NEW DELHI: Stepping up efforts to address the problem of passengers struggling to book confirmed tickets, IRCTC has deactivated more than three crore suspicious user IDs and also placed another six crore under verification of authenticity to prevent misuse.The railways’ catering and ticketing arm has also expanded its AI-based kitchen monitoring system across its network…
Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is set to get in a huddle to discuss Suryakumar Yadav’s future in the T20I team. TOI understands that there’s a strong possibility that the current T20 captain, who led the team to successfully defend the T20 title in March, may not be…
BENGALURU: In his first set of decisions after taking charge, Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday announced a series of welfare and youth-focused initiatives, including free bus passes for students from school to postgraduate level.The chief minister also announced the setting up of a private employment exchange covering all sectors, which will also provide…
NEW DELHI: Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodriguez arrived in India on Wednesday on a five-day visit to expand energy cooperation, as New Delhi seeks to diversify its crude oil procurement amid supply disruptions from the West Asia crisis.Besides energy, the two sides are also set to explore ways to shore up cooperation in areas of…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar (AP Photo) Rajat Patidar‘s rise as one of the most influential figures in the IPL continued in 2026 as he guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a second successive title. The RCB captain not only led the franchise from the front but also played a vital role with the bat,…
The building — a basement, ground floor and five upper floors — had only one entry and exit. It was operating without a fire NOC. NEW DELHI: The fire at Flourish Stay B&B in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar that claimed at least 21 lives may trigger a criminal investigation similar to the one seen after…
Mamata Banerjee addresses the first protest rally since losing the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections at Esplanade, Kolkata NEW DELHI: Trinamool means “grassroots” — a name chosen by Mamata Banerjee when she founded the party in 1998 to project it as a movement powered from the ground up. But on Wednesday, the castle that Mamata…
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NEW DELHI: India has received the fourth squadron of the Russian-made S-400 Sudarshan air defence system, marking a significant boost to its long-range aerial defence capabilities, according to a report by the news agency ANI.According to defence sources cited by the agency, the system arrived from Russia on a ship a few days ago and…
Ritabrata Banerjee (File photo) In a major escalation of the crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), expelled party leader Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose had recognised him as the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and accepted the rebel camp’s claim to legislature party status.Addressing a press…