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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) There was considerable buzz around Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s inclusion in India’s T20I squad, with many expecting the teenage sensation to make his international debut in the series opener against Ireland. However, the team management opted to stick with their established World Cup-winning opening pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, leaving Sooryavanshi…

Tamil cinema titan K Bhagyaraj passes away at 73 (File Photo). CHENNAI: Tamil cinema lost its one-man studio, K Bhagyaraj, on Saturday. The director, actor, screenwriter, composer, ad novelist, who was 73, was brought unconscious to Apollo Hospitals, where doctors declared him dead.His death, which comes two weeks after the passing of his mentor K…

Trump likely to visit India next year, says Rubio (File photo: AP) US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Saturday said the Donald Trump administration is working towards an India visit by the US president “sometime early next year,” describing New Delhi as one of Washington’s closest partners.Responding to a question about Trump’s possible visit…

The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) has released admit cards for the SI Cadre Preliminary Examination 2026. Candidates who cleared the PET/PST can download their hall tickets from the official website. The prelims will be held on July 12, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM across examination centers in all 33 districts. A total…

Oracle has begun a second round of layoffs in Romania, notifying roughly 500 employees on June 25 as its AI-driven restructuring rolls on. Oracle’s layoffs have reached Romania again. Starting June 25, the company began notifying roughly 500 employees there that their roles were on the chopping block, with affected staff describing emails headed “COLLECTIVE…

Rajkumar Hirani on rumours of a film with Ranbir Kapoor: ‘No, I’m not making anything with him’ As filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani gears up for his streaming debut with ‘Pritam And Pedro’, he has broken his silence on the swirling rumours about an upcoming film with Ranbir Kapoor while also offering a much-awaited update on the…

Mayank Lohar (L), Roshan Suvarna (R) MUMBAI: “I had never seen such a ghastly crime and so much blood before… It haunts me.” TOIspoke to an eyewitness to the horrific murder of a 21-year-old passenger, Mayank Lohar, in a local train this week. The witness said Roshan Suvarna, who has since been arrested for the…

Russia’s former defence minister and Putin’s close ally passes away at 73 Sergei Ivanov, a former Russian defense minister and longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin who was once seen as a potential successor to the Russian leader, has died at the age of 73.The Kremlin did not provide a cause of death. The exiled…

Washington, (IANS) India’s new Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR-120) marks a major doctrinal shift for the Indian Army, transitioning from “volume saturation to precision strike”, a report said on Tuesday India’s development of long-range rocket systems such as Pinaka and the upcoming Suryastra marks a decisive shift in how the country will approach future…

JD Vance defends US strikes on Iran after cargo ship attack, says ‘violence will be met with violence’ (AP image) US Vice President JD Vance has defended American strikes on Iranian military targets, warning that “violence will be met with violence” after Washington launched retaliatory attacks in response to an Iranian drone strike on a…