India’s Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur reached another major career milestone on the opening day of the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s, becoming only the third Indian batter to score 9000 international runs in women’s cricket. The landmark came during her composed innings of 58 off 121 deliveries on Friday….
For many employees, layoffs feel like lightning strikes—sudden, unexpected, and life‑changing. One moment you’re reviewing a project, the next you’re staring at an HR email or a calendar invite that begins with, “We need to talk.” But recruiters and career experts say that in reality, layoffs are rarely as sudden as they feel. Companies often…
Armenia became the first country when it signed a deal worth $720 million to buy Akash missile system in 2022. The growing use of drones, missiles and rockets in conflicts ranging from Ukraine to West Asia has underscored the increasing importance of air defence in modern warfare. Recent confrontations, including exchanges between Iran and its…
Indian man working in Australia as a massage therapist sent to jail for sexual abuse of 61 victims. 39-year-old Sumit Satish Rastogi, an Indian man in Adelaide, Australia, has been sentenced to 13 years and 10 months behind bars after pleading guilty to 97 offences, including multiple charges of aggravated indecent assault and indecent filming…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday once again took jabs at the election commission and the BJP amid the ongoing war of words over the SIR process.Addressing a public rally at Pingla in Paschim Medinipur district, the TMC chief alleged that “logical discrepancy” under the SIR exercise is not an officially…
DIY enthusiasts can avoid painful finger injuries while hammering by using a simple wooden clothespin. This clever hack securely holds nails, keeping fingers safely away from the impact zone. Everyone can relate to this situation. You are up on a ladder or down on the floor at the baseboard, trying to mount a heavy picture…
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: AFP) MUMBAI: The senior men’s selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, will meet on May 19 to pick India’s squads for the one-off Test and three ODIs against Afghanistan in June, following the IPL. Confirming the development, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told TOI that the committee will convene to finalise the…
Four fertiliser ships exit Hormuz NEW DELHI: Four ships carrying around 1.8 lakh tonnes of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and sulphur have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are now heading to ports in India, the fertiliser department said on Monday.The ships crossed the conflict-hit sea channel last week. TOI has learnt they sailed through…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav is likely to play for Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in a T20 match against the Uganda’s touring side on May 30 in Mumbai.Uganda are currently touring Mumbai for four one-day matches and four T20 games. Uganda swept the four-match One Day series against MCA Colts XI 4-0. The T20 matches…
JAMMU: Narcotics control bureau (NCB) seized 5 kg of high-grade heroin, suspected to have been smuggled from Pakistan, and arrested an alleged smuggler during a raid in a village along LoC in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday.“Around 9 am, the contraband, packed in five packets, was recovered from a person in Kosalyain village…