NEW DELHI: An analysis of affidavits of 229 out of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs shows that 73 (32%) MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves and 31 (14%) are billionaires.As many as 36 (16%) MPs have declared serious criminal cases. One MP has declared a case of murder, four have cases of attempt to murder,...
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Cavaliers vs Bulls injury report: Latest updates, stats, H2H
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls guard Kevin Huerter (13) (Image via Imagn) The Cleveland Cavaliers go into their March 19 game against the Chicago Bulls with a shorter injury list, but one absence stands out. Jarrett Allen is out again, and that continues to affect Cleveland’s defense...
Boogie2988 controversy explained: Viral livestream clash with disabled stream guest
Image Via Instagram Boogie2988 has come under heavy criticism after a scene from his live stream went viral. On the 18th of March 2026, Boogie2988 had a heated argument with a disabled man named Turbo during a live stream on the LolcowLive channel. Turbo, who makes use of a mobility scooter, teased Boogie during a...
Veteran diplomat Doraiswami to be next ambassador to China
NEW DELHI: Veteran diplomat and India’s high commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami will be India’s next ambassador to China. An IFS officer of 1992 batch, he is expected to take up his new assignment shortly, the govt announced Thursday.Doraiswamy served as a young diplomat in Beijing from 1996 to 2000 and is said to...
Pak tops terror Index as global deaths fall, but the worst may be yet to come
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129687317,imgsize-45612,width-400,resizemode-4/terrorist_ians.jpg" alt="Pakistan tops terror Index as global deaths fall, but the worst may be yet to come" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image The 2026 Global Terrorism Index,released Thursday, records sharpest drop in terrorism deaths in years, yet the geopolitical storm clouds gathering over South Asia, the Sahel, and the West suggest...
3 IIT-Bombay students killed as car hits truck, flips on Mumbai-Pune expressway
NAVI MUMBAI: Three IIT-Bombay students, who made a quick visit to Lonavla to catch the sunrise, were killed on their way back after their car rear-ended a truck while allegedly trying to overtake it, flipped multiple times and hit the safety railing a little before Mumbai-Pune expressway’s Panvel exit on Thursday.The unidentified truck driver sped...
41 million kids overweight, India among top 3 globally
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129687283,imgsize-81342,width-400,resizemode-4/article-83.jpg" alt="41 million kids overweight, India among top 3 globally" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image NEW DELHI: India is among the top three countries globally with the highest number of children affected by excess weight, with about 41 million aged 5-19 living with high body mass index (BMI), including nearly 14...
Govt secures extra LNG via spot buying to make fertilisers
NEW DELHI: Amid the global rush to secure energy supplies, Indian agencies have seen the cost of natural gas (LNG) nearly double from around $10-12 a unit before the West Asian conflict to $19-20 per metric million Btu (MMBtu) when they made purchases in the spot market this week.The spike comes in the wake of...
Govt classifies energy data as national security matter
NEW DELHI: The govt has asked all entities across the oil and gas value chain to regularly furnish detailed operational information to the ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), with officials classifying the data as a matter of national security. With imports plummeting, the move signals the vulnerability of the sector, turning it into...
‘Who knows better…’: Trump ‘jokes’ about Pearl Harbor attack in meeting with Japan PM
US President Donald Trump made a remark about Pearl Harbor during a meeting with Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi, drawing attention because of the sensitive history behind the reference.The comment came during a meeting at the White House. The MAGA chief joked about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor while speaking with the visiting Japanese...
