NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully foiled a suspected piracy attempt near merchant vessel MV Mashallah 1 in the Western Indian Ocean, once again underlining India’s growing maritime surveillance and rapid response capabilities in one of the world’s most strategically sensitive sea routes.The operation was carried out by Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kolkata,…
Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Riyan Parag (ANI Photo) Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 Eliminator, with RR skipper Riyan Parag confirming a major fitness concern at the toss. Parag revealed that he is not fully fit for the high-pressure knockout clash but insisted Rajasthan have…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Four CPI(M) workers were arrested on Wednesday night for allegedly attacking a vehicle carrying Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during protests outside the residence of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram.According to police, 12 people had been identified for their alleged involvement in the attack on ED officials, while search operations were continuing…
Byju Raveendran, founder of edtech Byju’s, has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court. The ruling stems from his disobedience of court orders concerning his assets since April 2024. This development marks a significant downturn for the once-celebrated startup leader. Byju Raveendran, the founder of edtech Byju’s,…
Government hospitals across Punjab have reported a surge in seasonal illnesses, including fever-related infections, respiratory ailments and stomach disorders, amid rising temperatures and humid weather conditions.Against this backdrop, the Punjab government on Wednesday said the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has recorded a sharp increase in cashless treatment claims, with acute febrile illness emerging as one…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is likely to be on the cusp of making history, and this may also change aerospace engineering for good. SpaceX has officially fired the ignition switch on the largest initial public offering (IPO) the world has ever seen. The private space giant has formally submitted its Form S-1 paperwork with the US…
Chengrung Koren will now step into the Road to UFC Season 5 quarterfinals at Galaxy Arena, Macau, against the undefeated Japanese bantamweight Ryuho Miyaguchi (Photo: UFC/Instagram) In 2025, Chungreng Koren was close to realising his dream of making it to the UFC. Not directly, not yet, but through the Road to UFC tournament, the UFC’s…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In the summer of 1976, a Kanpur-born teenage engineering student from BITS Pilani stood in the lobby of the US embassy in New Delhi after being denied a student visa for the third time. His father, who had accompanied him, refused to leave. He had seen the photo of the consular…
NEW DELHI: Allaying fears of shortages amid intense summer and high electricity demand, Coal India said there was a buffer stock of 168 million tonnes of dry fuel in the country, adequate to meet the requirements of domestic thermal power plants for 19 days.The company also said compression in coal stock levels at thermal plants…
The Indian Railway Technical Supervisors’ Association (IRTSA) has proposed a separate fitment-factor structure for different categories of employees under the 8th Pay Commission, moving away from the uniform formula followed in previous pay revisions, according to an ET report.The railway technical staff body has suggested five different fitment factors ranging from 2.92 to 4.38 across…