India conducts specialised military training for Oman forces NEW DELHI: India and Oman strengthened their growing strategic defence partnership through a specialised military training initiative conducted by two Indian Mobile Training Teams (IMTT) for personnel of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) of Oman.The training programmes, held amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, were led by…
China appears close to be launching what could become the world’s largest naval support vessel, based on new images released by a state-owned shipbuilder and subsequent analysis by military observers.On Thursday, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation shared a photograph of one of its shipyards on social media as part of a post marking a Chinese…
NEW DELHI: A unique land dispute that dragged through the tenures of all past PMs was finally decided by a Supreme Court bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N V Anjaria – both of whom were not born when the case originated from a 1957 sale deed.The 70-year-old dispute was over 15.5 bighas in…
NEW DELHI: RBI on Thursday made its stand over legalising cryptocurrency clear, amid fears that it can be a source of financing for crimes with transnational dimensions like drug trade and terrorism, persons familiar with the deliberations said after the central bank briefed a Parliamentary committee on virtual digital assets (VDAs).A lawmaker said RBI also…
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the biggest clash of the Indian Premier League 2026 playoffs as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday. The winner will seal a direct berth in the final,…
Chennai Super Kings’ Urvil Patel (ANI Photo) Urvil Patel said he kept his approach extremely simple during his breathtaking knock against Lucknow Super Giants, revealing that clear instructions from the coaches and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad helped him produce one of the greatest power-hitting displays in IPL history. The CSK batter smashed a sensational 65 off…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has renewed pressure on New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil, telling Congress on Tuesday that the Trump administration wants to end “as soon as possible” sanctions waivers and special arrangements that have allowed countries such as India to import Russian oilRubio’s remarks during a Senate…
Image source: X screenshot At least 16 students dead and over 70 injured after a fire broke out in a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, during the early hours of Thursday, police said.The fire reportedly started at around 1 am while students were asleep, rapidly spreading through the building and causing…
US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that the United States had been preparing to launch a military attack on Iran on Tuesday, but said he had decided to halt the operation after requests from key Gulf leaders as “serious negotiations” with Tehran continue.In a post on Truth Social, Trump revealed that a US military…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday upped the ante against the Bharatiya Janata Party over the alleged ethanol scam in Madhya Pradesh, claiming that the state has become the epicentre of corruption and plunder under the saffron party’s government.In a social media post on X, Kharge said the public’s rightful grain was being…