COIMBATORE: PM Narendra Modion Saturday said a new chapter is being written in the politics of Tamil Nadu, and people are giving a clear message that “NDA is in and DMK is out”. At a poll rally in Coimbatore, Modi said many Tamil women from ordinary families would have become MPs and MLAs if the…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday dared BJP to “face her directly” after I-T raids at the homes of her chief proposer in Bhowanipore, Miraj Shah, and Rashbehari TMC nominee, Debasish Kumar. She alleged that EC had deployed officers with BJP links to selectively raid and arrest TMC activists. At a rally in Uluberia,…
CHENNAI: At India’s southern tip, Kanyakumari stands apart in elections. Unlike other parts of Tamil Nadu where the Dravidian majors fight it out, two national parties are at the forefront of the poll battle. While Congress pitches the secular plank, BJP strives for Hindu unity, and TVK plays the alternative card. BJP is contesting four…
NEW DELHI: Amid firing by Iranian gunboats that caused two Indian-flagged tankers to turn back from Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the tenth Indian-flagged vessel crossed the strait. Desh Garima, carrying crude oil, was on its way to Mumbai port. Iran had been sporadically allowing Indian vessels to sail through since it decided to block…
NEW DELHI: India and Russia can now station 3,000 troops and a limited number of naval ships and aircraft in each other’s territory as part of an agreement that was signed between New Delhi and Moscow in Feb 2025 and that has been in force since Jan 12 this year, Russia’s official legal information portal…
NEW DELHI/PUNE: IAF ordered Saturday a court of inquiry into a hard landing by a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet in Pune, as flight operations at the civil-military airport resumed after an overnight shutdown of nearly 10 hours. IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Jaideep Singh confirmed the probe. He also said: “Work was done at a war…
Lawmakers in Maine this week passed a statewide a temporary suspension on new data centres, marking the first time a US state has officially moved to halt the rapid expansion of the infrastructure that is powering the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. The legislation comes as the AI industry faces growing pushback over its massive environmental…
Akshaya Tritiya is considered one of the holiest and most positive days in the Hindu calendar, observed with great enthusiasm across India. The term ‘Akshaya’ means something that does not reduce or diminish; thus, it signifies eternal happiness, prosperity, and wealth. It is believed that any good deed, investment, or new beginning made on this…
SRINAGAR: A large crowd gathered outside the district jail in Leh on Saturday to welcome the release of former Congress councillor Smanla Dorje Nurboo (36) and former Congress J&K MLA Deldan Namgail (47) after the Jammu and Kashmir high court granted them bail.Police had arrested Namgail on Sept 26, 2025, and Nurboo a day later,…
US president Trump, Iran’s president Pezeshkian (File photos) The TOI correspondent from Washington: The US-Iran standoff in the Hormuz Strait remains unresolved 72-hours before the end of a two-week ceasefire after Tehran, angered by US president Donald Trump’s social media grandstanding portraying it as having caved in completely to his demands including surrendering its uranium…