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India’s Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup 2026 opener against the USA on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium began with a major talking point: Jasprit Bumrah’s absence from the playing XI. The pace spearhead was ruled out of the match due to illness, with Mohammed Siraj stepping in as his...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128034463,imgsize-1547456,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-02-07t183343.jpg" alt="When music turns into prayer: Inside the world of 'bhajan concerts'" title=" AI-generated image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> AI-generated image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) Imagine a musical gathering where there is no chaotic crowd pushing past you, no frenzy to get closer to the stage and no noise...

Rohit Pawar and Ajit Pawar (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Saturday said that he will present a detailed presentation on February 10 on the air crash that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.He said that questions and doubts persist over the circumstances of the incident, which will be addressed during...

Sam Altman has defended OpenAI’s partnership with Nvidia, saying that the AI company “loves working” with the chip maker. Sharing a post on X, Altman described Nvidia’s chips as “the best AI chips in the world.” He added that OpenAI hopes to remain a “gigantic customer” of the chip maker for a long time. “We...

United States has given a June deadline to Ukraine and Russia to end the war which has been raging for nearly four years. While talking to reporters on Friday, Ukrainian President said that if the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it.“The Americans are...

NEW DELHI: The recent patch-up and the ‘all is good’ moment between Shashi Tharoor and the Congress high command have given the Congress in Kerala much-needed momentum ahead of the April–May assembly elections. Tharoor’s meeting with Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi, after weeks of speculations about his strained ties with the party,...

Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, Mohsin Naqvi, speaks during a press conference. AP/PTI(AP09_17_2025_000612B) TimesofIndia.com in Mumbai: Dialogue is finally underway between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) after Pakistan government’s decision to boycott the T20 World Cup fixture against India in Colombo on February 15. It is...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Saturday reiterated it stance on the import of Russian oil and said that India’s energy security remains the government’s top priority.In a statement, MEA said that diversifying India’s energy sourcing lies at the heart of our strategy.“Insofar as India’s energy sourcing is concerned, the government has stated...

Khejri Bachao Andolan In the heat of Rajasthan’s desert districts, a tree has become the focal point of a widening confrontation. Markets have shut, saints have gone on strike, political rivals have shared protest stages, and thousands have gathered under open skies to demand its protection.What began in Bikaner as a local objection to the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, raise their hands at the Indian diaspora event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while interacting with the Indian community in Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, highlighted the deep cultural and emotional ties between India and Malaysia and praised the Indian...