JAMMU: J&K assembly proceedings were disrupted Wednesday after CM Omar Abdullah’s remarks that BJP legislators had been “shoe-beaten” by Union home minister Amit Shah, triggering protests and a walkout by opposition members.BJP sources said Shah, during a three-day visit last week, had rebuked party legislators seeking separate statehood for Jammu, stressing Kashmir could not be...
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Moment of truth for India as Bangladesh votes; Hasina, resurgent Jamaat add to uncertainty
Bangladesh will vote Thursday in a Parliamentary election that will perhaps have more far-reaching consequences for India than any such exercise in the recent past in its neighbourhood. Ironically, with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League not in the fray, India’s best hopes of a realistic reset in ties with Dhaka rest on a majority for the...
Moment of truth for India as Bangladesh votes; BNP majority seen as best hope for realistic ties reset
(Photo credit: Agencies) Bangladesh will vote Thursday in a Parliamentary election that will perhaps have more far-reaching consequences for India than any such exercise in the recent past in its neighbourhood. Ironically, with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League not in the fray, India’s best hopes of a realistic reset in ties with Dhaka rest on a...
Two boys, aged 13 and 12, in hospital after being stabbed in class at London school
TOI Correspondent from London: Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an “American-style” stabbing of two boys, aged 12 and 13, at Kingsbury High School in northwest London.Police were called at 12.40 pm local time on Tuesday to reports of a stabbing at the comprehensive secondary school in Kingsbury. Armed police were on the scene...
Woman constable ditches cop fiance hours before wedding, elopes with history-sheeter
Representative image MEERUT: It was meant to be a picture-perfect wedding — a constable set to marry a fellow constable in a match arranged by their families. Invitations had gone out, preparations were complete, and the stage was set for the ceremony.Then, on Saturday, a night before the wedding, the 25-year-old bride-to-be, Sandhya Bhardwaj, vanished.Bhardwaj,...
Jessica Alba goes gaga over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance
(Image via Getty: Bad Bunny and Jessica Alba) While many are reportedly criticizing Bad Bunny for singing in Spanish, some Hollywood stars are praising him. One of them is Fantastic Four-star Jessica Alba. She guest-starred in the Puerto Rican rapper’s Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show alongside Cardi B, Alix Earle, Karol G, Pedro Pascal,...
Myles Garrett supports Chloe Kim at Winter Olympics halfpipe
(Image via Jun Sato/WireImage) The NFL season may be over but Myles Garrett found himself on the field again just not on a football field. The Cleveland Browns star was spotted at the Winter Olympics this week, cheering from the crowd as Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim hit the halfpipe. And yes, it q wasn’t...
T20 World Cup: Motie magic sinks England in Mumbai
West Indies’ players celebrate after winning an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between England and West Indies, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie broke through England’s middle order as the West Indies secured a 30-run win in their T20 World Cup match in...
Delhi AQI turns very poor again; scattered rain expected after February 16
NEW DELHI: After a six-day breather, Delhi’s air quality slipped back to the very poor category on Wednesday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 305 at 4pm, up from 271 (poor) at the same time on Tuesday. The last time the city recorded very poor air was on Feb 4, when the AQI was...
‘Except Trump, no one said India will stop buying Russian oil’: Moscow rejects US claim
Sergei Lavrov (AP image) Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said that only US President Donald Trump has claimed that India will stop buying Russian oil, adding that Moscow has not heard any such confirmation from New Delhi.Responding to a lawmaker in the State Duma, Lavrov said, “You mentioned that Donald Trump announced India’s...
