Singapore welcomes Southeast Asia’s first Okapi calf. A rare okapi calf has been born at Rainforest Wild Adventure in Singapore, marking the first recorded birth of an okapi in Southeast Asia. The male calf was born on July 27 to first-time parents Kisala, 7, and Xandor, 4, at Mandai Wildlife Group’s wildlife park.The calf weighed…
Taylor Swift has turned her relationship with Travis Kelce into a key part of her latest song, ‘Cleveland!’, which arrives as part of the expanded edition of The Life of a Showgirl. According to People, the song is one of four new tracks released on Friday as part of The Life of a Showgirl: The…
India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, continues on Saturday, September 26, with athletes competing across multiple disciplines.The men’s and women’s kabaddi teams will have a chance to win gold medals as both teams face Iran in their respective finals.In athletics, two-time Asian Games gold medallist Tajinderpal Singh Toor will compete in…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is working on a fiscal reform roadmap aimed at curbing expenditure and borrowing, improving the capital’s financial health and keeping public debt at sustainable levels, senior officials said.As part of the proposed reforms, the govt has set a target of limiting the fiscal deficit to 3% of Delhi’s gross state domestic…
Bengaluru: A month after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) flagged gaps in the quality and availability of clean drinking water across India’s railway stations, South Western Railway zone has taken corrective steps to ensure passenger safety.CAG, in its report made public in August, pointed to inadequate basic passenger amenities, including drinking water, from 2019-20 to…
Hyderabad: As many as 459 land parcels belonging to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, are all set to go under the hammer with the National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) set to conduct e-auctions next month.The 459 land parcels of RINL include 93,572.21 square yards in Visakhapatnam, comprising 456 residential…
CM Suvendu Adhikari offers puja at Sarbamangala temple in East Burdwan on Friday Kolkata/Burdwan: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday announced a series of welfare measures for farmers, including additional power subsidy, higher financial assistance and a minimum support price of Rs 2,700/quintal for paddy.A subsidy of Rs 2 per unit will translate into an annual…
Ashok Singhal at a convention on maternal and infant mortality reduction and infection-control protocols in Dibrugarh Ashok Singhal at a convention on maternal and infant mortality reduction and infection-control protocols in Dibrugarh Ashok Singhal at a convention on maternal and infant mortality reduction and infection-control protocols in Dibrugarh Ashok Singhal at a convention on maternal…
NEW DELHI: Unease within the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over a media report concerning Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar surfaced on Friday, with three BJP allies urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to issue a clearer response.Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan was the first NDA ally to…
President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping walk along the Colonnade of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) TOI correspondent from Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington DC to negotiate trade, technology, tariffs and the future of the global economy. Instead, he got the most elaborate…
