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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...

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and UP CM Yogi Adityanath (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Friday asked Uttar Pradesh chief ministerYogi Adityanath to stop beef exports from the state and declare the cow as ‘Rajya Mata’. He stated that such steps would prove the chief minister’s commitment as a “Hindu sympathiser”.The remarks come amid an...

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested by federal agents in connection with his presence at a Minnesota church protest, his lawyer Abbe Lowell confirmed. Lemon’s lawyer said the independent journalist was taken into custody on Thursday night in Los Angeles. “Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los...

Google DeepMind’s CEO Demis Hassabis admits the company was slow to commercialise its foundational AI technology, allowing rivals like OpenAI to scale chatbots effectively. He emphasised a shift towards a scrappier, faster approach, with DeepMind now serving as the ‘engine room’ for Google’s AI product launches amidst intense competition. Google DeepMind founder and CEO Demis...