Category: Events

India’s KL Rahul plays a shot on day four of the first test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India vice-captain KL Rahul was pleased with the team’s convincing 165-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Test, saying the result has boosted their confidence in handling...

A devastating fire in a Kolkata hotel claimed nine lives early Wednesday morning KOLKATA: Horrified guests of a Kolkata hotel, who were rescued from a devastating blaze that claimed nine lives in the early hours of Wednesday, recounted a night of terror.Dark smoke engulfed the second and third floors of the dilapidated building, leaving those...

US Ambassador Sergio Gor visits Srinagar with J&K CM Omar NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor met Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on Wednesday, his first visit to the region since taking office. Gor said that Washington would reconsider its travel advisories for the Union Territory.“It’s a pleasure to...

Before it was a wildlife sanctuary, it was a woman’s abode. Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre land area off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. Named after the woman who used to live there, it was sold off to another who donated it to become a wildlife sanctuary, as per a report...

The tribal residents have been holding a Satyagraha against the project, demanding adequate compensation and dignified rehabilitation for people whose land is being acquired. NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday backed tribal residents of Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region protesting against the Ken-Betwa River Link Project,...

Jeff Bezos has entered sports ownership for the first time after joining a consortium that has bought about a 40% stake in Liverpool Football Club. The consortium, called 1892 Holdings, is led by former Queens Park Rangers co-owner Amit Bhatia and also includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s family office, and the...

At least eight Israeli bombs struck the runways and several hangars at the airbase early Tuesday Israel’s latest airstrikes on a Syrian airbase have frustrated senior US officials and exposed fresh tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Axios reported, citing US and Israeli officials.The strikes on the Abu al-Duhur...

(L-R) Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar has been India’s shining knights at Galle in the first Test against Sri Lanka. (PTI | ANI) TimesofIndia.com in Galle: India head coach Gautam Gambhir was beaming with a smile as he descended the staircase from the Mahinda Rajapaksa Pavilion after India’s emphatic 165-run win over Sri...

American billionaire Mark Cuban has issued a sharp warning to Representative Ro Khanna (D‑Calif.) over California’s proposed 5% billionaire tax, known as Proposition 40. In a lengthy post shared on social media platform X (Formerly known as Twitter) Cuban argued that the measure would drive startup founders out of the state, saying blunt that ‘only...

US exports from India stood at $87.31 billion in 2025-26, up from $86.51 billion in 2024-25. India’s dependence on the US as its biggest export market has remained largely unchanged despite President Donald Trump’s tariff measures and New Delhi’s efforts to diversify trade, according to an analysis of commerce ministry data.The US accounted for around...