KYIV, UKRAINE: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets Thursday across Ukraine to protest the ouster of his youthful defense minister – seen as an innovator of the country’s successful drone technology but who clashed with the traditional military establishment. The personnel overhaul, which included replacing his prime minister,…
Picture Credit: Instagram Vijay’s last film ‘Jana Nayagan’, as he focuses on his political career, has finally seen the day when it gets released in the theatres. Vijay, who now also serves as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, possesses a huge fan following, and the hype regarding watching Vijay one last time on the big screens…
European Council President Antonio Costa on Friday defended his office’s recent diplomatic outreach to the Kremlin, saying the European Union needs direct communication channels with Russia even though the time for peace negotiations over Ukraine has not yet arrived.Speaking after a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, Costa said maintaining contact with Moscow was necessary…
Bengaluru: The highly anticipated Vande Bharat sleeper between KSR Bengaluru and CSMT Mumbai will hit the tracks by August. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in an exclusive interaction with TOI on Saturday confirmed that the train will operate via Solapur and Kalaburagi.For more than a decade, Udyaan Express has been the only train to Mumbai, taking…
Gorakhpur: Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT) has strengthened its standing among the country’s leading higher educational institutions by securing notable positions in the International Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) Rankings 2026. The university secured 51st rank nationally in the Engineering category and 66th rank in the Management category. It also emerged as 9th-ranked institution…
Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain were on fire against RR (AP Photo) MUMBAI: Nagpur and Gopalganj are 1,041 kilometres apart, but on Monday night, two young fast bowlers from these towns came together to script history in IPL 2026. Vidarbha’s Praful Hinge (24) and Bihar’s Sakib Hussain (21) made sensational debuts for Sunrisers Hyderabad against…
A 32-year-old man in the UK has admitted to carrying out a religiously aggravated rape and assault on a Sikh woman inside her home in Walsall, after initially denying the charges during trial proceedings.According to Mirror, John Ashby, who has no fixed address, changed his plea at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, accepting responsibility for…
The launch of ‘Dharman,’ starring Rajinikanth for his 173rd movie, became both entertaining and enlightening as the Superstar revealed quite a few secrets about the movie. Addressing the gathering along with producer Kamal Haasan and director Ashwath Marimuthu, Rajinikanth spoke to the audience with characteristic humor and candor. The actor also commented on how difficult…
Navi Mumbai: Environmentalists called for urgent restoration of the neighbouring DPS and TS Chanakya wetlands as hundreds of bird enthusiasts swarmed the narrow stretch at NRI Lake to watch flamingo gatherings, increasing visitor pressure on a single habitat in Navi Mumbai. Greens said visitors arrived from neighbouring cities and NRI Lake emerged as an unofficial…
Several actresses in the past, including Janhvi Kapoor and Malaika Arora, have spoken about feeling uncomfortable with the way paparazzi sometimes photograph or film them, especially when the focus is on certain angles. Some have even directly called out photographers for shooting them from behind. Now, Sara Ali Khan was left shock when recently a…
