Category: Events

NEW DELHI: India has stepped up diplomatic engagement with Iran seeking consular access and early resolution for the case of 16 Indian crew members on board a merchant vessel detained by Iranian authorities in December last year, the Indian embassy in Tehran said.In a press release on Saturday, the embassy said it was informed around...

AI-generated image NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old Bangladeshi Hindu man, employed at a fuel station, died after allegedly being run over by a customer who attempted to leave without paying for fuel, police said.The incident took place on Friday in the Rajbari district. The victim was identified as Ripon Saha.Police have seized the vehicle, an SUV,...

The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump’s sustained trolling and hostility towards Canada has driven the country into China’s arms. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney concluded a four-day visit to Beijing this week announcing towards the end of the trip that Ottawa is “recalibrating Canada’s relationship with China — strategically, pragmatically, and decisively...

Elon Musk’s xAI is in a legal trouble. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a stern warning to the AI company by sending a cease-and-desist letter, demanding that its immediately prevent its Grok chatbot from generating sexualised deepfake images. Bonta has specifically targeted the creation of nonconsensual sexualized photos, with a priority focus on...

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially released the JEE Main 2026 January session admit card. Candidates who have registered for the exam can now download their hall ticket from the official website jeemain.nta.ac.in using their application number and date of birth. The admit card is mandatory for entry into the examination centre, and no...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused US President Donald Trump of being responsible for deaths and damage during Iran’s recent wave of protests, branding him a “criminal” and claiming Washington orchestrated the unrest.Speaking on Saturday, Khamenei said the United States and Trump personally were behind the demonstrations that swept the country and were...

The independent woman is a familiar figure in modern India. She appears in brochures, panel discussions on TV channels and in advertising campaigns. She is praised for “managing it all” and celebrated for “having it all.” Remember the familiar image of a woman with multiple arms, each stretched thin doing everything at once?The image feels...

Babar Azam of Sydney Sixers (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) The Big Bash League 2026 was meant to be a stage for Pakistan’s biggest batting stars to showcase their skills in the shortest format of the game. Instead, it has turned into an uncomfortable spotlight.Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan now sit at the very top...

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday clarified that it did not participate in a South Africa-initiated multilateral naval exercise involving several BRICS countries, asserting that the drill was not an institutional activity of the grouping.The week-long exercise, held in South African waters, saw participation from the navies of China, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and...

Republican representative Rich McCormick NEW DELHI: Amid questions over Washington’s outreach to Islamabad in recent months, senior US lawmakers moved to clear the air, stressing that India — not Pakistan — remains central to America’s long-term strategic vision in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.Speaking at a discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies...