In 2002, a Tyeb Mehta triptych aptly titled Celebration, from The Times of India collection, set off quite a party in the Indian art market when it became the first Indian painting to cross the crore mark at auction. Though it came in the winter of his life, it was a remarkable milestone for an…
Representative Image (Agencies Photos) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted ongoing President’s Trophy Grade 1 matches away from Peshawar and Abbottabad following the federal government’s announcement of a state of emergency and the imposition of governor’s rule in the politically troubled province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The venue changes come amid escalating political tensions involving the…
BENGALURU: IT firms had shrugged off concerns over their dependence on the US green-card route well before the US administration announced the suspension of PERM processing, with certified applications already declining sharply.Thirteen major IT services companies recorded 607 certified permanent labour certification (PERM) applications in the first nine months of FY26, compared with 1,670 in…
JP Nadda said the centre would help build a strong institutional foundation for research into the health challenges faced by people in the Himalayan region and personnel deployed in high-altitude areas. NEW DELHI: From how soldiers acclimatise to thin air at extreme altitudes to how low oxygen levels and harsh winters affect the health of…
Cricketer Rishabh Pant (ANI Photo) Rishabh Pant’s injury has forced a change to India’s preparations for their upcoming red-ball tour of New Zealand, with wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra named as his replacement for the first two matches. Pant, who was initially selected subject to fitness, has been ruled out after sustaining a left-side strain during the…
NEW DELHI: Retail inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) rose to a nine-month high of 5.5% in Sept (y-o-y) from 4.8% in Aug, on account of a surge in food prices, which strained household costs, National Statistics Office data released Monday showed. This was the first time that retail inflation crossed the 5%…
: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, in New Delhi. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met with Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi on Monday and held detailed discussions on the expansion of rural road connectivity in Uttarakhand…
Australia suffered a potential injury scare on Day 4 of the first Test against South Africa in Durban on Monday after Steve Smith was struck on the helmet by a short-pitched delivery from Anrich Nortje. The former Australia captain underwent an on-field concussion assessment and did not take the field when South Africa began their…
The Denge Sound Mirrors near Greatstone Lakes in Kent, built between 1928 and 1930 to detect enemy aircraft by sound. Long before radar screens tracked enemy planes, Britain tried to hear them coming. Three giant concrete structures on the Kent coast, known as the Denge Sound Mirrors, were built between 1928 and 1930 to pick…
SRINAGAR: J&K Waqf Board has decided to constitute a core committee comprising imams and religious scholars to finalize common themes for sermons across mosques and shrines on Fridays and other religious occasions.Board chairperson Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi told TOI that the decision was taken at a meeting on Saturday following suggestions from imams and Islamic…