Category: Events

NEW DELHI: The Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who have been a silent and almost invisible part of India’s electoral machinery for decades, have suddenly found themselves at the centre of attention. The Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has placed them at the centre of one of the largest verification drives...

Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma What began as a trial during the closing games of the Australia tour now looks more like a direction. Jitesh Sharma’s selection ahead of Sanju Samson in the first T20I against South Africa offered a clear view of how the team management is shaping its plans for the upcoming T20 World...

Smriti Mandhana Smriti Mandhana made her first public appearance on Wednesday after confirming that her wedding with Palash Muchhal had been called off. The Indian batting star was seen at the airport in the afternoon, a sight fans had been waiting for since her announcement. Smriti kept her look understated, wearing a mask and opting...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125889860,imgsize-917681,width-400,resizemode-4/rahul-gandhi-during-his-address-in-lok-sabha.jpg" alt="Key CIC posts under review: Rahul notes dissent; BJP slams LoP over Germany tour" title=" Rahul Gandhi ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday held a nearly two-hour closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah to finalise key appointments...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125889704,imgsize-46084,width-400,resizemode-4/indigo-airline.jpg" alt="IndiGo crisis: DGCA deploys oversight team at airline's Gurgaon HQ; flight ops under lens" title=" PTI photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation has constituted an oversight team to monitor IndiGo’s operations amid large-scale disruptions reported across multiple airports. In an order dated December 10, 2025, the Directorate General...

What is the silk dupatta ‘scam’ rocking the Tirumala temple? TIRUPATI: A fresh controversy has hit the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the body managing the Tirumala shrine, barely a year after the laddu-ghee adulteration row rocked the hill shrine. Instead of pure mulberry silk, VRS Export of Andhra Pradesh’s Nagari allegedly sold 100% polyester dupattas...

NEW DELHI: One of the prime witnesses in the Sandeshkhali attack case, Bholanath Ghosh, was critically injured on Wednesday after a truck collided with his car in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.Local eyewitnesses claimed that the truck, moving in the opposite direction of the car, rammed into the private vehicle at breakneck speed, crushed...

File photo Former India wicketkeeper-batter and current Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik has spoken about the build-up to the IPL mini-auction and the work that goes into it. He said the process is demanding and something he has enjoyed during his time in cricket.RCB are the defending champions after winning their first IPL...

Nvidia NVDA stock President Donald Trump recently announced his approval for Nvidia to export its advanced H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. However, despite the green light by the US, regulators in China are reportedly planning to limit access to the chips as Beijing pushes for self-sufficiency in AI semiconductor production. According to a...

Elon Musk was recently asked if he believes in God. In an interview with Katie Miller on her podcast this week, the Tesla CEO said he believes “this universe came from something. People have different labels.” “Who do you look up to the most?,” asked Miller. To this, Musk replied saying “The Creator”. “What’s your...