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Opposition BJP and governing National Conference (NC) held competing protest marches against each other SRINAGAR: Opposition BJP and governing National Conference (NC) held competing protest marches against each other in Srinagar Wednesday, with J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah accusing the UT administration of bias against NC protesters after they were blocked from heading to the...

The Garden Oaks Theater opened in 1947 as a 700-plus-seat Art Deco cinema and is now the focus of a preservation effort (Image Credit: Arthouse Houston) For generations of Houston residents, the Garden Oaks Theater was more than a place to watch a movie. Opened in 1947, the Art Deco-style cinema became part of the...

Photo credit: Carter Grandbois / InstagramThis image is improved using Gemini At 16, while many of his classmates were thinking about part-time jobs in retail or food service, Carter Grandbois saw an opportunity in other people’s clutter. Living in Colorado Springs, he borrowed a trailer, posted on social media and started hauling away junk for...

Young entrepreneur Tamir Lewis is turning his hustle into a backpack giveaway for Staten Island children. At just 12 years old, Tamir Lewis is already learning what it means to be a community leader. The Staten Island student, who attends I.S. 72 and serves as a school ambassador, is organising his own back-to-school backpack giveaway...

File photo: Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari Wednesday urged all state govts to allow bike taxis, saying it could give employment to eight crore people.During the launch of a pilot programme — “Suraksha” — for on-the-spot free medical diagnosis and counselling for 10 lakh drivers, construction and high-risk...

DU law student and labour activist Aakriti Choudhary NOIDA/PRAYAGRAJ: Calling the case against her “concocted”, Allahabad high court on Wednesday quashed Noida police’s detention of DU law student and labour activist Aakriti Choudhary under National Security Act.Aakriti (25), who is accused of instigating arson and stone-pelting by industrial workers during a protest in the city...

Trump’s latest push to rename the Strait of Hormuz adds another chapter to his growing campaign of political branding and geographic renaming TOI correspondent from Washington: Donald Trump has rescued a canal, invaded a country, conquered a gulf, annexed a lake — at least on American maps — and put his name on a performing-arts...

The Indian Air Force has achieved a major milestone by successfully testing the Khagantak-243 glide bomb. The Indian Air Force has successfully conducted the drop trial of the indigenously designed and developed Khagantak-243, a long-range glide bomb, marking a significant milestone in India’s development of indigenous stand-off strike weapons.In a post on X, the Indian...

On BCCI’s agenda: Rohit’s future, WC roadmap and India’s recent past (Agency Images) Mumbai/New Delhi: The future of Rohit Sharma and the shape of India’s ODI team for the next World Cup cycle are set to dominate discussions when the BCCI’s top brass meets in Mumbai on Thursday for a wide-ranging performance review.While recent defeats...

Trump on the ‘heads’, Great Seal on the ‘tails’: New $1 coin hits US market A new $1 coin featuring US president Donald Trump’s likeness will go on sale in the US on Wednesday. The special issue is being released as part of celebrations marking the country’s 250th anniversary.The coin, produced by the US Mint,...