Category: Events

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131116822,imgsize-41352,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/shashi-tharoor.jpg" alt="'Sorry … ': Shashi Tharoor to miss Kerala CM swearing in ceremony" title=" Shashi Tharoor ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will skip the oath taking ceremony of Kerala’s newly designated chief minister VD Satheesan on May 18. Announcing the decision on Friday on his X handle, Tharoor...

The US Department of State recently published its June 2026 Visa Bulletin. However, the bulletin comes with a significant setback for Green Card visa applicants. The bulletin shows retrogression in the EB-1 and EB-2 final action dates for India. Reason? High demand and heavy visa usage. For those unaware, retrogression means the application line just...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131115557,imgsize-92440,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/shan-masood.jpg" alt="ICC punishes Pakistan after historic Bangladesh Test defeat; fined 40% match fee, docked eight WTC points" title=" Bangladesh vs Pakistan (AFP Photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Bangladesh vs Pakistan (AFP Photo) Pakistan have suffered a double blow after their historic defeat to Bangladesh, with the ICC slapping the side with a hefty fine and...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131114742,imgsize-440972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/131114742.jpg" alt="West Asia crisis: Russia backs India over Pakistan for 'long-term diplomatic role' in US-Iran conflict" title=" Sergey Lavrov ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Sergey Lavrov NEW DELHI: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday suggested that India could play a larger long-term diplomatic role in mediating the ongoing tensions involving the US and Iran, while...

Rajnath, CM Naidu lay foundation stone for AMCA combat aircraft project in Andhra (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday laid the foundation stone for a Rs 16,000-crore Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) combat aircraft infrastructure project in Sri Sathya Sai district in the state,...

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Friday suspended three police officers over alleged “lapses” in the investigation into the RG Kar rape-murder case, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari claimed.Announcing the decision at the state secretariat, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said the suspension of former Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal and former deputy commissioners Indira Mukherjee and...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131113637,imgsize-101218,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/virat-kohli.jpg" alt="'Of course, if I'm playing, but…': Virat Kohli breaks silence on 2027 ODI World Cup aspiration" title=" Virat Kohli (Image: ANI) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Virat Kohli (Image: ANI) Virat Kohli, regarded as one of the greatest ODI batters of his generation, may have retired from Tests and T20Is, but the 50-over format still...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131113673,imgsize-169614,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/representative-ai-image.jpg" alt="Red, White, and Due: Desi doc under lens for birthright babies" title=" Representative AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative AI image The TOI correspondent from Washington: A California-based obstetrician of Indian origin who graduated from Secunderabad’s Gandhi Medical College has found herself swept into America’s increasingly heated battle over immigration, birthright citizenship, and...

Rupee hit a fresh record low of 96.07 against the US dollar on Friday, extending its losing streak over three straight sessions amid soaring crude oil prices and escalating tensions in West Asia.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.86 against the US dollar and slipped further to 95.94, down 30 paise...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Friday on the first leg of his five-nation tour, receiving a ceremonial escort from UAE F-16 fighter jets as his aircraft entered Emirati airspace.On arrival in Abu Dhabi, Modi was accorded a guard of honour before beginning high-level engagements with UAE President...