Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates after taking a DC wicket. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivered a performance for the ages, not only powering Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a crushing win over Delhi Capitals but also storming to the top of the Purple Cap standings in IPL 2026. His sensational spell of 3…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh encounter specialist Ajay Pal Sharma, deployed as police observer in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas, was seen issuing stern warning to Falta TMC candidate Jehangir Khan, saying he will be “dealt with properly” if his people continue to “threaten” the electors in the constituency of poll-bound state.In a video going viral,…
TOI correspondent from Washington: First Lady Melania Trump joined President Trump in a separate rebuke of the media, censuring late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after he had joked that she looked like an “expectant widow” in a parody of the aborted White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) that he made before the security scare. Kimmel…
NEW DELHI: The eccentricity of the IPL never ceases to astonish the beholder. A venue that witnessed the wild swinging bats wreak carnage two days ago, with 265 being chased down comfortably, saw the swinging new white ball annihilate a batting lineup on Monday evening. In a matter of four overs, Royal Challengers Bengaluru seamers…
Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson split up (Image via Instagram / @theestallion) Megan Thee Stallion is making headlines for her statement on needing some time off in her latest Instagram post. Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson are a couple who have been dating for a little more than a year now. They have…
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: West Bengal witnessed an intensely polarised and high-decibel campaign in the second phase of assembly elections, marked by massive roadshows, sharp political attacks and allegations of violence.The Election Commission confirmed that Phase 2 campaigning officially ended at 5 pm today. The second phase of campaigning began on April 24 after…
Sam Altman and Satya Nadella For years, OpenAI‘s biggest financial backer was also its biggest constraint. That changed Monday. OpenAI and Microsoft announced a revised partnership that ends Microsoft’s exclusive license to OpenAI’s technology—the same technology Microsoft had been backing since 2019, to the tune of $13 billion. The new deal allows OpenAI to sell…
RCB players celebrate the wicket of Axar Patel. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a nightmare evening for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as the “curse of April 27” returned to haunt the IPL after 15 years. On the same date in 2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala had slumped to 11 for 6…
India-New Zealand FTA: The India-New Zealand trade deal or Free Trade Agreement signed on Monday has been called a ‘once-in-a-generation’ trade pact. For one, it gives Indian exporters duty-free or zero duty access to all exports. The implementation of the trade deal is now contingent on New Zealand Parliament’s approval, and in the case of…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump lashed out at a journalist who read out excerpts from a purported manifesto written by the suspect in Saturday night’s security scare at a media dinner while angrily asserting that he is not a rapist or a pedophile as the assailant’s screed suggested.In an interview with CBS…
