File photo: US President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Picture credit: Reuters) Trade in goods between the European Union and the United States reached a record €875 billion ($1.00 trillion) last year despite tariffs, but a new study has warned that the headline figures mask significant underlying economic…
Cristiano Ronaldo with Portugal teammate Bernardo Silva (AP Photo) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. Today is the birth anniversary of one of the greatest authors in the Western literary canon. One of the most written-about authors in the world, Franz Kafka didn’t even want much of his work published, but his dying…
Activist Lobga Rangzen walks carrying a Tibetan flag near the UN headquarters, before setting himself on fire (Picture credit: Reuters) TOI correspondant from Washington: The death of a Tibetan activist who set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters on Thursday has thrust one of the world’s longest-running, and increasingly neglected, human rights issues…
A US Air Force F-15 flies alongside a loyal wingman over the Pacific Ocean. (Image credit: USAF) As the world of aerial combat is moving towards the integration of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), or unmanned loyal wingmen in combat fleets, the US Air Force has taken the lead in the deployment of this new entrant….
ICAI releases CA Foundation May 2026 merit list with top three rank holders ICAI CA Foundation toppers May 2026 result: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the names of the top performers in the CA Foundation Examination held in May 2026 along with the declaration of the examination results. Three candidates…
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has announced the HSC Science Supplementary Result 2026. The overall pass percentage stands at 27.36%, with 4,411 students qualifying for the Higher Secondary Certificate. Girls recorded better pass percentages than boys across the major streams, while regular candidates outperformed repeaters. (Representational image) Gujarat HSC Science Supplementary…
Vijay Vardhan (AI enhanced image) SRK in his famous dialogue from the movie Om Shanti Om, says, “When you truly desire something with all your heart, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.” But it took Om Prakash Makhija another birth to make the impossible happen for him. Vijay Vardhan like wait of…
An Indian Navy crew outside their aircraft during RIMPAC-2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Image credit: Indian Navy) The Indian Navy has deployed a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to Hawaii for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise — the world’s largest naval exercise, hosted by the US Pacific Fleet. The 30th edition will include 30 nations,…
Centre gives statement over notices to WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram NEW DELHI: The government has sought an explanation from WhatsApp over its username feature, with the IT Secretary warning it could facilitate cybercrime by enabling impersonation and identity spoofing.“We have taken up the issue of using usernames because there is a serious possibility of impersonations…
NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has allowed a woman to end her 13-week pregnancy. The court said her own consent was enough under the law, and that she did not legally need her estranged husband’s consent or even the court’s permission to go ahead with it.What was the issueThe petitioner had approached the…