The United States has approved only one applicant so far under President Donald Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa programme. According to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the visa programme will offer US residency in exchange for a $1 million fee.Testifying before a US House committee on Thursday, Lutnick said that the identity of the approved applicant was…
The late Om Puri is widely regarded as one of India’s most accomplished performers, but for Annu Kapoor, the association carries deeply personal and painful memories. Puri was married to Annu Kapoor’s sister Seema Kapoor. He later left her at the time when she was pregnant and married Nandita. In a recent conversation, Kapoor revisited…
Representational AI image The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has announced the Class 12 (Intermediate) examination results for 2026, recording an overall pass percentage of 80.38%, reflecting a steady performance compared to recent years.A total of 24,86,072 students appeared for the examination, out of which 19,98,317 students successfully passed.The announcement was made from…
Shardul Thakur came out to bat for Mumbai Indians during his team’s match vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2026 match on Thursday. Interestingly, Shardul Thakur was not part of the Mumbai’s starting XI and even not the impact player. Mumbai had already used opener Danish Malewar as its impact player in place…
New Delhi: Starting Friday, residents of Delhi’s unauthorised colonies will be able to apply for property registration through a new, streamlined system put in place by govt in a move to grant ownership rights to nearly 10 lakh households.Residents owning properties in the city’s 1,511 unauthorised colonies need to visit the Swagam portal of Municipal…
Mumbai: Aarey and Mahanand Dairy brands will be relaunched soon, Meenesh Shah, chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), informed CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday. He also said that the NDDB has developed a test strip to check for adulteration of dairy products. Fadnavis then suggested that NDDB, along with the Indian Institute of Technology, develop…
Bengaluru: Karnataka incurs a staggering Rs 51,000 crore annually in social costs due to heavy consumption of its alcohol drinkers, the state’s excise reforms report prepared by the Resource Mobilisation Committee reveals. Citing data from National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2021, the report released by the govt late Wednesday states Karnataka ranks seventh among the…
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, while commenting on the brisk pace of polling, on Thursday claimed that a massive “tsunami-like wave” of anti-incumbency has swept across the state. In a post on X, Anbumani expressed confidence that the AIADMK-led alliance would head for a historic landslide victory. Expressing his gratitude to the voters, Anbumani said…
Hyderabad: For those navigating academic rigour alongside constant digital engagement, TOI is organising its second edition of ‘Let’s D-Stress: Campus Conversations’ series for a focused conversation on screen habits and mental well-being at Kaveri University on Friday.The session will feature Jawaharlal Nehru P, a senior psychologist at Tele-MANAS, who will share practical perspectives on managing…
Mothabari (Malda): “Apnara naam tulte esechen? Vote dite parbo? (Have you come to enlist our names? Can we cast our votes?)” — these were the cries that greeted TOI as hundreds of deleted voters mobbed this correspondent at Mothabari on polling day.Only in the first week of this month, this nondescript village made headlines after…
