Rishabh Pant made a confident call at the toss, choosing to bowl first as Lucknow Super Giants look to embrace a fearless approach against one of the in-form sides this season. Explaining the decision, Pant admitted that facing a strong opposition brings a different mindset. “Coming here, we want them to set a total for…
The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from LC36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Earlier this week, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos shared a photo of the space company’s New Glenn rockets. Bezos’ post on X, formerly Twitter, got ‘Congrats’ message from CEO of Blue…
For years, Vijay Shankar remained one of Indian cricket’s most discussed yet misunderstood cricketers. From being labelled the ‘3D player’ during the 2019 World Cup to battling injuries, criticism and constant scrutiny, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder’s career rarely moved without noise around it.But as Shankar walks away from Indian domestic cricket and the IPL, there…
Scott Bessent (File photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled a prospective removal of the 25 per cent penalty tariffs on India for its purchase of Russian oil, citing “success” in Washington’s pressure tactics while appearing to disapprove the outreach of the European Union, which is on the verge of concluding…
India’s 92nd GM Aaryan Varshney with his father Gaurav (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: “Main pal do pal ka shaayar hoon, pal do pal meri kahaani hai. (I am a poet of a moment or two, my story is of a moment or two)” Scrolling through Gaurav Varshney’s social media feed, one can easily notice posts…
Ajit Pawar’s plane crashed in Baramati NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday after his plane crashed in Pune district’s Baramati on Wednesday, as reported by officials.Here’s what we know so far A Mumbai-to-Baramati charter aircraft crash-landed at around 8:45 am at Baramati Airport in Maharashtra. Maharashtra deputy CM died in the…
JAMMU: A joint team of security forces launched a massive search operation after intelligence agencies detected satellite communication by suspected terrorists near the border in Rajpura area, in Jammu’s Kanachak sector, on Sunday.The communication was traced to a Thuraya satellite device around 3pm, and its GPS location was tracked, said officials. “Soon after, a joint…
MUMBAI: India’s new Shanti Act gives American firms an opportunity to collaborate in the fast-growing area of nuclear energy, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, New’s Delhi’s ambassador in Washington, has said.“As interests of the India-US partnership continuously converge and align in this space, American firms can now compete on a level playing field for one of the…
US President Donald Trump said that he may bar ExxonMobil from operating in Venezuela, criticising the oil giant after its leadership questioned the viability of investing in the country after the capture of former president Nicolas Maduro by US forces. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday as he departed West Palm Beach,…
MS Dhoni made a rare public appearance when he attended Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s 60th birthday celebrations in Panvel (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who largely keeps a low profile away from the cricket field, made a rare public appearance when he attended Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s 60th birthday…