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NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri represented India in a meeting that was hosted by the UK on Thursday to discuss efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz. More than 60 countries participated in the meeting that discussed diplomatic and political, instead of military, measures to restore freedom of navigation through the key energy route.In...

Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Ajinkya Rahane launched a fiery defence of his batting and leadership after Kolkata Knight Riders slumped to a crushing 65-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. Under scrutiny following a slow start to the season, Rahane did not hold back in the post-match press conference,...

Kolkata: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) Abhishek Sharma found himself in the spotlight for the wrong reason despite Sunrisers Hyderabad producing a dominant performance against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. The all-rounder has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and handed one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129991987,imgsize-210978,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/russia-oil.jpg" alt="India’s Russian oil buys jump 90% in March" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: India’s purchase of crude from Russia rose 90% in March compared with Feb, even as overall imports declined nearly 15% due to the disruption of energy supplies from West Asia.The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a key...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129991935,imgsize-72754,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/thumbnail.jpg" alt="Pete Hegseth ousts army chief Randy George amid Iran war" title=" US army chief Randy George ousted amid Iran war ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> US army chief Randy George ousted amid Iran war United States secretary of war Pete Hegseth has ousted army chief of staff general Randy George, forcing his immediate retirement amid...

SRH opener Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Abhishek Sharma etched his name in the franchise’s record books, becoming only the second player after David Warner to complete 100 sixes for SRH in the Indian Premier League.The left-hander reached the milestone during SRH’s clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, smashing a quickfire 48 off 21...

Aditya Dhar directed and Ranveer Singh led ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has successfully entered its third week today, on Friday. According to the trade report, this week, the high-octane spy thriller will cross the dream mark of Rs 1500 crore worldwide. As of now, the figures show that the espionage drama, which has Rakesh Bedi, Sanjay...

MS Dhoni (Image: X/Screengrab) Chennai Super Kings fans were left excited after MS Dhoni was spotted training ahead of their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings, raising hopes of an earlier-than-expected return.Dhoni had missed CSK’s opening match against Rajasthan Royals after the franchise confirmed that he would be sidelined for around two weeks due to...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-129991755,imgsize-136534,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/petrochem.jpg" alt="40 petro products exempted from customs duty for 3 months" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday stepped in with fresh measures to help industry beat the impact of higher input costs by fully exempting 40 petrochemical products from customs duty for three months, while indicating that more measures...

RAIPUR: In a major development, the Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of former legislator Amit Jogi by a trial court and held him guilty in the 23-year-old murder case of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ram Avatar Jaggi. The high court directed Amit Jogi, son of the state’s first chief minister Ajit...