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India’s purchases of Russian crude have remained elevated. (AI image) Making its energy security mandate clear, India has said that it is buying crude oil from Russia irrespective of a sanctions waiver by the US. The statement from Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the petroleum ministry comes days after a Bloomberg report said that India...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131172383,imgsize-12216,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/screenshot-2026-05-18-145647.jpg" alt="TMC’s Jahangir Khan moves Calcutta HC, seeks protection days after CM Suvendu Adhikari’s 'Pushpa' remark" title=" Suvendu Adhikari; Jahangir Khan ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Suvendu Adhikari; Jahangir Khan NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Jahangir Khan on Monday moved the Calcutta high court seeking protection from any coercive action by the West Bengal Police,...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131172282,imgsize-35174,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/twisha-sharma.jpg" alt="‘He’s a major drug addict’: Twisha Sharma’s father seeks fresh autopsy at Delhi-AIIMS, flags son-in-law’s substance abuse" title=" Navnidhi Sharma rejected claims that his daughter consumed drugs. ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Navnidhi Sharma rejected claims that his daughter consumed drugs. BHOPAL: Navnidhi Sharma, the father of Twisha Sharma, who was found dead at her...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told WSJ at the World Economic Forum in Davos that software is heading toward being “cheap, maybe essentially free,” warning that whole careers built around writing code may not survive the AI shift. The Anthropic chief executive also predicted SaaS incumbents leaning on code complexity as a moat could “go bust”...

NEW DELHI: The West Bengal cabinet led by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday decided to discontinue government assistance to groups based on religious categorisation from June, while also approving a new monthly financial assistance scheme for women and free bus travel in state-run buses.This development comes after CM Adhikari held a ‘Janata Darbar’ at...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131171873,imgsize-36890,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/bcci.jpg" alt="‘BCCI not under RTI Act’: CIC warns superimposed govt control could disrupt ‘finely balanced’ economic structure" title=" Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Monday reversed its...

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that offering namaz on public roads should not be permitted, stressing that such practices can disrupt traffic and inconvenience the general public. He added that roads are meant for movement and daily commuting, and should not be used for gatherings that block public space.The chief...

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested AAP leader Deepak Singla following searches at his residence in connection with an alleged bank fraud case.According to officials, the raids were carried out in Delhi and Goa.Meanwhile, AAP launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party following the raids and accused it of trying to...

Trump’s cryptic Gulf map with red arrows at Iran sparks fresh war fears (Image Credit: Truth Social) US President Donald Trump on Monday shared a map of West Asia on Truth Social featuring an American flag overlay and red arrows directed toward Iran.Chinese platforms including Douyin, Bilibili, and Weibo are now required to verify creators’...

NOIDA: A 24-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the roof of her house in Greater Noida’s Ecotech-III area, with her family alleging that she was beaten and then thrown from the terrace to make it appear like an accident. The family has accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment, police said...