Category: Events

PATNA: A wedding in Bodh Gaya turned into something resembling a low-budget action film when a shortage of rasgullas sparked a full-blown clash between the bride and groom’s families.What should have been a sweet union quickly dissolved into a sugar-fuelled skirmish as guests traded punches, pushed one another about and even wielded red plastic chairs...

In a recent assembly session, Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lauded Prime Minister Modi for his support, encouraging MLAs to show appreciation. When the opposition hesitated to acknowledge this, Kumar humorously reminisced about his past political partnerships, particularly his exit from the RJD. Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for...

Luka Doncic. Image via: Sam Hodde – Getty Images Los Angeles Lakers’ star player Luka Doncic has been exceptional throughout the season, except for the days when he was brutally injured. Lakers’ players like Austin Reaves and LeBron James have been tremendous this season. As for Doncic, his scores have set the bar for other...

Mark Zuckerberg (File Image) Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly planning significant resource cuts for the company’s metaverse project which was once hailed as the future of the company and the main reason behind the corporate name change from Facebook. Citing sources familiar with internal discussions, Bloomberg reports that the company executives...

File photo (Picture credit: ANI) The Indian rupee’s slide past Rs 90 per US dollar for the first time ever has shifted sentiment in the equity market and raised fresh concerns for investors. The breach of this psychological level has come on the back of weak capital flows, steady demand for dollars from importers, and...

Asim Munir (ANI image) President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday formally appointed Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir as Pakistan’s first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) for a period of five years.The move follows the recent passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment on November 12, which created the post of CDF to unify command across...

Travis Turner’s family: Virginia coach, wife, children and child abuse charges (Image via Getty) The story of Travis L. Turner, a well-known high school football coach from Virginia, has spread across the country, and not for sports reasons. Turner went missing on November 20, just when the police were about to come and talk to...

A dispatch rider passes in front empty building of the Lukoil headquarter in Sofia, Bulgaria (Picture credit: AP) The United States has temporarily lifted some restrictions on Lukoil-branded fuel stations operating outside Russia, allowing them to continue running despite sanctions placed on the parent company.The treasury department confirmed on Thursday that these stations — including...

TOI Correspondent from Washington: In a move that deepens the environmental divide between the United States and much of the world—particularly fast-growing green economies such as China and India—US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping rollback of American fuel-economy standards. The decision, experts say, effectively shifts a significant portion of the global decarbonisation...

Meerut: Four MBBS students from a private university in UP’s Amroha — hailing originally from Delhi, Kolkata, Alwar and Agartala — were crushed to death after their speeding car rammed into a stationary truck on the Delhi-Lucknow national highway-9 in the district’s Rajabpur area around 10pm on Wednesday.Prima facie, the car was travelling at high...