Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly rejected reports claiming that the Centre was considering imposing a cess, tax or surcharge on foreign travel to offset the fiscal impact of the ongoing conflict-linked economic pressures.Responding to the report in a post on X, PM Modi said, “This is totally false. Not an iota of truth...

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump said that Washington agreed to a ceasefire with Iran as a “favour” to Pakistan.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while returning from China, Trump said the US had accepted the truce at Pakistan’s request and had no plans, for now, to resume bombing Iran.“We did the ceasefire as a request from another...

Spread the love       <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131122302,imgsize-87474,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/india-uae-energy-agreements.jpg" alt="PM Modi’s UAE visit: How India will benefit from agreements on strategic petroleum reserves, LPG – explained" title=" What do the new agreements between UAE and India entail? How will India’s energy security plans get a boost? (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> What do the new agreements between UAE and India entail? How will India’s...

Spread the love       <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131118130,imgsize-34542,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/nhl-montreal-canadiens-defenseman-arber-xhekaj-72-during-warm-up-before-game-four-of-the-nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs-second-round-between-the-buffalo-sabres-and-the-montreal-canadiens-on-may-12-2026-at-bell-centre-in-montreal-qc.jpg" alt="Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj reportedly assists rescue during terrifying Montreal Lachine Canal emergency incident amid NHL playoff pressure" title=" Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj (72) during warm-up before game four of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round between the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens on May 12, 2026, at Bell Centre in...

Spread the love       <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131121963,imgsize-99716,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/131121963.jpg" alt="'No order without hearing us': Hindu party files caveat in SC after HC Bhojshala verdict" title=" ANI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: Two caveat pleas were moved in the Supreme Court on Friday, hours after the Madhya Pradesh high court declared the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar as a temple of Goddess Vagdevi...

Spread the love       Inside the headquarters of the world’s largest social media company, the “Year of Efficiency” has reportedly turned into a year of dread. As the set date of Wednesday, May 20, approaches, Meta is prepared to let go roughly 8,000 pink employees, slashing about 10% of its global workforce. Despite the company reporting record-shattering profits, including $26.8 billion...

Spread the love       Xi to visit US (Image credit: AP) Chinese president Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States in the autumn at the invitation of US president Donald Trump, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday.Wang made the announcement while briefing reporters on the just-concluded meeting between Xi and Trump in Beijing. He called...

Spread the love       MUMBAI: In the wake of the controversy generated by NCP president Sunetra Pawar’s letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) which omitted the organisational posts held by senior party politicians Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, sources said that she and her sons Parth and Jay have reached out to Tatkare and sought a meeting.A meeting is...