‘No request’ from BCCI but Australian media report claims India wanted… | Cricket News – Times of India

Abhishek Nayar and Gautam Gambhir. (BCCI Photo) PERTH: The Indian team management has decided to allow the public to watch their centre-wicket training sessions from Friday to Sunday when they would do match simulation and play a warm-up game against India A at the WACA ground.This is in contrary to an Australian media report claiming…

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Blinkit’s new ‘Large order fleet’ service may bring more bad news for Amazon and Flipkart – Times of India

Quick-commerce platform Blinkit has launched a pilot program for delivering larger items like luggage, gaming consoles, and home appliances in Delhi NCR, expanding beyond its traditional quick delivery categories, which could possibly deal blow to the traditional e-commerce platforms, like Amazon, Further and others, further intensifying the competition.According to Inc42, the Zomato-owned company is testing…

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Police warns: Wedding invites on WhatsApp are taking control of smartphones; stealing money, photos and more – Times of India

Scammers are reportedly exploiting the rising trend of digital wedding invitations on WhatsApp. Himachal Pradesh Police officials have warned that scammers are using these digital wedding invitations that are shared on WhatsApp to spread malware and compromise personal data. Scammers are reportedly sending malicious APK files disguised as wedding invitations via WhatsApp. Downloading these files…

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‘Stand up on your legs’: SC snubs Ajit Pawar’s NCP over use of Sharad Pawar’s photos in poll campaign | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Ajit Pawar‘s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) asking it to “stand up on your legs” and not use Sharad Pawar‘s name and photos in the ongoing election campaign in Maharashtra for the upcoming assembly polls.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned Ajit…

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‘No law and order’: BJP, AIADMK attack ruling DMK after government doctor stabbed in Chennai | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The ruling DMK has come under fire from opposition parties in the state after an on-duty government doctor was stabbed by a man posing as a patient at a multispecialty hospital in Chennai. While chief minister Stalin promptly condemned the incident and directed authorities to take necessary steps, several senior leaders from the…

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Why Musk-Ramaswamy’s DOGE sounds like a Yes Minister spoof | World News – Times of India

In an uncanny reflection of Yes Minister’s satire, the new US Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, sounds straight out of the Ministry for Administrative Affairs—a fictional British institution infamous for its comically circular logic and dedication to preserving inefficiency. Yes Minister, the 1980s British TV show, followed the bumbling Minister Jim Hacker as he…

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‘Toxic media platform’: Why ‘The Guardian’ quit X after US election results – Times of India

News media ‘The Guardian quit ‘X’ on Wednesday, days after US presidential election results, terming it a ‘toxic media platform‘ and accusing its owner, Elon Musk, of using “its influence to shape political discourse”.“We wanted to let readers know that we will no longer post on any official Guardian editorial accounts on the social media…

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Himachal HC nullifies appointment of parliamentary secretaries, demands immediate withdrawal of facilities | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a major setback for chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday nullified the appointment of six parliamentary secretaries and declared the law under which the appointments were made as void. It also ordered the immediate withdrawal of all facilities and privileges afforded to the top officials.Pronouncing the…

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‘Bag-checked’: CM Shinde, Ajit Pawar post frisking videos as Uddhav Thackeray questions EC | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday shared videos of their bags being checked by poll body officials in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray‘s criticism of the Election Commission.Sharing a video on X, NCP chief Ajit Pawar wrote: “Today, while on my way for election campaigning, the…

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