The investigation into the murder of 26-year-old realtor Ketan Agrawal has revealed that the two accused allegedly rehearsed the crime multiple times before carrying out the killing, police said. PUNE: The investigation into the murder of 26-year-old realtor Ketan Agrawal has revealed that the two accused allegedly rehearsed the crime multiple times before carrying out…

Shehbaz Sharif (File photo) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said he had spoken with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian after Islamabad’s attempt to broker a second round of talks between the United States and Iran fell through.“Pakistan remains committed to serve as an honest and sincere facilitator—working tirelessly to advance durable peace and lasting…

Chennai Super Kings batter Urvil Patel produced one of the finest knocks in IPL history, smashing a 13-ball fifty during CSK’s chase of 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai on Sunday.With the innings, Urvil equalled the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history.Fastest IPL fifties (by balls faced): 13 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)…

New parenting rules: From control to calm. From credentials to curiosity. From achievement machines to human beings. The helicopter has left the building. Goodbye, Alpha Moms. Hello, Beta Moms.​ Mother. The world revolves around this word. It’s not really just a word though, is it? From Deewar’s famous dialogue: “Mere paas Maa hai” to the…

NEW DELHI: Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said the region is “hanging between trust and mistrust” due to delays in the next round of talks with the Centre, warning that the prolonged gap risks deepening divisions in the sensitive border region.In a post on X, Wangchuk noted that more than two months have passed…

Image Credit: TOI/ Bengaluru BENGALURU: Bookworm, the iconic bookshop on Church Street, saw nearly 5,000 books destroyed after rainwater gushed into the shop within minutes.Proprietor Krishna Gowda said, “The hailstones clogged the drainage outlets, and almost instantly, water started pouring in from all sides,” he said. By 5.30pm, shelves that once held stories, ideas and…