Spread the love KOLKATA: A Trinamool worker has alleged that his name has been deleted from the final electoral roll of West Bengal and added to the Bihar voter list. Krishnendu Mukherjee, 44, a Trinamool booth-level agent from Beliaghata, said he is seeking legal advice to resolve the issue. According to Mukherjee, his name appeared in the draft roll, but...
Navy pushes for desi systems for Russian-built MiG-29K fleet to boost aircraft carrier ops
Spread the love NEW DELHI: In a big indigenisation push, the Indian Navy has taken a big step to invite Indian companies to develop and manufacture critical subsystems of its carrier-based Russian-built MiG-29K fighter fleet. The move is aimed at improving aircraft availability, reducing dependence on foreign suppliers and strengthening India’s self-reliance on critical aircraft components.The MiG-29K is a state-of-the-art,...
Fire at Sam Altman’s home after Molotov attack; OpenAI HQ threatened
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130179800,imgsize-19868,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/sam-altman-says-no-to-ipads-for-kids-wants-his-son-to-play-outdoors.jpg" alt="Fire at Sam Altman’s home after Molotov cocktail attack, OpenAI San Francisco headquarters threatened; read San Francisco police's statement" title=" (Photo Credit: Google Images) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> (Photo Credit: Google Images) A man was arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home and then threatening to burn down OpenAI‘s San Francisco headquarters...
Day after Vijay’s unreleased film leaks online, TVK blames rivals
Spread the love CHENNAI: A day after TVK chief Vijay’s yet to be released movie ‘Jananayagan’ surfaced online, the party blamed Union minister of state L Murugan and Tamil Nadu’s deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin for the leak. TVK general secretary Aadhav Arjuna alleged that Murugan, as Union I&B minister overseeing CBFC, was responsible for the leak and that he “acted...
Kin try to give Veerappan a Robin Hood aura, join fray as ‘defenders of Tamil nationalism’
Spread the love SALEM: Two decades after dreaded forest brigand Veerappan was killed in a police encounter in Tamil Nadu, his daughter and widow are attempting to rewrite his story – from that of a feared outlaw to a defender of Tamil rights – through electoral politics.Veerappan’s elder daughter Vidhyarani, 35, an advocate, is contesting from Mettur constituency as a...
Bengal, with polarised minority vote, makes Hindutva & security good poll planks, feels BJP
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Seeking to mobilise the electorate around its Hindutva agenda and a promised crackdown on infiltrators, while countering TMC‘s alleged appeasement of Muslim votes, BJP’s Bengal manifesto sharpens its cultural nationalism plank and pairs it with its tried-and-tested welfare pitch, especially targeting women and youth, as it looks to take on CM Mamata Banerjee and end...
Two Indian students in UK, one from Mumbai, drown in separate incidents
Spread the love TOI correspondent from London: Two Indian male students, one from Mumbai, who were studying at the University of Hertfordshire, died in separate drowning incidents in the UK.Mahesh Ramesh Khandagle (23), an MSc student of finance and investment banking from Mumbai, drowned on a hiking trip to Wales with friends on the morning of Mar 31. The Queensbury...
Oppn meet to forge women’s quota bill stand on April 15
Spread the love NEW DELHI: A meeting of opposition parties has been convened on April 15 to forge a common stand on govt’s proposed amendments to the women’s reservation law, with Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday deciding on a joint strategy for the “special session” of Parliament from April 16-18. The committee struck a strident note against the move...
Without naming Israel, India regrets Lebanon civilian deaths
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Amid outrage over the latest Israeli strikes on Lebanon, India on Friday expressed deep concern over the large number of civilian casualties in aerial attacks that followed the two-week US-Iran ceasefire announced on Wednesday. The attacks left over 300 dead, according to reports from the region. As a troop-contributing country to UN Interim Forces in...
Stephen Curry, Ayesha Curry step up again with major charity effort
Spread the love Stephen Curry, the NBA legend, sparked shockwaves when he ended his decade long partnership with Under Armour in 2025, after over 10 years of being with the brand exclusively. While Stephen Curry remained vague about the reason behind it, it seems there was a pretty noble thought that led to this decision and his wife, Ayesha Curry,...
