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NEW DELHI: Days after being sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister, Vijay is set to face his first floor test in the assembly on Wednesday.His party, TVK, ended the decades-long DMK-AIADMK duopoly by emerging as the single-largest party in the 2026 assembly elections with 108 seats, but remained 11 short of the majority mark...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131053952,imgsize-520453,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-05-13t090410.jpg" alt="US imposes visa ban on Indians linked to alleged fentanyl trafficking network" title=" Representaive image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representaive image The United States has imposed visa restrictions on the owner and several associates of an India-based online pharmacy accused of trafficking illicit fentanyl-laced drugs into the US.US state department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said...

Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar downplayed the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination JAIPUR: Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar downplayed the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination amid allegations of a nationwide paper leak, saying the decision was “not a big issue” if irregularities had indeed taken place.“The investigating agencies must have found irregularities, so...

AI giant Anthropic is now looking for a new kind of leader, an “Applied AI Claude Evangelist.” The role, described as ‘the face of Anthropic’, will be central to promoting its chatbot Claude among venture capitalist, startup founders, and accelerators. The Claude Evangelist will work directly with the startups to help them adopt Anthropic’s products....

Months after accusing his wife Aparna Yadav of ruining his family ties in a social media post and saying he planned to seek a divorce, Prateek Yadav, stepbrother of Akhilesh Yadav, died in Lucknow on Wednesday morning. LUCKNOW: Months after accusing his wife Aparna Yadav of ruining his family ties in a social media post...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131052766,imgsize-964151,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-05-13t074023.jpg" alt="Oil prices today: Crude slips after three-day rally as markets track Iran ceasefire and Donald Trump-Xi Jinping summit" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after posting gains for three straight sessions, as investors closely monitored the fragile ceasefire linked to the Iran conflict and awaited...

Akhilesh Yadav’s stepbrother, husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, Prateek Yadav dies at 38 LUCKNOW: Prateek Yadav, the stepbrother of Akhilesh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, passed away in Lucknow on Wednesday morning. He was 38.Sources said Prateek Yadav was brought to Civil Hospital around 6am, where doctors declared him brought dead....

Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada and teammates (ANI Photo) With 14 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs and DC is barely hanging in there. GT has almost qualified while RCB and SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the...

Jason Collins. Image via: David Dow/ NBAE via Getty Jason Collins leaves behind far more than a basketball résumé. The former NBA center, remembered as the league’s first openly gay active player, died Tuesday at 47 following a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. His family confirmed the news alongside the NBA,...

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday raised import tariffs on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, according to Reuters, in a move aimed at curbing precious metal imports and easing pressure on India’s foreign exchange reserves.The sharp increase in duties comes just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to avoid buying gold...