TOI correspondent from Washington: In the summer of 1976, a Kanpur-born teenage engineering student from BITS Pilani stood in the lobby of the US embassy in New Delhi after being denied a student visa for the third time. His father, who had accompanied him, refused to leave. He had seen the photo of the consular…
The artist who runs on the stage during the concert and greets the crowd, conversing like a little therapy session – Harry Styles. The 32-year-old singer emerged in the music industry through a reality show, proceeded to create a boy band, and broke records, only to hurt the hearts again with the infinite hiatus. Now,…
The Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) released the PSSSB Excise Inspector Admit Card 2026 on Wednesday. Candidates who have registered for the recruitment examination can now download their hall tickets from the official website.The PSSSB Excise Inspector Recruitment Examination 2026 is being conducted for recruitment to Group C Excise and Taxation Inspector posts in…
Chengrung Koren will now step into the Road to UFC Season 5 quarterfinals at Galaxy Arena, Macau, against the undefeated Japanese bantamweight Ryuho Miyaguchi (Photo: UFC/Instagram) In 2025, Chungreng Koren was close to realising his dream of making it to the UFC. Not directly, not yet, but through the Road to UFC tournament, the UFC’s…
CBI arrests two more persons in NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested two more persons in the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak case, taking the total number of arrests so far to 13, as investigators continue to piece together what they describe as a sprawling network involved…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to allow Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project without the consent of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, saying the move had triggered anxiety among farmers in the state.Vijay called on Modi for the first time after becoming CM at this…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao objected to the proposal of setting up Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Limited (TGRPDCL) and asked the Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) to reject the licence application.In his letter to TGERC on Wednesday, Harish Rao stated that electricity was one of the core reasons behind the Telangana movement, along…
. Mumbai’s Mira Road witnessed tensions ahead of Bakrid after residents objected to goats being kept inside a housing society for ritual sacrifice. CPM workers attacked an ED vehicle during protests outside the residence of former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. The Supreme Court agreed to examine CBSE’s three-language policy for Class IX students but refused…
Raja Krishnamoorthi and Pramila Jayapal Indian-American lawmakers and advocacy groups have criticised US President Donald Trump after he shared a social media post that used derogatory language about Indians and Chinese people, calling it racist and dangerous at a time of rising anti-Asian hate in USThe backlash followed the introduction of a House resolution by…
The Indian Railway Technical Supervisors’ Association (IRTSA) has proposed a separate fitment-factor structure for different categories of employees under the 8th Pay Commission, moving away from the uniform formula followed in previous pay revisions, according to an ET report.The railway technical staff body has suggested five different fitment factors ranging from 2.92 to 4.38 across…
