Spread the love       BENGALURU: In a case that sounds straight out of a farmyard thriller, Kencharlahalli police in Chikkaballapura district have busted a full-fledged pig theft racket and arrested a man who allegedly stole over a hundred pigs in one night and and sold them all before sunrise.The accused, Ananda (29) from Lenin Nagar in Andhra Pradesh’s Ananthapur district, was...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Calling the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) a transformative step in shaping India’s clean future, new and renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday launched a pilot project to use hydrogen in the mobility sector.At an event, where National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and Toyota Kirloskar Motor signed an MoU for...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The NHPC on Thursday said it was seeking an NOC from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) for using assets of the Subansiri Lower project to raise secured debt in the future for other projects without offering forest land as collateral.The clarification followed reports that MoEF&CC had rejected its proposal to raise...

Spread the love       South Africa’s players celebrate the wicket of Shubman Gill during the second T20 International cricket match between India and South Africa, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, in New Chandigarh. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India fell short in their chase of 214 and were bowled out for 162 in 19.1 overs at New Chandigarh’s Maharaja Yadavindra...

Spread the love       Axar Patel, Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir, the experiment-in-chief, took a gamble as he sent all-rounder Axar Patel at no.3, but it didn’t pay off as Patel didn’t look in touch and struggled to find rhythm in his short-lived inning.Patel came to bat in the very first over of India’s...

Spread the love       Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Batter Shubman Gill’s lean patch in T20Is continued on Thursday as the opener was dismissed for a golden duck in the second T20I against South Africa in Mullanpur, triggering a wave of criticism and trolling on social media.Gill lasted only one delivery before Lungi Ngidi found his outside edge with a perfectly...

Spread the love       The TOI correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration has circulated a series of one-page confidential documents to European governments outlining a sweeping US peace blueprint to end the Russia-Ukraine war—an initiative that is generating deep trans-Atlantic tensions and could reshape global energy and financial markets, while coming as a relief to India.The American proposals, described by US...

Spread the love       Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, on Thursday, during which he reiterated Russia’s intention to carry out joint projects in the economy and energy sectors and expressed solidarity with Venezuela. The call, confirmed by the Kremlin, comes amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, including pressure from the United States on Caracas. The...

Spread the love       <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125908289,imgsize-1632731,width-400,resizemode-4/pic-90.jpg" alt="The Trump Gold Card: All that glitters is not gold for Indians" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Applications for the Trump Gold Card are now being accepted on the official website, which went live on Wednesday night. ‘Unlock life in America. Apply now’, it announces. But, read between the lines and it is apparent that...

Spread the love       Arshdeep Singh NEW DELHI: India’s pace man Arshdeep Singh lost his radar somewhat on Thursday during the second T20I against South Africa in New Chandigarh.In the 11th over of the South African innings, the left-arm fast bowler bowled not one, two, or three but seven wides in a single over. Arshdeep Singh: The Poet Who Bowls Thunder...