Image credit: PTI NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across large parts of Central and Northwest India over the next 4-5 days, and over East and adjoining Peninsular India during the next 3-4 days, even as it forecast a gradual reduction in...
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‘Give me a break, you muppet’: Gillespie tears into Pietersen over IPL vs county row
Jason Gillespie and Kevin Pietersen A fierce debate over the value of the IPL versus county cricket has exploded into a full-blown war of words, with former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie launching a brutal attack on former England batter Kevin Pietersen over comments involving young England talent Jacob Bethell.The controversy began after former England captain...
Twisha Sharma case: Husband cites abortion ‘distress’, Rs 7 lakh claim; SIT flags inconsistencies
Prime accused Samarth Singh told investigators his wife, model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma, was distressed after an abortion and claimed he gave her Rs 7 lakh. BHOPAL: As CBI team reached Bhopal to probe the death of Twisha Sharma after taking over the investigation from Bhopal police on Supreme Court directions, new details emerged from the SIT’s...
How Russia’s Kh-101 missile uses decoy flares to slip past air defence shields
Photo credit: Russia MoD During the recent Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, a footage was circulated online that appeared to show a Russian-made Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile releasing decoy flares during flight. This was similar to a video released in 2023, which had offered a rare visual confirmation of its countermeasure capability that had...
Akshay, Amitabh rode in his auto: Meet auto driver who offers free jaggery & peanuts to passengers
Image: Screenshot of the video shared by instagram.com/obsgyneory/ Satyawan Gite’s auto rickshaw doesn’t look like much from the outside. Yellow and black like thousands of others crawling through Mumbai’s streets. But once you sit inside, you realize this isn’t just a ride from Andheri to Bandra. It’s become something else entirely, a mobile home, a...
Rupee slips to 95.43 against US dollar as hope for Middle East peace dims
Rupee slipped in early trade on Tuesday, dragged down by continuous demand for the US dollar and a rebound in crude oil prices. The currency opened at 95.43 against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market, registering a fall of 17 paise from Monday’s closing level of 95.26. Rupee had ended the previous...
Huawei build a $104,000 sedan that’s outselling the Mercedes-Maybach in China
A Rolls-Royce costs upwards of $400,000 in the US. The Maextro S800, a new luxury sedan from Huawei and JAC Motors, starts at $104,000—and it’s already beating the Germans at their own game. In January 2026, the S800 outsold the BMW 7 Series and the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class combined in China’s luxury segment. That’s not a...
TOI Poll: Sooryavanshi voted breakout star; 86% say IPL is too batting-friendly
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: IPL 2026 has reached its business end, and a TOI Online poll has revealed how fans feel about the season and what they expect from the playoffs.In the lead-up to the IPL 2026 playoffs, cricket fans shared their opinions through poll responses on TOI Online. The race to predict...
Karnataka power tussle reaches Delhi: Siddaramaiah, DKS holds key meet with Congress top brass
The simmering leadership tussle within the Karnataka Congress reached Delhi on Tuesday as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar arrived in the national capital for crucial meetings with the Congress high command amid continued speculation over a possible leadership reshuffle in the state.Both leaders met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress MP Rahul...
Explained: Why Taiwan has overtaken India to become world’s fifth largest stock market
Global investors have sold nearly $24 billion worth of Indian equities so far this year as capital shifted towards the artificial intelligence-driven rally in Taiwan. (AI image) After months of AI-led rallies, Taiwan has finally overtaken India in terms of total stock market valuation, driven largely by the sharp rally in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor...
