UP police book 10 gym owners under Gangsters Act for conversion, exploitation (File Photo) VARANASI: Police have invoked the stringent Gangsters Act against 10 gym owners in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur on charges of running a racket in which women were allegedly forced to convert to Islam and sexually exploited as part of an operation dubbed…
File Pic: Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has opened up about the behind-the-scenes battles he fought with selectors during his captaincy tenure to protect and reshape Rahul Dravid’s ODI career, revealing how close the batting legend came to being dropped over concerns about his strike rate.Speaking…
NEW DELHI: India has firmly opposed the attacks on merchant vessels and called for restraint, stressing the need to protect civilian lives, as several Indian nationals had either lost their lives or gone missing in attacks linked to the Middle East conflict.Speaking at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, India’s Permanent Representative to the…
NEW DELHI: DRDO on Friday evening launched the maiden test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast.“Though the test-launch doesn’t look like that of an Agni-6 missile, the missile tested today is of ICBM category,” a defence source confirmed to TOI. However, DRDO has yet to officially announce the missile test.Days…
Koneru Humpy (FIDE Photo) PUNE: Koneru Humpy, India’s top-rated woman chess player, said that besides China’s Zhu Jiner she doesn’t see any woman player having the potential to reach an Elo rating of 2600 and break into the top-100 in Open world rankings.Humpy, who is set to play Norway elite chess meet from May 25…
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran came under fresh pressure after US forces carried out what Washington described as “self-defence” strikes targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats allegedly attempting to lay mines near the Strait of Hormuz.The strikes took place even as indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran continued over a…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Government has begun the exercise to decide on the process for sale of its stake in IDBI Bank and is looking to speed up the process months after rejecting bids that were below the reserve price.Two high-powered meetings of officials took place on Monday, govt officials said, with focus on two qualified bidders-Prem…
American software giant Intuit has become the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 this year, as investors worry that a new wave of AI-powered tax services could challenge the company’s flagship TurboTax business. The company’s stock has fallen about 51% so far in 2026, even as CEO Sasan Goodarzi continues to defend the company’s AI-focused…
MEA condemns Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Monday strongly condemned Pakistan’s air strikes and military operations on Afghan territory, calling them a “blatant act of aggression” and “persistent pattern of reckless behaviour”.In a statement, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the strikes constituted an assault on Afghanistan’s…
NEW DELHI: Muscle weakness in old age may not be just about growing older. It could be linked to changes in gut health, suggests a study from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, pointing to a new way of understanding why many elderly people lose strength and mobility.Published in Geriatrics & Gerontology International, the study…