HYDERABAD: After noticing TOI articles on digital arrest cases in Hyderabad, an 81-year-old retired businessman reported being scammed of over Rs 7 crore using the same modus operandi. Posing as Mumbai Police officers, the cyber fraudsters threatened to arrest him in a bogus drug-trafficking and fake passports case and extorted the money.According to a complaint…
The US commerce department is preparing to ease the steep tariffs planned on Italian pasta imports, reducing the duties proposed earlier this year. Italian pasta had been facing one of the highest tariff burdens among European food products entering the United States. While most European Union goods are already subject to duties of at least…
Winter has a way of slowing things down. Mornings feel heavier, digestion gets lazier, and even regular meals start sitting differently in the body. This is why older food habits often make more sense than trendy fixes. Dates are one of those foods that never needed rebranding. Warm by nature, dense in energy, and easy…
David Warner, Virat Kohli A high-scoring Big Bash League (BBL) match at Engie Stadium ended with Hobart Hurricanes winning after a strong opening stand.David Warner scored the highest individual total of the BBL season, but it was not enough as Hobart, led by Tim Ward and Mitch Owen, beat Sydney Thunder by six wickets.Warner remained…
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat HC has paved the way for a couple’s divorce after their marriage broke down over conflicting desires about where to live — the husband preferred living in the UK, but the wife did not want to leave India.The HC quashed Ahmedabad’s family court order that had rejected a mutual-consent divorce petition as “premature”.The…
MEERUT: A five-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from outside her house and raped by two men, in late 20s, and then thrown from the third floor of their building to “make it look like an accident”, in Bulandshahr on Friday evening.The accused, both labourers at a factory, were partying together at the time of the…
The ministry of road transport and highways has proposed assigning an Aadhaar-like unique identification number to electric vehicle (EV) batteries to ensure end-to-end traceability and improve recycling efficiency, according to draft guidelines issued by the ministry.Under the proposed framework, battery producers or importers will be required to assign a 21-character Battery Pack Aadhaar Number (BPAN)…
Air pollution has quietly become one of the most serious health threats of our time. In my years as a medical oncologist, I’ve seen first-hand how long-term exposure to polluted air does far more than cause temporary breathlessness or irritation. It weakens immunity, worsens chronic illnesses, strains the heart and lungs, and complicates cancer treatment.High…
India’s Shubman Gill reacts after playing a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala, India, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Mumbai: India’s ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill missed Punjab’s round-five Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Sikkim in Jaipur on Saturday due to “travel issues”, as…
PRAYAGRAJ: A waitlisted candidate has no absolute right for being considered for appointment and that a waitlist cannot be for an indefinite period, Allahabad high court has ruled.Dismissing a petition filed by Nitish Maurya and four others, Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery said in its order in November, “It is well settled that a person in…