NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday reiterated India’s position on the Russia-Ukraine wwar, saying that it “rests on some postulates.” He stressed that “differences can only be resolved through dialogue and negotiation, not war,” and affirmed that “negotiations are the only way forward.”Jaishankar made these remarks while addressing a joint press conference…
WASHINGTON: A British writer once likened public opinion polls to “children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they’re growing.” If that is so, America’s pundits and pollsters — aka political children — are laying waste to the garden of diverse and ever-changing public opinion. On the eve of the…
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reiterated that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented soon in the state. At the second edition of TOI Dialogues in Uttarakhand, the chief minister spoke about the historic anti-cheating law and credited the people of the state for these policies.“We will implement UCC soon. But…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday hit out at the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu over alleged ‘manual labour’ of school students in a government school ahead of sports minister Udhaynidhi Stalin‘s visit. After the local unit flagged concerns, BJP ‘s national secretary joined the chorus and slammed the government for negligence. “Shocked to…
Doctors and staff at the Araluguppe Mallegowda District Hospital in Karnataka staged a protest by closing the outpatient department after a woman relative of a patient allegedly threw a footwear at the physician on Tuesday. According to officials, when Dr Venkatesh B S was treating an injured patient Irfan in the emergency unit, a group…
Apple iPhone 16 series is here. And most Apple fans cannot wait to buy the latest-generation iPhones. But for many the big question is: Should they buy the new iPhones — iPhone 16 series — from India or get them from abroad. Reason being, every time new iPhones launch, social media is full of posts…
In a surprising and lesser-known chapter of cricket history, Sachin Tendulkar, who would go on to become one of India’s most celebrated cricketers, briefly fielded for Pakistan during a festival match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.Tendulkar was just a 15-year-old prodigy, not yet the cricketing legend he would later become. The incident took place…
China opted out of the ‘Blueprint for Action’ agreement which seeks to ban artificial intelligence from controlling nuclear weapons. The agreement was adopted at the Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) summit in Seoul on Tuesday where over 100 countries including the US were present.The agreement is not legally binding and it seeks to…
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with fellow astronaut Barry Wilmore since June 6, is set to celebrate her 59th birthday in space on September 19. Due to ongoing technical issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, this will mark the second time Williams has celebrated her birthday in orbit. Sunita…
Apple has launched the latest iPhone 16 series, including the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. On the launch, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the ‘Make in India’ initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is driving the creation of iconic products for the world.“Apple’s latest iPhone 16 being produced and launched globally from Indian…
