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The blaze, which broke out around 5:30 pm, spread rapidly through the densely packed settlement, triggering a series of explosions as more than 50 LPG cylinders, kept in different shanties by residents, went off in succession LUCKNOW: Over 1,000 people, most of them migrant workers from nearby districts and other states, were rendered homeless after...

File photo SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) rejected a proposal for a territorial or regional council for Ladakh and reiterated its demand for statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards after meeting lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena during his recent visit to Kargil.KDA, an amalgam of political and religious groups, said it remains open to fresh proposals...

LONDON: A shady network of immigration advisers in the UK is charging migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh thousands of pounds to pretend they are gay in order to get asylum.BBC undercover reporters posed as students from Pakistan and Bangladesh whose visas were expiring but had no genuine basis to claim asylum. They unearthed how immigration...

Nirav Modi (ANI image) LONDON: Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi has applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in France for an injunction to prevent his removal to India.A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman told TOI: “Nirav Modi is due to be removed but he has lodged a rule 39 application to stay his removal...

A Russian liquefied natural gas cargo from the Portovaya plant on the Baltic Sea is currently en route to India, with the vessel Kunpeng expected to arrive at the Dahej LNG terminal. This is according to LSEG shipping data on Wednesday.If delivered, it would mark the first such shipment to India from a US-sanctioned Russian...

Virat Kohli leads RCB run chase in Bengaluru. (Pic credit: IPL) BENGALURU: The early phase of IPL has largely belonged to emerging talent and young turks. But the midweek fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here was different. It turned out to be a vintage Wednesday. Two experienced exponents of the sport from Royal Challengers...

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Donald Trump’s cageside exchange with Paulo Costa at UFC Miami turns viral after unexpected comment on fighter’s looks (Image via Getty) Donald Trump made headlines again, but this time it was not about politics first. The U.S. President was seen cageside at a UFC event in Miami on Saturday night, where a short exchange with...

Vaishali vs Zhu Jiner (Photo by Niki Riga/FIDE) NEW DELHI: R Vaishali not only created history by winning the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament with 8.5/14 points but also walked away with a significant financial reward for her impressive performance. By finishing first, Vaishali is guaranteed a winner’s prize of €28,000, marking one of the biggest...

AP file photo The TOI correspondent from Washington: In a conflict already defined by unpredictable volatility, US President Donald Trump has declared that he is “permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz… for China and the World,” days after imposing a naval blockade to punish Iran and throwing the world economy into a tizzy.Trump’s announcement came...