objected to their fixation with gaming and took away their smartphones, a 27-year-old YouTuber allegedly slit her father’s throat while he was asleep, after he voiced his misgivings over...

NEW DELHI: Bringing to SC’s notice various instances of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s alleged hate speeches, including a recent controversial video featuring him, a group of citizens from Assam have urged SC through a petition to enforce its order in which it had directed that FIR must be lodged in cases of hate speech.Compiling...

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police‘s preliminary investigation into the alleged leak of a pre-print copy of ‘Four Stars of Destiny’, the unpublished memoir of former Army chief Gen MM Naravane (retd), suggests it was not the handiwork of a suspected whistleblower but a coordinated effort to bypass clearance by the ministry of defence, an official said...

India’s Ishan Kishan grimaces in pain after getting injured during a practice session (PTI Photo) Ishan Kishan continued to look in ominous touch during India’s training session on Wednesday before a searing Jasprit Bumrah yorker cut his stint short. Bumrah, operating at full intensity for the second consecutive day, offered encouraging signs for the Indian...