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<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130439684,imgsize-700067,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-43.jpg" alt="‘I get cut through by hyperbole’: NZ minister Shane Jones refuses to tone down ‘butter chicken tsunami’ remark" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo Senior New Zealand minister Shane Jones has defended his controversial remarks on immigration, saying he uses “hyperbole” to gain “cut through” in public debates, even as criticism...

Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the socio-political realities in the poll-bound West Bengal an “extra-ordinary situation” while hearing the ED raids obstruction case involving chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who entered the premises mid-raid and took the files linked to I-PAC overseeing the TMC’s election campaign.Pulling up the West Bengal government,...

Michael Dell and Susan Dell have announced a $750 million donation to the University of Texas at Austin to build a new medical centre and research campus. The move comes months after the couple committed $6.25 billion to fund “Trump Accounts” for children in the US. The new project will focus on healthcare, research and...

Rajnath Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: On the first anniversary of Pahalgam terror attack, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday delivered a pointed message to Pakistan, without naming it, warning that if it “tries to create trouble” again, then “dot, dot, dot.” Reiterating India’s long-standing charge from Germany, Singh added that apart from one, “all...

Mohammed Nawaz (Image: Screengrab/X) Mohammad Nawaz has come under serious scrutiny after testing positive for recreational drug use during the 2026 T20 World Cup, triggering an official investigation by the Pakistan Cricket Board.According to ESPNcricinfo, the positive result emerged from routine testing conducted during the world cup earlier this year. Nawaz, 32, featured in all...

NEW DELHI: A day after courting controversy with a sexist ‘bedroom’ remark, Independent Bihar MP Pappu Yadav on Wednesday sparked a fresh row while issuing a clarification.Defending his earlier comments, Yadav said that 70 to 80 per cent of politicians watch porn.Responding to a notice from the Bihar State Women’s Commission over his remarks, he...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130437428,imgsize-36744,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/us-visa-application.jpg" alt="US tightens screws on high-skilled immigration: Denial rates surge across key visa categories" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image For Indian tech and medical professionals, researchers and even global achievers eyeing to work in the US, the path is becoming increasingly uncertain. New data shows that even the most elite immigration...

An Airbus C295 aircraft landed on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur as the Indian Air Force carried out takeoff and landing drills to test operational readiness during wartime. Video footage showed the exercise being conducted to assess the expressway’s viability as an alternative runway during times of war or national emergencies.Fighter jets of the IAF...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has ‘linked’ the recent attack on his San Francisco home to remarks from rival Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. During a recent interview with podcaster Ashlee Vance on the “Core Memory” podcast, Altman suggested that comments from rival AI companies may have played a role in the attack. His comments come after...

Tim Cook wrapped up 15 years as Apple’s CEO with a tidy thesis. Speaking at an all-hands meeting inside the Steve Jobs Theater on Tuesday, the outgoing chief told employees that three conditions had to be true before he could pass the baton—the business had to be firing, the product pipeline had to be loaded,...