TOI correspondant from Washington: Some two centuries after Tipu Sultan’s Mysore projectiles, parlayed by the British into Congreve missiles, led Francis Scott Key to note the “rocket’s red glare” in the Star Spangled Banner, the US capital is about to discover that fireworks, no matter where they come from, are no fun on a fiendishly…
Quote of the day by Richard Nixon from his farewell speech at the White House. On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon, the 37th US president, announced his resignation, triggered by several scandals. The next day, Nixon delivered his farewell speech to his staff. It was a long speech in which he addressed the controversies that…
Sharmila Tagore has earlier spoken about being diagnosed with Cancer. The conversation happened when the ‘Amar Prem’ actress appeared on ‘Koffee With Karan‘ with Saif Ali Khan. At that point, Karan Johar had revealed that Sharmila Tagore was the original choice for ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ for Shabana Azmi‘s role but she couldn’t…
NEW DELHI: The Gujarat high court has held that a person allowed to live in a relative’s house out of goodwill, without paying rent, cannot later claim tenancy rights over the property. In its July 3 order, the court noted that oral claims cannot override what a signed agreement clearly says.What was the issueSawaisinh Devisingh…
Social skills aren’t something that a child automatically picks up. These skills are learned through guidance, everyday interactions, and observations. Just like children learn to read, write, or solve problems, they also need support in learning how to communicate, connect, and understand others. By age 10 these skills become all the more important because from…
Before you fill out that adoption form based purely on how cute a puppy looks, you need to step back and audit your actual lifestyle. A blunt truth: There are no bad family breeds on this list, but there are plenty of bad lifestyle matches. To keep yourself grounded, think through these core realities:1. The…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson NEW DELHI: The national selection committee has decided to bench Sanju Samson for the three-match T20I series in Zimbabwe starting on July 23. Ishan Kishan will don the role of the lead wicketkeeper while Prabhsimran Singh has received a maiden call up. TOI understands that the selectors have only rested Samson…
IT stocks crash (AI image) Globally technology sector stocks are leading stock market rallies. In India, the picture is the opposite. The Nifty IT index has dropped around 23% since the start of the year, sharply underperforming the broader market decline of around 10%. In fact, IT has been the worst-performing major sector in the…
NEW DELHI: Ten days after ED carried out searches at several premises in Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai on officials of I-PAC, a political consultancy firm whose clients include Trinamool and DMK, the agency on Monday arrested one of its directors and co-founder, Vinesh Chandel. He will be produced before a special court in Delhi…
BENGALURU: IPO-bound real estate and mortgage platform Square Yards has raised Rs 900 crore through a mix of debt and equity, catapulting it into the unicorn club as it gears up for a public listing. The funding round was anchored by real estate investment firm EAAA Alternatives, with participation from global corporate credit manager Muzinich…