KANPUR: A 27-year-old woman died while filming an Instagram reel in which she pretended to hang herself in Karuiya Purwa in Baberu town of Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, after the noose tightened around her neck and she could not save herself, police said on Saturday.The woman, Mohini, wife of Jagdish, was fond of making reels...
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Hit first, ask questions later: India’s new-age batting faces its T20 World Cup test
Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) There was a time when India entered T20 World Cups carrying a quiet anxiety. Should it continue to attack through the middle overs if the Powerplay doesn’t go to script? That question no longer hangs in the air. With the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka set to...
Bezos loses world’s 4th richest position to Zuckerberg: Why are markets ‘unhappy’ with Amazon
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Message to Pak? Amid trade pact, India’s map shared by Trump aide grabs attention
NEW DELHI: As New Delhi and Washington announced the framework for an interim trade agreement on Saturday, a map of India released by the US trade representative’s (USTR) office drew attention.The map, shared alongside details of the trade deal framework, shows the entire Jammu and Kashmir region – including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) – as part...
No duty concessions on sensitive grains, fruits, dairy: Highlights from India-US trade deal
NEW DELHI: India and the United States on Saturday announced the framework for an interim trade agreement that will sharply cut US tariffs on Indian goods while easing duties on several American food and agricultural products entering India. The agreement marks a de-escalation of months of trade tensions and sets the stage for a broader...
18% tariffs, boost to exports, agriculture protected: How India benefits from trade deal with US
India-US trade deal (AI image) India and the US have released a joint statement for the interim trade deal agreement, which is expected to formally be signed in the coming weeks. With this, the reciprocal tariff rate on India’s exports comes down to 18%. Simultaneously, US President Donald Trump has also signed an executive order...
Ola, Uber and other app-based taxi drivers to hold day-long strike – all you need to know
NEW DELHI: App-based transport workers across India observed an All-India Breakdown on February 7 after unions representing gig drivers and delivery workers called for a nationwide shutdown to protest falling incomes, rising costs and what they described as increasing exploitation by platform companies.The protest was called by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union and...
‘Friends yes, masters no’: BNP releases manifesto ahead of polls – what it says about its neighbours
Bangladesh’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday unveiled its election manifesto, promising electoral reforms and accountable governance, while outlining a tougher foreign policy stance, centred on border security and river-water sharing.The manifesto was launched by BNP chairman Tarique Rahman in Dhaka. The party pledged to uphold the “dignity of the vote” and ensure...
‘Said he would reach in 10mins’: How Delhi biker ‘200 metres from home’ fell into killer pit
Image Credit: Rajesh Mehta/ TOI NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old call centre employee was found dead inside an open construction pit in west Delhi’s Janakpuri on Thursday morning, hours after telling his family that he would reach home in ten minutes. The victim, Kamal Dhyani, had left his Rohini office late on February 5 and went...
Wheat, rice, poultry, milk off the table: What agriculture sector gains from India-US trade deal
India and the United States have unveiled a framework for an interim trade agreement, cutting US reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent from 50 per cent. As per the joint statement India’s agriculture market has been ring-fenced. India has granted no duty concessions on what it calls “sensitive” farm and dairy products.Also...
