MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Government on Thursday named finance secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the new Sebi chairman, opting for a civil servant to once again lead the market regulator after current chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, a former ICICI Bank executive, faced controversies, including allegations of conflict of interest. Buch’s term ends on Friday. Pandey, who turns…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday allowed transportation and disposal of hazardous chemical waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site at a treatment-storage-disposal-facility (TSDF) in the industrial town of Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and A G Masih refused to interfere with the order of Madhya Pradesh high court for…
The TOI correspondent from London: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi claims he is in a David and Goliath fight against the Bank of India who are pursuing him for $8.4 million (about Rs 73.4 crore). He says he is the underdog since he is in prison in Britain without access to a laptop or the Internet.Nirav…
Donald Trump and Joe Biden US President Donald Trump wrapped up his first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday with an unexpected tirade—this time, fat-shaming America. “This country has gotten bloated, fat, disgusting,” the 78-year-old McDonald’s enthusiast declared, shifting blame to former President Joe Biden for enabling the nation’s decline.“I think we had the worst president in…
In a rare public reckoning, an internal Israeli military probe has acknowledged its “complete failure” in preventing the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Israelis. The report, released Thursday, marks a sobering admission of lapses that allowed over 5,000 militants to breach Israeli defenses.“The IDF failed in fulfilling…
NEW DELHI: The Indian counsulate in San Francisco on Thursday posted an update on X on Nilam Shinde case extending its support to her family of Nilam Shinde. She was seriously injured in a road accident in California on February 14 and is currently receiving treatment at UC Davis Health hospital near Sacramento, the counsulate…
While PM Narendra Modi and visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will look to boost ongoing efforts for an India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), both sides are also likely to discuss ways to formalise defence and security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. This is of particular interest to India as it encourages the EU…
A social media post allegedly written by Barron Trump defending Elon Musk has gone viral. A social media post allegedly written by Barron Trump defending Elon Musk has gone viral—but the post is fake, and the account behind it has no connection to the former president’s son.The post, widely shared on X (formerly Twitter), appeared…
Legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico residence yesterday ( February 26). Now, Hackman’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth Jean Hackman, suspects that her father, his wife, and their pet dog died due to carbon monoxide poisoning.Hackman’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth Jean Hackman, reportedly told…
“Will you accept the challenge?” a visibly animated Mamata Banerjee was heard asking in English to thousands of her party workers assembled at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. The challenge she referred to was countering the BJP‘s electoral machinery, which the West Bengal Chief Minister believes is engaged in an organised attempt—allegedly in collusion with…
