TOI correspondent from London: A British MP is calling on the UK police to investigate a video by an extremist group, which has resurfaced about a year later on social media, showing inflammatory content about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The video has triggered outrage among the Indian diaspora.The video from a year ago has already … Read more
IPL 2026: RCB vs KKR in Raipur With 13 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. GT and RCB have almost qualified, while SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the playoffs. PBKS, too, remain in a good position … Read more
CHENNAI: Transitioning from a party leader scrambling for the support of 10 MLAs to a chief minister winning a confidence motion by a 144-22 majority on Wednesday, C Joseph Vijay has passed the first litmus test in assembly.The result was brought about by the 59 DMK MLAs walking out of the House and 25 of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Days after PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce gold purchases, the finance ministry on Wednesday raised customs duty on the yellow metal and silver to 15% from 6% in a bid to lower the demand for precious metals.The move pushed up domestic spot market for gold by Rs 9,000-10,000 to about Rs 1.6 … Read more
VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal, Ramesh Chennithala NEW DELHI: After nine days of intense lobbying that fuelled rumours, Congress will end the suspense Thursday morning by naming Kerala’s next chief minister, with leader of opposition V D Satheesan, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and veteran Ramesh Chennithala in contention.All three aspirants strongly pressed their claims … Read more
NEW DELHI: Two important MoUs in the areas of LPG and Strategic Petroleum Reserves are likely to be concluded during PM Narendra Modi’s stopover in the UAE on Friday on his way to Europe, official sources have said. Govt said that energy security will be a key focus area of Modi’s three-hour stopover in the … Read more
BJP Mayoral candidate Shyam Lal Bansal wins the Municipal Corporation election at Panchkula Panchkula: Riding on an aggressive campaign led by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, the BJP swept the Panchkula municipal corporation polls, retaining the mayor’s post and significantly improving its tally in ward seats.BJP’s mayoral candidate Sham Lal Bansal (71) defeated Congress’s … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron has been drawn into fresh controversy after a new book claimed that his wife, Brigitte Macron, slapped him during an official foreign trip last year after allegedly seeing flirty messages on his phone linked to an Iranian-born actress.The claims are made in journalist Florian Tardif’s book “An (Almost) Perfect Couple”, which … Read more
SP president Akhilesh Yadav paying tributes to his brother Prateek Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav described his younger brother Prateek as a hardworking and health-conscious person who always wanted to achieve something on his own through dedication and hard work.Speaking to reporters at KGMU, where Prateek’s autopsy was conducted, an emotional Akhilesh said the … Read more
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath pays tributes before last rites of late Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger son Prateek Yadav, who died in the early hours of Wednesday in Lucknow Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday expressed grief over the demise of Prateek Yadav, husband of Aparna Yadav and son of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister … Read more