NEW DELHI: As counting trends firm up across five states and UT, the 2026 assembly elections are already changing the political map in dramatic ways. From Vijay‘s blockbuster debut in Tamil Nadu to the saffron breakthrough in West Bengal and Kerala’s return to rotation, the verdict is throwing up clear winners and decisive losers.This is…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the Janjati Sanskritik Samagam, marking the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of tribal icon Birsa Munda, at Red Fort in New Delhi. (Photo credit: PTI) Nearly 1.5 lakh people from over 500 tribal communities across India gathered at the Red Fort grounds on Sunday and called for the removal of…
NEW DELHI: Flying is set to get more expensive, with oil marketing companies Tuesday increasing aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by 10% under the new price-stabilisation regime. ATF prices will remain frozen at this level for three years under the new regime. Jet fuel for domestic carriers will now cost Rs 115 per litre, up…
NEW DELHI: Only three of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s nine Lok Sabha MPs attended the party’s crucial parliamentary meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, intensifying speculation of an imminent split in the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit. The low turnout came despite the party issuing a three-line whip directing all its MPs to be present at the meeting.Sena…
In order to curb mis-selling and hold regulated entities accountable across all distribution channels, including social media influencers and digital marketing intermediaries, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday tightened norms governing the advertising, marketing and sale of financial products and services. The revised directions, which will come into force from January 1, 2027,…
NEW DELHI: The Times of India bagged the first and third spots in two categories, honorary mentions in three other slots at this year’s International News Media Association (INMA) awards presented in Berlin on May 7.The first prize for Best Use of Print (Regional) went to “Thirukkural With The Times”, a weekly column in TOI’s…
The former New England Patriots’ wide receiver Stefon Diggs witnessed a brutal loss in the Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks but his performance had impressed many across the league, ahead of the new season. While Stefon Digs dealt with a controversial legal drama, he was released by the New England Patriots just days after…
The US-Iran peace deal could provide support to India’s economic growth by helping normalise supply chains The interim peace deal between Iran and the United States could provide support to India’s economic growth by helping normalise supply chains and easing geopolitical pressures, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its bi-annual Financial Stability Report…
OpenAI’s first device won’t be a phone—it’s a screenless ChatGPT speaker that moves on its own to feel “alive” OpenAI is building a portable, screenless speaker pitched internally as “a humanlike AI companion that lives in the home.” It’ll do the usual smart-speaker things—control your appliances, play music, answer questions, handle messages—all running on ChatGPT….
Delhi University assistant professor, Debosmita Paul. NEW DELHI: Police have arrested a man and his wife in connection with the murder of a Delhi University assistant professor, Dr Debosmita Paul in New Ashok Nagar. The couple was known to the victim, and the motive appears to be a property dispute.At the time of the incident,…