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Source: The New York Times A record-breaking heatwave has been gripping Australia for days now, and still temperatures have climbed to levels that feel almost unreal even by Australian standards. The heat that doesn’t just make headlines, but leaves scars.Australia is no stranger to heat; people expect it, plan for it, and complain about it,...

Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump The US Justice Department on Friday said that it has begun releasing a massive tranche of records linked to the investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The department said that it would make public more than three million pages of documents, along with 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.Announcing the release, deputy...

Who will be Ajit Pawar’s political successor? NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief ministerDevendra Fadnavis said on Friday that it is up to the NCP to choose its next leader following the untimely demise of party chief and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar.The BJP leader added that both his party and the state government would support whatever...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a conversation with Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez, during which the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Spoke with Acting President of Venezuela, Ms. Delcy Rodríguez. We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral...

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Jannik Sinner of Italy in their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, early Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo) Novak Djokovic reached his 11th Australian Open final after defeating two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in a five-set match that finished well past midnight...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127803740,imgsize-114266,width-400,resizemode-4/budget-2026-income-tax-expectations.jpg" alt="Budget 2026 income tax: Top expectations of salaried taxpayers, households from FM Sitharaman" title=" Budget 2026 income tax expectations (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Budget 2026 income tax expectations (AI image) By Surabhi MarwahThe Union Budget 2026 comes at an important moment, as taxpayers prepare for a major shift—the introduction of the Income-tax...

NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will hold a meeting of its legislature party on January 31 to name Sunetra Pawar, wife of late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, as its leader, senior party leader and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal said on Friday.Speaking to reporters at the NCP office, Bhujbal said chief minister Devendra...

A match in progress at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, circa 1880. (Photo/Getty Images) “In affectionate remembrance of English cricket which died at The Oval, 29th August, 1882. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances, RIP. NB The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia.“Australia’s first win on...

Sharad Pawar, Sunetra Pawar & Supriya Sule NEW DELHI: The sudden death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash has triggered fresh churn in the state’s politics, reopening talks of a reunification of the two NCP factions led by the Pawars.The rumoured merger of the...

CJ Roy (File photo) CJ Roy, founder and chairman of real estate firm Confident Group, was found dead at his Bengaluru office on Friday, police said.Authorities believe it may be a case of suicide, but the final determination will be made after the post-mortem examination.According to police, Roy sustained bullet injuries from his licensed firearm...