Spread the love TOI correspondant from Washington: Some two centuries after Tipu Sultan’s Mysore projectiles, parlayed by the British into Congreve missiles, led Francis Scott Key to note the “rocket’s red glare” in the Star Spangled Banner, the US capital is about to discover that fireworks, no matter where they come from, are no fun on a fiendishly hot summer...
17-year-old strangles wife over ‘repeated taunts’, dumps body with father’s help
Spread the love A 17-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly murdering his 20-year-old wife in Prayagraj PRAYAGRAJ: A 17-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly murdering his 20-year-old wife and, with the help of his father, dumping her body near an underpass on the National Highway in Fatehpur district on June 12. Police said the father allegedly transported the...
Telegram, Signal under Centre’s scanner over username feature after WhatsApp
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The Centre has widened its scrutiny of messaging platforms with username-based communication, with the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) issuing notices to Telegram and Signal days after directing WhatsApp to justify its proposed username feature and pause its rollout in India.According to sources quoted by PTI, the notices to Telegram and Signal raise...
India’s trains face a fresh wave of threats — and the red flags are everywhere
Spread the love Stone-pelting on Indian trains is a growing menace, with thousands of incidents reported annually. A passenger is injured after a stone crashes through a train window. An alert loco pilot spots an iron pipe on the tracks seconds before disaster. A low-intensity blast damages a freight corridor, triggering a multi-agency investigation.Different states. Different methods. But cops say...
Which faction is ‘real’ TMC? EC seeks claims, counterclaims from rival camps by July 6
Spread the love Election Commission of India NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday directed rival factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to submit their claims and counterclaims over the party’s authorised signatories and organisational elections.According to officials in the EC, letters have been sent to both Mamata Banerjee and rebel faction leader Ritabrata Banerjee, asking them to submit...
17-year-old girl electrocuted near apartment gate in Thane; power officials booked
Spread the love Aliya Mohammad Sajid Chandiwala (in picture) came into contact with electricity that had leaked into the waterlogged area near the building’s iron gate. THANE: A 17-year-old girl died after suffering electric shock in a waterlogged area outside her residential building in Mumbra on Wednesday night. Police have registered an FIR against officials of Torrent Power Limited for...
When chemistry beats caste: A quiet revolt is rewriting the oldest rule of arranged marriage
Spread the love The defining questions today are no longer limited to surname, caste or community. They are about emotional maturity, career ambitions, financial compatibility, family expectations, mental health, parenting, equality and shared life goals. For generations, the first question in an arranged marriage was rarely about personality, ambitions or emotional compatibility.It was, “which community?”Caste, sub-caste, religion, family background and...
NHL Trade Rumor: Penguins, Rangers linked to $120M Stars scorer
Spread the love Jason Robertson #21 of the Dallas Stars skates with the puck against the Minnesota Wild in the third period of Game Six of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Grand Casino Arena on April 30, 2026 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Stars 5-2. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) Robertson is...
‘US spends $999bn, others much lower’: Trump blasts Nato; how true is his claim?
Spread the love Trump puts Nato on blast over alleged US spending to protect them US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to lambaste Nato over what he claimed was US spending to protect them.His post read, ‘The United States spends more money on Nato than any other country, by far, to protect them, without getting any benefit from...
‘Only those who deliver will travel’: Sports min on Asian Games selection policy
Spread the love Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya made clear on Thursday that the Asian Games contingent in September would be capped at 600 athletes and only those who can deliver in the continental showpiece will be eligible to make the trip to Japan.While making clear that the Asian Games are not the...
