NEW DELHI: In a big boost for India’s ambitious Deep Ocean Mission, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 600 crore for the Samudrayaan project, under which scientists will be sent to the depths of the ocean in a specially-designed submersible to explore the ocean floor, including the country’s continental shelf and exclusive economic…
As Germany grapples with the double whammy of an economic slump and political instability — all in the middle of a raging war in Ukraine — German ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, participated in a TOI editors’ roundtable to discuss a range of bilateral and global issues. In a freewheeling conversation, he spoke about the…
NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma‘s extraordinary performance of 54-ball 135 set new benchmarks, achieving the second-fastest century and highest score by an Indian in T20Is, as India overwhelmed England by 150 runs in the fifth T20I, securing the series 4-1 on Sunday. After England chose to field, Abhishek’s aggressive batting propelled India to their highest T20I…
NEW DELHI: Hungarian-American chess grandmaster Susan Polgar criticized Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev after he refused to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali during the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Netherlands.Yakubboev cited “religious reasons” for his decision, but Polgar challenged his stance by sharing a photo on social media showing him shaking hands with…
Promise Day, celebrated on February 11, is one of the most meaningful days in Valentine’s Week. It’s a day when lovers, friends, and family members express their commitment and dedication to each other by making heartfelt promises. Whether it’s a vow of eternal love, unwavering support, or lifelong companionship, a promise made on this day…
This image taken from video shows firefighters working to secure the area of a fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which caught fire Thursday night and lead to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London. (Pic credit: AP) British counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation into a massive fire at an electrical substation near…
The US state department and Immigration & Customs Enforcement continue to aggressively target international students with visa revocations, termination of their legal status, and removal. With Indians constituting the largest cohort of international students, it isn’t surprising that the majority of those impacted are from India.The American Immigration Lawyers Association collected 327 reports of visa…
Queen Camilla (Picture credit: Reuters) Britain’s Queen Camilla, recovering from a chest infection, recently spoke candidly about her past smoking habits during a reception at Buckingham Palace.At the event on Wednesday, Camilla and King Charles met with several film and TV stars. The Queen engaged in a conversation with Paddington actress Emily Mortimer and discussed…
Pet dog fights off prowling leopard, saves mom-daughter BAGESHWAR: It was a calm and quiet evening, but soon screams and cries for help ripped through the darkness in Uttarakhand’s Kafoli village as a leopard cub barged into the kitchen of a house and attacked a woman and her daughter. Seeing the intruder, their pet dog,…
Gautam Gambhir and Aaqib Javed (Photos: Agency/Video grab) Pakistan have been on a losing spree in Test cricket and got eliminated early in the last ODI and T20 World Cups, which has led to a lot of concerns and questions around the sport’s management by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as well as grooming the…
