TOI has learnt that the road transport ministry recently notified a “catastrophic event” in the case of widening and strengthening of a 45-km stretch of NH-727B in Uttar Pradesh after an accident during construction claimed two lives and left one with grievous injury in March. NEW DELHI: In a first, the road transport ministry has…
Vishvajit More (SAI Photo) Indian wrestler Vishvajit Ramchandra More made history by winning silver in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman category at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas on Thursday.He narrowly lost 12-13 to Georgia’s Koba Karumidze in the final seconds of the gold medal bout, becoming the first Indian to win silver in…
Helen Mirren and her husband, filmmaker Taylor Hackford, have returned their long-held Hollywood Hills property to the market, asking $12 million for a residence with more than a century of history behind it. The latest listing, reported by Architectural Digest, represents a substantial reduction from the $18.5 million sought when the couple first put the…
NEW DELHI: The parking operator at Terminal 3 (T3) of Delhi airport has removed FASTag-based entry restrictions, bringing much-needed relief to passengers and visitors. The move came a day after Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL), under NHAI, warned the acquiring bank associated with the parking facility of action after it emerged that the operator…
Out-of-favour India women’s cricket team top-order batter Punam Raut on Thursday announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect.The 37-year-old represented India in four Tests, 73 ODIs and 35 T20Is between 2009 and 2021.“After much thought and reflection, I have decided to retire from international cricket in all formats of the…
Foreign inflows lift India’s BoP surplus (representative image) India’s overall balance of payments (BoP) recorded a surplus of $45.4 billion in August 2026, compared with a deficit of $5.6 billion in the same month last year, as foreign currency inflows, particularly non-resident Indian (NRI) deposits, rose sharply, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data.The…
Rajasthan BJP President Madan Rathore also accused Rahul Gandhi of attempting to create unrest in the country. NEW DELHI: Rajasthan BJP president Madan Rathore has drawn criticism from Congress after saying that India would stand with Pakistan if a war broke out between the United States and Pakistan, citing Pakistan’s status as India’s neighbour.“If war…
Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and Afghanistan, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) Shai Hope struck another century as West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth Twenty20 in Hyderabad on Wednesday to level the five-match series at 2-2.Chasing 248, India got off…
US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Thursday that negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement were progressing at an “incredible pace”, adding that the “big items are done”.Speaking at an interactive session at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Gor echoed external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s assessment of the…
SCBA clarified that it did not seek to prevent fair and temperate criticism of the judiciary. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday filed a criminal contempt petition against journalist Nikhil Wagle and Uddhav Sena leader Sanjay Raut over their disparaging remarks against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant.Attorney General R…