During the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi back in December 2025, every franchise walked out believing it had cracked the tournament before a ball had even been bowled.Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player in IPL history after Kolkata Knight Riders splashed Rs 25.20 crore on him, banking on a genuine all-round cricketer…
File photo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Iran Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI) New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi Wednesday, and according to the Iranian embassy here, exchanged views on the latest developments related to the US-Iran ceasefire, bilateral…
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar and wife Usha Shivakumar at Venkateswara Swami Temple, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Bengaluru: Racing against time to stamp his administrative identity on governance in the state, chief minister DK Shivakumar is preparing a major development package worth up to Rs 20,000 crore, centred on health, education and infrastructure.Officials say a…
Actor Vijay has made his first political bet, with a bold but risky strategy.By taking the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) into the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election without allies, he is stepping into a political arena where alliances have historically determined winners. In a state long dominated by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the…
For the Trump administration, Vance appeared to have clinched a desperately needed truce to calm growing political disquiet at home ahead of the mid-term elections in November, with the vice-president’s own political future at stake. TOI correspondent from Washington: US vice-president JD Vance emerged from two days of talks with Iranian leaders in the Swiss…
Lucknow: A 33-year-old married woman allegedly died by suicide after consuming pesticide in the Bakshi Ka Talab area of Lucknow on late Wednesday.She was rushed to Ram Sagar Mishra Hospital in critical condition, where she succumbed during treatment.According to the deceased woman’s family, she had been under severe mental distress due to repeated threats from…
Guwahati: CM Himana Biswa Sarma on Sunday said his govt will not allow any radical outfit or individual to mislead the youth and ruin their future.In a post on his ‘X’ handle, the CM wrote, “We will not allow any group or individual to mislead our youth and ruin their future by radicalising them. Assam…
Ludhiana: A Punjab BJP official has sought police protection after receiving a death threat and a Rs 5 crore extortion demand delivered to his house in a suspicious package.Sukhwinder Singh Bindra, a member of the Social Justice and Empowerment Board and the BJP’s district in-charge for Malerkotla, filed a formal complaint with the Ludhiana police…
Chennai: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has signed an MoU with Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV). This collaboration is designed to foster continuing education, VIT said in a statement. Through this MoU, VIT will offer B.Tech (Manufacturing Engineering) for TMPV employees of Tata Motors, Ranipet plant from the academic year 2026-27. The MoU was signed…
NEW DELHI: CBSE has decided to implement the new three-language rule for Class IX from the 2026–27 session. From July 1, 2026, all Class IX students must study three languages, with “at least two being native Indian languages”, under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023.Students opting for a foreign…
