Category: Events

US President Donald Trump has warned Oman against attempting to influence control over the Strait of Hormuz as delicate negotiations with Iran continue, insisting that the United States would “watch over” the strategically crucial waterway.Speaking to reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday local time, Trump rejected the idea of any...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s unbelievable IPL 2026 season continued to grab global attention after his explosive 97 off just 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator.The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter smashed 12 sixes and broke Chris Gayle’s record for most sixes in a single T20 tournament, taking his tally to...

Several feared dead after a boat capsized in the Ganga river PATNA: At least two people died and five others are feared missing after a boat carrying around 14 people capsized in the Ganga river near Umanath Ganga Ghat in Barh subdivision of Patna district on Thursday.According to eyewitnesses, strong winds are suspected to have...

Standard Chartered’s Bill Winters recently sparked a backlash with comments on AI and “lower-value human capital”. Earlier this month, delivering a blunt message on the future of the bank’s workforce, Winters warned that a push into artificial intelligence (AI) will eliminate thousands of roles as the lender replaces “lower-value human capital” with technology. Winters made...

Security experts saw the rhetoric as a ploy by Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir to shrug off any US pressure to support Israel Lashkar-e-Taiba‘s deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri has threatened frontline leadership and top military officials in Pakistan with direct, public threats of elimination if they “even thought of recognising Israel”. “He will be assassinated,...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi arrives to open during the Indian Premier League 2026 Eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. (ANI) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: A few days ago, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins admitted to TimesofIndia.com that he could do nothing but go “wow” after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tore into him during the IPL 2026 league stage.Fast forward to the...

Donald Trump (Image source: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he does not dwell on threats despite facing multiple alleged attempts, including a recent shooting incident near the White House.During a media interaction, a reporter referred to the latest shooting incident involving Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and asked how he...

Image credit: AP The US military carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, shooting down four Iranian drones and hitting a control centre in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, even as Washington and Tehran continue negotiations to end their three-month conflict.Iran activated its air defence systems after explosions were heard east of...

Oil prices fell on Thursday as hopes of a possible agreement between the US and Iran to prevent further escalation in the Middle East conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz eased market concerns. During the week, crude prices have already fallen over 5%, dropping below the $100 per barrel mark .Around 7:20 am, WTI...

NEW DELHI: “Shouldn’t we opt for car pooling when we are starting from the same place and heading to a common destination?” PM Narendra Modi is learnt to have posed this question to his ministers on Wednesday, as he doubled down on his message to save fuel.TOI has learned that his remarks came during a...