NEW DELHI: The push for electrification of its network has reduced Indian Railways’ diesel consumption by 185 crore litres annually, equivalent to around four days of India’s total diesel demand. With electrification of railways’ broad-gauge network touching 99.6%, the quantum of diesel use has fallen to around 37% of what it was in 2016-17, officials…
Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru launched a stunning assault in the IPL 2026 final, rewriting the record books as Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer raced to the fastest team fifty ever recorded in an IPL final on Sunday.Chasing 156 for victory against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra…
Indian man awarded nearly £30,000 by UK tribunal after employer failed to provide work An Indian man who moved to the United Kingdom under the skilled worker visa scheme has been awarded nearly £30,000 by an employment tribunal after his employer failed to provide him any work for around a year, despite issuing him sponsorship…
Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (PTI Photo) Bhuvneshwar Kumar‘s dream IPL 2026 campaign reached another milestone on Sunday as the veteran pacer equalled a long-standing record during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title clash against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.The RCB seamer claimed his 17th wicket in the powerplay this season when he dismissed Sai Sudharsan in…
A Nepal-born software engineer who left a high-paying job at Google after repeated visa setbacks has finally received his US green card.Pratik Karki, a San Francisco-based founder, shared the news in a viral post on X, saying he and his wife had both been granted permanent residency in US after a long and difficult journey…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is facing growing questions about the coherence of his middle-east policy after claiming he has deliberately “spared” Iran’s military, despite repeatedly declaring that US forces had already “decimated,” and “obliterated,” Iran’s military capabilities.The apparent contradiction has become a metaphor for a presidency increasingly marked by conflicting narratives,…
Krunal Pandya celebrates after taking the wicket of Jos Buttler. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s bowlers produced a clinical performance in the IPL 2026 final against Gujarat Titans, but one moment stood above the rest — Krunal Pandya‘s clever dismissal of Jos Buttler that even earned praise from batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.After…
In today’s world, excuses to spend money have become more common than ever. From online shopping to instant deliveries, everything can be made available in just one click. While convenience has taken over the best of markets, it has also made it harder to wait for or work towards long-term goals, and for children it’s…
While there had been reports of Dua Lipa and Callum Turner getting married sometime next week in Sicily, the couple seemed to have jumped at the opportunity a lot sooner! As per the latest reports, the singer and actor chose to tie the knot in an intimate ceremony in London and are now officially husband…
NEW DELHI: Satyabrata Kumar, former Enforcement Directorate (ED) special director and lead investigator in several high-profile money laundering cases, including those against Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya and the Mahadev online betting app, has taken voluntary retirement from service (VRS).A 2004-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, Kumar was posted…