Spread the love Mamata in Lawyer’s robe NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has demanded details on Mamata’s status as a lawyer from the West Bengal Bar Council after the former chief minister appeared at Calcutta high court in lawyer robes on Thursday.“Ms. Mamata Banerjee served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2011 to 2026. Having regard...
Precision, production & power: How long can US last in a war with China?
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131090404,imgsize-1481845,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/-.jpg" alt="Precision, production & power: How long can US last in a war with China?" title=" Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump (AP photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump (AP photo) China on Thursday stepped up its tough stance on Taiwan, an island democracy it deems...
The Xi exception: Why we saw a toned-down Trump in China
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131090404,imgsize-1481845,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/-.jpg" alt="The Xi exception: Why we saw a toned-down Trump in China" title=" Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump (AP photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump (AP photo) “Military is obvious.”The remark from US President Donald Trump came almost casually as he stood amid the grand...
Older than America: This US family business has been around for 328 years
Spread the love America turns 250 this year. Laird & Co., the New Jersey distillery still run by the Laird family, beat that milestone by 78 years. According to a Wall Street Journal feature on the family, it has been making apple brandy in Colts Neck since 1698, and George Washington was reportedly a fan of its signature applejack. Two...
‘Why this show off of independence?’: SC flags CEC appointment mechanism
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the inclusion of a cabinet minister in the selection panel for the appointment of election commissioners, observing that a minister would not be able to go against the Prime Minister in the decision-making process.Hearing the matter related to the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners,...
IPL: Suryakumar to miss fixture against Punjab Kings due to personal reasons
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131090103,imgsize-52028,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/suryakumar-yadav-ap-photo.jpg" alt="IPL 2026: Suryakumar Yadav to miss fixture against Punjab Kings due to personal reasons" title=" Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) New Delhi: Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav is set to miss the side’s match against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Thursday due to personal reasons. It’s learned that...
‘Unilateral coercive steps, sanctions’: Jaishankar takes veiled dig at US
Spread the love NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday took a veiled swipe at the US over its sanctions-led foreign policy, cautioning against “unilateral coercive measures” as India voiced concern over the worsening West Asia crisis and its fallout on global energy and trade routes.Speaking at the opening session of the BRICS foreign ministers’ conclave, Jaishankar said...
RJ Balaji apologises as Suriya’s Karuppu shows get cancelled, says ‘Issues will be resolved by 6 pm’
Spread the love 5 min readNew DelhiMay 14, 2026 03:56 PM IST Karuppu, starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan, was scheduled to release in theatres on May 14. However, the film’s release was thrown into uncertainty after its morning and afternoon shows were cancelled at the last minute, leaving fans disappointed and confused. Amid the chaos, filmmaker RJ Balaji shared an...
‘Can China, US transcend Thucydides Trap?’ Xi’s poser to Trump reveals big stakes
Spread the love When Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday, one phrase unexpectedly dominated strategic discussions between the world’s two biggest powers: the “Thucydides Trap”.“Whether China and the United States can transcend the so-called Thucydides Trap and create a new normalization of relations between major powers; whether we can join hands to address...
Prateek Yadav dies at 38: Experts on pulmonary thromboembolism, heart attack link
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiMay 14, 2026 03:00 PM IST Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav’s 38-year-old younger son Prateek Yadav died due to pulmonary thromboembolism, a report in the Indianexpress said. According to the post-mortem findings, the immediate cause of death was a massive blockage in the pulmonary arteries caused by thromboembolic material, or “cardiorespiratory collapse...
