NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday reacted sharply to criticism over a luxury ‘vanity van’ parked near his protest site at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. Kishor, who is on an indefinite hunger strike demanding justice for students impacted by the alleged Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam question paper leak, dismissed the…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US lawmakers of Indian-origin are facing the brunt of nativist fury in America after a photograph one of them posted about their “coalition” triggered a racist meltdown. Shortly after being sworn as Representatives in the 119th Congress, California Congressman Ami Bera posted a photograph on X saying, “When I was first…
Fans pose for photos in the Caesars Superdome Champions Square fan zone ahead of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Allstate faced significant backlash after a video message from CEO Tom Wilson, played before the Sugar Bowl, was perceived as insensitive in the…
NEW DELHI: A court in Nanded, central Maharashtra, on Saturday acquitted all nine surviving accused in a 2006 explosion case, with a defense lawyer stating that the prosecution failed to prove the incident was a bomb blast.The detailed judgment is yet to be released. Out of the 12 accused in the case, two died in…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The hearts of hundreds of thousands, glued to television screens, stopped for a moment when visuals showed India’s talisman, Jasprit Bumrah, in a black SUV heading for scans on Saturday.While his return to the ground after completing the necessary scans was met with optimism, it remains uncertain whether Bumrah,…
Three people are detained for the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar, a journalist found dead in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh. The case may be linked to his reports on road construction irregularities. NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh authorities intensified their crackdown on Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar in connection with the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. Chhattisgarh deputy…
NEW DELHI: A civil court in Bengaluru granted bail to Nikita Singhania, wife of Atul Subhash who died by suicide, along with his mother-in-law Nisha Singhania and brother-in-law Anurag Singhania on Saturday.Atul Subhash died by suicide after being pressured to pay Rs 3 crore for a divorce. On December 9, he was found dead in…
NEW DELHI: The heated exchange between Jasprit Bumrah and Sam Konstas on the first day of the fifth Test at the SCG became a big talking point in the cricketing circles on Friday. India captain Rohit Sharma, who stood down from the match owing to poor form, spoke on the issue and slammed the young…
Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that cooled Earth’s climate, nearly 200 years after its eruption in 1831.The report which was published in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America’, on Monday, mentioned an extremely remote volcano Zavaritskii located in the Kuril Islands (between Japan and Kamchatka),…
Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old individual who allegedly scammed more than 700 women after establishing connections on dating platforms by impersonating a US-based model. The West district’s cyber police station arrested Tushar Bisht for exploiting platforms like Bumble and Snapchat to deceive victims, coerce them using personal images and recordings, and demand money,…
