Chinnaswamy Stadium. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) BENGALURU: Cricket is finally set to return to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The state cabinet on Thursday approved the resumption of matches following the recommendation of the government-appointed committee headed by Maheshwar Rao, chief of the Greater Bengaluru Authority. This comes after the conditional nod granted by the home department...
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Refilled aerated drinks at T20 World Cup venue? DDCA issues statement
Image credit: X The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has dismissed allegations of adulteration and unhygienic practices involving soft drinks sold at the Arun Jaitley Stadium during a recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 match.In a statement released on Thursday, the DDCA responded to claims made in a video circulating on social media...
2027 H-1B season: Revised strategies for sponsoring employers & implications for aspirants
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128257603,imgsize-1555895,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-02-12t174229.jpg" alt="The 2027 H-1B season: Revised strategies for sponsoring employers and implications for aspirants" title=" AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) For thousands of Indian professionals and the companies that seek to hire them, the upcoming H-1B season for fiscal (FY) 2027, may...
China tightens hold on rare earth metals to counter US supply chain push
Photo credit: IANS China has intensified efforts to cement its dominance over rare earth metals as the United States moves to build a broad international coalition to secure critical mineral supply chains, official and media reports said.Chinese Premier Li Qiang this week visited Ganzhou in Jiangxi province — one of the world’s largest heavy rare...
Bridge over troubled waters: Trump’s trade turbulence casts shadow on US-India Deal
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128265439,imgsize-36892,width-400,resizemode-4/donald-trump-trade-deals.jpg" alt="Bridge over troubled waters: Donald Trump’s trade turbulence casts shadow on US-India Deal" title=" AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> TOI correspondent from Washington: A rare congressional rebuke of President Donald Trump’s Canada tariffs, a presidential rant targeting a flagship US-Canada bridge, and an impending Supreme Court ruling on emergency trade powers are converging...
‘Incorrect & speculative’: AAIB pans Italian report blaming pilot for AI171 crash
NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday clarified that the investigation into the June 2025 crash of Air India Flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad is still ongoing, dismissing reports that the probe has concluded and pinned the blame for the incident on pilot.“The investigation is still in progress. No final conclusions have been...
Ishan Kishan becomes first Indian keeper to accomplish this T20 WC record
Ishan Kishan (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Ishan Kishan made history for India in the T20 World Cup on Thursday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium by becoming the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a fifty in the tournament’s history. Coming into bat as an opener against Namibia, Kishan played a blazing knock of 61 off just...
Aditya Pancholi moves Bombay HC to quash rape FIR, court issues notice
The Bombay High Court on Thursday heard a petition filed by Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi seeking quashing of a rape FIR registered against him in 2019 at Mumbai’s Versova police station.According to ANI, appearing for the actor, advocate Prashant Patil reiterated the plea to set aside the FIR. Pancholi has been named as an accused...
Dead-ball drama! Umpire intervenes, bowler forced to re-bowl in India vs Namibia match
Image credit: X NEW DELHI: A dramatic moment briefly stole the spotlight during India’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group A clash against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday, as an unusual delivery from Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus sparked confusion and a heated exchange with the umpire.The incident occurred in the eighth...
From braille to bench: Thanya Nathan to become Kerala’s first visually impaired judge
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: When the Supreme Court last year allowed persons with disabilities to enter the judicial service, 24-year-old Thanya Nathan saw a new opportunity open up.Inspired by the judgment, the law graduate with a visual disability from Mangad in Kannur district decided to prepare for the judicial service examination, according to news agency PTI.Now, she has...
