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NEW DELHI: A politician can’t be allowed to judge judicial competence merely based on “personal perception”, the Delhi high court said on Monday, dismissing petitions by AAP netas seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the liquor policy case.“This court will stand up for itself and institution…. I will not recuse,” the judge said,…

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday expressed surprise that despite public warnings in the wake of cases of ‘digital arrest’, many educated people continue to be trapped by scamsters and robbed of their life savings.When attorney general R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi…

NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in…

NEW DELHI: After the firing incident on two Indian vessels by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 18, “Indian Navy is prioritising security for all Indian vessels stranded and waiting to cross the Strait of Hormuz”, defence sources confirmed to TOI. “All Indian-flagged cargo ships in the Persian Gulf have also been asked…

Ashok Sharma, Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans were bowled out for 100, but captain Shubman Gill blamed bowlers after the 99-run defeat to Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2026 match on Monday.Gill said his side gave away too many runs in the middle overs and failed to control the flow despite understanding the pitch…

Horoscope Today: Read daily horoscope predictions for April 21, 2026. Know all about the astrological events and influences that will be affecting each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the…

NEW DELHI: Tilak Varma returned to form with his maiden IPL century as Mumbai Indians ended their four-match losing streak in IPL 2026 with a 99-run win over Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Monday.Tilak finished unbeaten on 101 off 45 balls, bringing up his hundred with a boundary off the last ball of the innings….

File Photo: US President Donald Trump and Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian The TOI correspondent from Washington: Prospects of a second round of talks between the United States and Iran hangs in suspense amid a fog of mistrust and misinformation after Teheran conveyed to Washington it is not ready to turn up in Islamabad in the…

New Delhi: A total of 26 candidates secured a perfect 100 NTA score in JEE (Main) 2026, even as 2,50,182 candidates qualified for JEE (Advanced), the gateway to the IITs. The number of perfect scorers has risen from 24 last year, underlining intensifying competition at the top end. Among the 26 perfect scorers, one candidate…

India and the United States are set to resume trade talks this week, taking a “great step to finalize” the proposed agreement. Taking to social media platform X, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said “The Indian trade delegation will be arriving in Washington this week. A great step to finalize our bilateral trade deal….