New Delhi: National security adviser Ajit Doval held “constructive” talks Monday with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi focusing on key aspects of bilateral engagement, including progress in the normalisation of the ties that came under severe strain during the over four-year eastern Ladakh border standoff.Wang is in New Delhi to attend a Brics conclave. In…
Few nations enter major tournaments with a stronger blend of proven pedigree and emerging talent than France. Didier Deschamps has spent more than a decade constructing a squad capable of competing on multiple fronts, and the depth available to him is one of the principal reasons Les Bleus continue to be viewed as one of…
Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys, passed away, his family confirmed. He was 94.His death, in his Manhattan apartment, was confirmed by his publicist Aliza Rabinoff, who…
It’s inside your phone, your fighter jet, and the next generation of nuclear reactors. Why does it cost so much? A metal most people have never heard of is now one of the most expensive materials on Earth. High-purity hafnium trades for an estimated $13 million to $15 million a tonne, according to industry figures…
Four fertiliser ships exit Hormuz NEW DELHI: Four ships carrying around 1.8 lakh tonnes of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and sulphur have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are now heading to ports in India, the fertiliser department said on Monday.The ships crossed the conflict-hit sea channel last week. TOI has learnt they sailed through…
The blaze engulfed a commercial building housing a pet shop, library, and gaming studio LUCKNOW: At least 15 people, most of them student trainees and staff of a gaming and animation studio, were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon in a fire that tore through a three-storey commercial building in Lucknow’s Aliganj after…
Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers appear to be headed toward a very public split, with tensions between the two sides continuing to unfold in the spotlight. Brandon Aiyuk secured a four-year, $120 million extension with the 49ers in August 2024, but the relationship between player and team has since deteriorated. (X/@DylanMehl) Adding further…
Pankaj Tripathi rushes to Patna after elder brother suffers multiple injuries in axe attack over property dispute in Bihar; condition stable (Image credits: Instagram) Pankaj Tripathi has rushed to Patna after his elder brother, Vijendra Nath Tiwari, was allegedly attacked with an axe in Bihar’s Gopalganj district following a land dispute.The incident reportedly took place…
Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder and Group Chief Executive of Fractal said the pain hitting Indian IT services stocks is temporary, predicting the sector’s structural challenges will largely play out within 12 to 18 months as AI reshapes how technology work gets done. Velamakanni said, “The demand for software for tech is only increasing. Companies are becoming…
Guwahati: Assam Police have ordered an inquiry against a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a havildar over allegations that a Brahmin student was compelled to remove his sacred thread during frisking at a NEET re-test centre in Assam’s Nalbari district on Sunday.The move follows a magisterial probe by the Nalbari district administration in which…
