TOI correspondent from Washington: Just hours after the US and Iran exchanged verbal salvoes and fresh attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the two sides are simultaneously reported to be inching towards a diplomatic breakthrough yet again.According to Axios, US and Iranian negotiators have reached agreement on a draft Memorandum of Understanding extending…
Paul Heaton, the renowned former lead of bands the Housemartins and The Beautiful South, has doubled down on the surprises for his fans. The 62-year-old announced a brand new album, ‘Jenuis,’ and an extensive tour with surprise guests by the end of the year. Moreover, the artist has released the lead single of the record,…
British Council opens Reading Challenge 2026 registrations for young readers in Delhi NEW DELHI: British Council has announced the launch of Reading Challenge 2026, a four-week reading programme for children aged between 5 and 12 years at the British Council Library in Delhi. The initiative will run from June 1 to June 28 and is…
London Spirit have unveiled a striking new blue kit for the upcoming edition of The Hundred, with the franchise incorporating the iconic “egg and bacon” colours associated with the historic Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) into the design as a tribute to Lord’s heritage.The famous yellow-and-red striped pattern has long been linked to MCC members, whose…
National Green Tribunal is hearing various pleas, including one by the Nizamuddin West RWA, demanding remedial measures to treat Barapullah and its subsidiary drains. New Delhi: After the National Green Tribunal imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on DUSIB for failing to create single discharge points from slum clusters to trap sewage and for not…
Mumbai: Western Railway has intensified its monsoon preparedness, recording a 17% increase in high-capacity dewatering pumps this year to prevent track flooding and minimize disruption to suburban and long-distance services. The network now has 126 high-capacity pumps — 22 more than last year — positioned to speed up water removal from vulnerable stretches during heavy…
Bengaluru: A proposed cell to streamline recovery of dues in cases adjudicated by the state’s Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) has been dropped, disappointing homebuyers. Instead, the govt has appointed a special deputy commissioner for Bengaluru Urban district to handle recovery of pending amounts.Officials said discussions were held on forming a dedicated recovery committee, but…
Residents of Thiruvenchery in Tambaram have raised serious concerns over burning of garbage by the local panchayat Chennai: Residents of Thiruvenchery in Tambaram accused the local panchayat of burning garbage in the area. They say the smoke and foul odour from the spot fill the locality and distress more than 140 families, especially the elderly…
Hyderabad: Breaking its previous records of earlier land auctions, one acre land in Raidurg was sold for Rs 237 crore per acre in the e-auction for a 6.29 acres land parcel conducted by the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) on Thursday. Sources said Gowra Ventures Pvt Ltd has bought the land for the development…
Kolkata: Concerns of transporters over rising operational uncertainties and fuel costs have triggered the private operators to urgent call for state intervention to “revive the transport sector” following the recent political transition in Bengal.The Joint Forum of Transport Operators (JFTO), an umbrella body representing five major transport associations, has formally approached chief minister Suvendu Adhikari,…
