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NEW DELHI: The Congress–DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu faced renewed strain on Thursday after Congress MP Manickam Tagore publicly pushed back against chief minister MK Stalin after he dismissed the power-sharing demands as a “conspiracy”. Tagore, one of the most vocal proponents of a share in governance for Congress, questioned Stalin’s remarks in one-line post...

NEW DELHI: The Union defence misiter Rajnath SIngh led Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday cleared the procurement of 114 Rafale fighter jets, combat missiles and Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS), and other procurements at an estimated cost of Rs 3.25 lakh crore.The council, granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the project, which...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128253925,imgsize-889445,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-02-12t161842.jpg" alt="Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter being positioned as successor, South Korea says" title=" File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre left) with his daughter (Picture credit: AP) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre left) with his daughter (Picture credit: AP) South Korea’s National Intelligence Service...

Oracle is actively promoting its AI data center progress and job creation efforts amidst significant investor concerns. The company’s massive $300 billion OpenAI cloud contract, signed in September 2025, has led to a substantial stock decline and ballooning debt. Despite upbeat updates, market jitters persist over the startup’s financial stability and Oracle’s deep entanglement. Oracle...

Steve Smith (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Seasoned Australia batter Steve Smith became the most expensive player in Pakistan Super League history after being signed for PKR 14 crore ahead of the revamped 11th edition of the tournament. Smith, who is set to replace the injured Mitchell Marsh in Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, was snapped...

KANPUR: A court in Uttar Pradesh has granted bail to accused Shivam Mishra, hours after his arrest in connection with a Lamborghini crash in Kanpur that injured three people, according to news agency ANI.Mishra was released on a personal bond of Rs 20,000.Police had arrested Mishra on Thursday in connection with the accident on VIP...

Representative image Russia has blocked messaging platform WhatsApp for allegedly violating domestic laws, the Kremlin confirmed to news agency AFP on Thursday.“Such a decision was indeed made and implemented,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when asked about the reported ban.Peskov said the move followed WhatsApp’s “reluctance to comply with the norms and letter of Russian...

Rajpal Yadav has found himself in trouble as the actor was asked to surrender to Tihar jail as he failed to repay debts which have now summed up to Rs 9 crore. The court pointed out that Yadav failed to honour his commitment in repaying the amount and hence has to go to jail. A...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128253448,imgsize-1661646,width-400,resizemode-4/images-31.jpg" alt="Congress's 'solo' gamble in West Bengal: Why decision to dump Left may be right" title=" Representative AI image created by Chatgpt ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative AI image created by Chatgpt NEW DELHI: Is the Congress decision to go solo in West Bengal a bold political move with the party’s long-term gains in mind?...

Piyush Goyal has now clarified that Indian exports would also get the same benefit. India-US trade deal: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that Indian apparel exports to the US will enjoy zero tariff access, if the raw material is procured from America. Goyal’s comments assume significance after the recently announced US-Bangladesh trade deal...