Category: Events

Members of Shri Ram Sena Dharmarth Seva Nyas Sangathan conducted the ritual on Aug 10 DEHRADUN: A fierce political controversy erupted in Uttarakhand after a right-wing group performed a hawan for the “suddhikaran” (purification) of Haldwani’s Ram Lila Ground, two days after Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a public rally at the venue.Members of...

Pakistan crowd during a cricket match Former Pakistan Test spinner and ex-chief selector Iqbal Qasim has criticised the current generation of cricketers, saying too many young players are more focused on earning money than improving their skills and understanding of the game.Qasim, who played 50 Tests and served on the national selection committee several times,...

A couple sustained severe injuries after a pitbull attacked them while inspecting a house. PATIALA: A couple suffered multiple injuries after they were allegedly attacked by a pitbull in Patiala’s Ghuman Nagar area, with purported CCTV footage of the incident circulating on social media.The attack took place on Tuesday evening when Ankit Sabharwal and his...

Trump’s secret Turkey exit echoes a 26-year-old Clinton decoy operation in Pakistan. TOI correspondent from Washington: The catering caper may have been new. The presidential decoy was not.Some 26 years before US President Donald Trump was secretly spirited out of Turkey aboard a smaller military aircraft while an Air Force One filled with reporters and...

N Chandrasekaran’s decision leaves the board with the task of selecting a new chairman.. (Reuters file photo) N Chandrasekaran’s decision to step down as Tata Sons chairman after his current tenure ends in February 20207 has brought to light the power struggle within the Tata group.His decision represents a major leadership change at Tata Sons...

England captain Joe Root has said there will be no team curfew during next week’s three-Test series against Pakistan, saying players should be trusted to make responsible decisions away from the field.Root, 35, spoke as England’s dressing-room culture continues to face scrutiny following a series of off-field incidents over the past year during the tenure...

Maharashtra FDA suspended licenses of four Domino’s Pizza outlets for hygiene violations MUMBAI: The Maharashtra food and drug administration (FDA) has suspended the food business licences of four Domino’s Pizza outlets, including three in Mumbai.The action has been taken for alleged violations of food safety and hygiene norms, officials said on Wednesday.The fourth outlet is...

Brian Ekstrom and Lance Downing pulling the beach seine to collect juvenile fish at a restoration site on the lower Columbia River A routine dredging project on the Lower Columbia River has become a major long-term experiment to see whether dredged sediment can be used to restore lost wildlife habitat. In October 2020, engineers pumped...

Trump is facing mounting pressure as stalled talks, depleted weapons stockpiles and Iran’s resistance complicate his search for an exit from the war. Iran could seek to prolong its war with the US until President Donald Trump leaves office, a senior adviser to the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said, signalling...

China said the India-China border remains “generally stable” while sidestepping reports of increased Chinese military activity near Arunachal Pradesh. China said Wednesday that the situation along the India-China border was “generally stable at the moment”, while declining to confirm reports of increased Chinese military activity in disputed areas near Arunachal Pradesh.Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo...