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Dismisses Plea Against Bail To ‘Mastermind’ NEW DELHI: Implementing its view that bail granted by a HC should not be ordinarily challenged in the apex court, Supreme Court Friday dismissed Uttarakhand’s appeal questioning the grant of bail to one Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind of a mob that hurled a petrol bomb to torch a...

In less than a day after Google unveiled a new feature that allowed users to create AI-generated satellite images with the click of a button on its Google Earth platform, the company announced it was removing the tool. Google has rolled back the new feature that allowed Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on...

NEW DELHI: Frowning upon “interference” by the joint secretary of the then chief minister of Rajasthan in May 2018 in a matter of granting sanction to prosecute a govt official, Supreme Court has directed the state to pay 1 lakh to the official for harassing him.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod...

NEW DELHI: Congratulating UK PM Andy Burnham on assuming office, PM Narendra Modi said the two leaders will collaborate closely to fully harness the trade and investment opportunities presented by the recently operationalised India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), for the “shared prosperity and well-being of both our people”.Burnham officially took office as UK...

TOI correspondent from London: Economic fugitive Vijay Mallya invited fellow billionaire Nirav Modi to his multi-million-pound townhouse overlooking Regent’s Park where the pair discussed their respective exiles when the latter was living freely in London before his arrest, the final podcast of the “Diamond King”, released Friday, claims.A source in the diamond trade who tipped...

Lamine Yamal struggle story (Imagn Images) When Spain lifted the World Cup trophy on July 19 in New Jersey, the cameras found Lamine Yamal almost immediately. He was not celebrating with his teammates. He was crouched down, arms wide open, waiting for a three-year-old boy in a red Spain jersey sprinting across the pitch toward...

NEW DELHI: India’s successful maiden flight test of the indigenous Project Kusha on July 23 was not just any missile test but it was a giant step towards building a homegrown long-range air defence system capable of reducing dependence on imported defence shield platforms like Russian S-400 triumf in future and will help counter aerial...

In 2011, Diane Keaton bought an LA property for $4.7 million; after an eight-year transformation, the $22.9 million home has found a buyer The Los Angeles dream home that legendary Hollywood actor Diane Keaton spent nearly a decade designing and transforming has found a buyer, nine months after the Annie Hall star’s death. The property,...

Image credit: Florida Phyton Challenge website Florida held its annual Python Challenge just a few weeks ago. The 10-day competition brings together professional and amateur hunters to track and remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades, with cash prizes awarded for capturing the most snakes and the longest python. While the event remains one of...

Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: Hockey India’s true colours are showing. The controversy surrounding the Indian teams’ change in jersey colour deepened on Friday, with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey questioning in a mail to the Executive Board, the manner in which the decision was taken even as executive director, Commander RK Srivastava,...