We live in a world obsessed with getting things done quickly, but there’s one train in India that’s perfectly happy to take its sweet time. Winding its way through foggy mountains, thick forests, and sprawling tea estates, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway officially holds the title of India’s slowest train. On some stretches, it barely hits…
The Uttar Pradesh government has blacklisted construction firm NCC and third-party inspection agency BLG Construction Services following the collapse of an under-construction water tank in Bareilly, officials said. The move comes after preliminary findings of an inquiry into the incident, which occurred on May 4 in the Alampur Jafarabad development block.Authorities have also registered an…
Mitchell Starc (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc is just one wicket away from drawing level with Indian great Kapil Dev on the all-time list of Test wicket-takers, but the veteran left-armer insists the milestone will only truly sink in once his playing days are over.Starc, who has claimed 433 wickets in…
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have no choice but to accept any agreement negotiated by Washington with Iran, asserting that he was ultimately in charge of the process.Speaking in a telephone interview with the Financial Times, Trump said that Netanyahu would…
Former US first lady Dr Jill Biden revealed she was interested in keeping a diamond gifted to her by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but ultimately returned it to the federal government after learning that US officials valued it far above its stated price.In her memoir “View from the East Wing: A Memoir,” Biden offers a…
Mojtaba Khamenei absent from father’s funeral Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has yet to make a public appearance as thousands of mourners gather in Tehran for the funeral ceremonies of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, raising fresh questions over his whereabouts, health and who is leading the country. The ceremonies entered their second day…
Veteran actor Shabana Azmi reportedly fell ill during a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Monday while participating in a demonstration in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The incident came a day after the actor had visited the protest site to express solidarity with the ongoing agitation.A video from the venue has since…
Ravindra Jadeja (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja’s iconic sword celebration is well known whenever the veteran all-rounder reaches a milestone like a fifty or century. However, during Saturday’s IPL 2026 clash between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jadeja came up with a fresh and unexpected celebration.Playing for Rajasthan…
Army air defence gunners engaging targets during an exercise. (image credit: Indian Army) As drones are reshaping how conflicts are fought, the race is also on to counter this threat. Counter-drone systems fall into two distinct categories: kinetic (hard-kill) and non-kinetic (soft-kill). Both operate on different operational philosophies.The soft-kill method depends on breaking the link…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In a striking public rebuke to Tel Aviv, US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged restraint after an Israeli strike on Beirut threatened to derail what he has repeatedly described as an imminent peace agreement with Iran, a deal that despite his confident predictions would be signed on Sunday, had not…