Category: Events

Image via Getty The football world is mourning the loss of Randy McMillan, the former running back of the Indianapolis Colts, who passed away at the age of 67. McMillan was one of the franchise’s most productive players during its early years in Indianapolis, and his death has led to an outpouring of tributes from...

Hisense companion robots sit on display during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s big concern about China dominating the humanoid robots sector and leaving America behind was wide at display at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Chinese-made human-like robots were everywhere across the...

NEW DELHI: An IAS officer’s home in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash Enclave-II was allegedly burgled, with valuables worth around Rs 60 lakh stolen. The officer was not in the city at the time of the incident and reported it to the police on Friday. According to police, a PCR call regarding the theft was received...

NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived India on Friday, saying there are “incredible opportunities” ahead for the two countries. In a post on X, Gor wrote, “Great to be back in India! Incredible opportunities ahead for our two nations!”His arrival follows US President Donald Trump’s approval on Thursday of a bill that...

AHMEDABAD: A 13-year-old girl succumbed to severe injuries to her private parts, allegedly inflicted by a 35-year-old man known to her, in a village in Modasa taluka of Arvalli district.Modasa police said the accused attacked the victim with a sickle on Dec 18. She received treatment at multiple hospitals in Modasa, Himmatnagar and Ahmedabad before...

NEW DELHI: In a move to shed yet another colonial relic, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday announced discontinuing the railway uniforms introduced by the British Raj — black prince coats (bandhgala coats) — saying that “we have to find every trace of colonialism and banish them”.TOI has learnt that govt is carrying out a...

RAIPUR: In one of the biggest recent mass surrenders in Bastar, 63 Maoists – 36 of them carrying cash rewards totalling Rs 1.2 crore – laid down arms before police and CRPF officers in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Friday under state govt’s ‘Puna Margeim’ rehabilitation scheme, reports Rashmi Drolia. Police said the surrender came months...

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is very upset with Italy. The reason is $17 million fine imposed on the company for defying Piracy Shield, a censorship tool lacking due process. Earlier this week, Italy’s communications regulator, AGCOM, slapped the San Francisco-based internet infrastructure giant with a €14 million ($17 million) fine for refusing to comply with...

SRINAGAR: Former J&K chief minister and PDP Mehbooba Mufti on Friday described the National Medical Commission’s order withdrawing permission to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi to run an MBBS course as one with far-reaching consequences, warning that it could embolden “communal forces” across the country to exclude Kashmiri Muslim...

In a significant legal development, a Delhi court has officially charged RJD chief Lalu Prasad, along with his family and 41 others, in connection with the railway land-for-jobs scandal. The ruling NDA coalition, comprising the BJP and JD(U), has ramped up its criticism, labeling the actions of Lalu’s family as a ‘criminal enterprise. PATNA: The...