A firefighter sergeant in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture has been suspended after an unusual case of workplace misconduct that has since gone viral online. The officer, based in Inazawa City, was found to have coerced colleagues into playing handmade board games during duty hours, including rest or nap breaks, over a six-month period. What he described…
An Indian-origin doctor has shared her experience of obtaining a driving licence in the UK, describing the process as significantly more rigorous compared to India.Sunita Sayammagaru wrote in a post on X that while obtaining a driving licence in India felt relatively easy, the UK system required a much higher level of skill and awareness.She…
MUMBAI: For most passengers, flying is a strange mix of routine and mystery. A boarding call, a safety demonstration, the familiar hum of engines, and then, somewhere between take-off and touchdown, questions begin to surface. Why are we waiting when the weather outside looks perfectly fine? Why did the aircraft suddenly climb again just before…
NEW DELHI: Citing the changing times and acknowledging the reality that premarital sex has become common, the Supreme Court has said that being in such a relationship cannot be termed as moral turpitude to draw adverse inferences about a person’s character. The authorities must keep in mind this reality and not initiate punitive action on…
The accused, Shivaji Rathod, was nabbed from the general coach of Azad Hind Express by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) following an extensive search operation involving police units from Pune, Akola and ATS teams at multiple railway stations. NAGPUR: A 35-year-old roadside shoe seller from Solapur, now living in Pune, was arrested from a train at…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: In New York City, few traditions are more sacred than complaining about traffic and berating politicians. Donald Trump, the first US President to attend an NBA final, managed to trigger both on Monday night.As Trump’s visage appeared on the jumbotron during the national anthem before Game 3 between the local…
Some US officials believe Israeli intelligence may also be part of a broader effort by Tel Aviv to influence Trump’s decision on whether to intensify American military action against Iran. Israel shared fresh intelligence with the United States alleging that Iran recently developed a new plan to assassinate US President Donald Trump.According to The Wall…
Mumbai: RBI has introduced a new ‘calamity chapter’ in its guidelines, creating a dedicated framework for disaster-related relief that separates such measures from general restructuring and tightens eligibility, accounting, and provisioning norms.Unlike in the past when relief measures were handled under broader restructuring frameworks, the new rules establish a distinct Chapter VI-A for natural calamities…