Commercial LPG cylinder prices were hiked across India on Monday, with the cost of a 19-kg commercial cylinder rising by Rs 42 to Rs 53.50 in major cities. The revised rates came into effect from June 1 and apply to commercial LPG cylinders used by hotels, restaurants and businesses. There has been no change in...
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Rajat Patidar’s four-word post after joining Dhoni, Rohit with back-to-back IPL titles
Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The emotions, cheers and roars echoed around the Narendra Modi Stadium when Rajat Patidar stepped up for the post-match presentation after Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their second consecutive IPL title with a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad.RCB, who won their maiden IPL...
‘Sitting inside CBSE’: Rahul’s ‘beware of pickpockets’ warning amid OSM row
Rahul Gandhi with CBSE students. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leadr of opposition Rahul Gandhi Monday targeted the CBSE for charging students a range of fees for re-evaluation, even when discrepancies stem from the board’s own errors.Targeting the entire process of charging the students, the Congress leader said: “When education is turned from a service into...
Anthropic CEO, who warns of AI-led mass layoffs, calls them a necessity
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has spent the better part of 2026 telling anyone with a microphone that AI is about to wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs. Now, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the man whose company is selling that very AI is no longer just warning about the layoffs. He’s...
India-US Trade Talks Begin in New Delhi: Focus on Tariffs, Technology, and Investment
India and the United States have launched a crucial four-day round of trade negotiations in New Delhi, marking another significant step toward strengthening economic ties between the world’s largest and fifth-largest economies. Senior officials from both nations are meeting from June 1 to June 4 to finalize details of an interim trade agreement while advancing...
Virat Kohli meets Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after RCB’s title win – Watch
Virat meets Vaibhav (Image: X) Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully defended their IPL crown, winning back-to-back titles in style, with none other than Virat Kohli sealing the victory with a trademark six. As celebrations erupted, one of the most heartwarming moments of the night came when Kohli met 15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the teenager who didn’t...
Fresh blow to TMC as 9 councillors quit, Diamond Harbour board dissolved
Bengal’s Diamond Harbour KOLKATA: In yet another setback for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following its rout in the recent Bengal assembly elections, the board of Diamond Harbour municipality was dissolved on Sunday. This came after nine of the party’s councillors resigned, leading to the municipality going under administrative control.Diamond Harbour sub-divisional officer (SDO) Ayan Dattagupta...
Indians remained 3rd largest Schengen visa applicants in 2025; numbers climb in tough travel year
NEW DELHI: Indians remained the third largest applicants for Schengen visas globally in CY 2025, with 11.5 lakh did so with a rejection rate of 15.8%. Chinese were the largest applicants at 18 lakh with a rejection rate of 4.1%, followed by nationals of Turkey (12.5 lakh) with a rejection rate of 14.6%, according to...
Full Bengal cabinet today: BJP balances old-versus-new, regional aspirations
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131432255,imgsize-30512,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/west-bengal-cm-suvendu-adhikari.jpg" alt="Full Bengal cabinet today: BJP balances old-versus-new, regional aspirations” title=”West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata : The need to strike a balance among Bengal’s various regions and between BJP veterans and new entrants was among the factors that weighed heavily on the party leadership during the...
‘One felt nice … ‘: Virat Kohli dons special T-shirt, dances with Anushka
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma (Image credit: RCB) NEW DELHI: The celebrations were in full swing after Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their second consecutive Indian Premier League title, defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. RCB became only the third franchise after Chennai Super Kings and...
