Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131116822,imgsize-41352,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/shashi-tharoor.jpg" alt="'Sorry … ': Shashi Tharoor to miss Kerala CM swearing in ceremony" title=" Shashi Tharoor ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will skip the oath taking ceremony of Kerala’s newly designated chief minister VD Satheesan on May 18. Announcing the decision on Friday on his X handle, Tharoor said that...
Harssh Limbachiyaa says younger son was in NICU for two days; why newborns need critical care
Spread the love 3 min readNew DelhiMay 15, 2026 04:58 PM IST Scriptwriter Harssh Limbachiyaa recently revealed that his and standup comedian Bharti Singh’s younger son, Yashveer, fondly called Kaju, was in NICU. “Our Kaju was in NICU. Oh my god. Aaj bhi, Kaju ke paida hone ke 2 din meri zindagi me hai hi nahi…mujhe yaad hi nahi hai,”...
US Visa update for Green Card applicants after immigration authority ‘paused’ the line
Spread the love The US Department of State recently published its June 2026 Visa Bulletin. However, the bulletin comes with a significant setback for Green Card visa applicants. The bulletin shows retrogression in the EB-1 and EB-2 final action dates for India. Reason? High demand and heavy visa usage. For those unaware, retrogression means the application line just got longer,...
ICC punishes Pakistan after historic Bangladesh Test defeat; fined, docked WTC points
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131115557,imgsize-92440,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/shan-masood.jpg" alt="ICC punishes Pakistan after historic Bangladesh Test defeat; fined 40% match fee, docked eight WTC points" title=" Bangladesh vs Pakistan (AFP Photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Bangladesh vs Pakistan (AFP Photo) Pakistan have suffered a double blow after their historic defeat to Bangladesh, with the ICC slapping the side with a hefty fine and docking crucial...
Should India take over Pakistan’s role to mediate US-Iran talks? What Russia said
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131114742,imgsize-440972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/131114742.jpg" alt="West Asia crisis: Russia backs India over Pakistan for 'long-term diplomatic role' in US-Iran conflict" title=" Sergey Lavrov ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Sergey Lavrov NEW DELHI: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday suggested that India could play a larger long-term diplomatic role in mediating the ongoing tensions involving the US and Iran, while indicating that...
‘New chapter in defence’: Rajnath launches production base for 5th gen AMCA jets
Spread the love Rajnath, CM Naidu lay foundation stone for AMCA combat aircraft project in Andhra (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday laid the foundation stone for a Rs 16,000-crore Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) combat aircraft infrastructure project in Sri Sathya Sai district in the state, with the...
RG Kar rape-murder case: Bengal govt suspends 3 cops for ‘lapses’ in probe
Spread the love KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Friday suspended three police officers over alleged “lapses” in the investigation into the RG Kar rape-murder case, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari claimed.Announcing the decision at the state secretariat, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said the suspension of former Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal and former deputy commissioners Indira Mukherjee and Abhishek Gupta...
‘Of course, if I’m playing, but…’: Virat Kohli breaks silence on 2027 WC aspiration
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131113637,imgsize-101218,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/virat-kohli.jpg" alt="'Of course, if I'm playing, but…': Virat Kohli breaks silence on 2027 ODI World Cup aspiration" title=" Virat Kohli (Image: ANI) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Virat Kohli (Image: ANI) Virat Kohli, regarded as one of the greatest ODI batters of his generation, may have retired from Tests and T20Is, but the 50-over format still remains his...
Sperm whale ‘clicks’ have complex patterns similar to human speech
Spread the love Sperm whales communicate using short sequences of clicks known as codas, which they exchange while coordinating within their groups. Scientists have long classified these sequences using the number of clicks and the timing between them. A study published on April 15 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has however reported that there’s more to it than meets...
Born in the USA? MAGA hawks go after desi doc’s ‘delivery’ service
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131113673,imgsize-169614,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/representative-ai-image.jpg" alt="Red, White, and Due: Desi doc under lens for birthright babies" title=" Representative AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative AI image The TOI correspondent from Washington: A California-based obstetrician of Indian origin who graduated from Secunderabad’s Gandhi Medical College has found herself swept into America’s increasingly heated battle over immigration, birthright citizenship, and what MAGA...
