US President Donald Trump will personally launch the Great American State Fair next month after several musical acts withdrew from the event, citing concerns over its political associations.The organisers of the fair, Freedom 250, announced on Saturday that Trump will kick off the celebrations on June 24 in Washington, DC, as part of events marking…
MUMBAI: Mitsui OSK Lines, which runs one of the largest shipping fleets globally, on Tuesday said that container rates may rise further as there is a gap between freight rates and increase in cost as bunker oil prices have doubled in Asia.During an interaction with TOI, the Japanese company’s global president and CEO Jotaro Tamura…
The clip has gone viral on social media. There are celebrations that stay on the football pitch. And then there are moments that travel far beyond the game. Just seconds after Morocco booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16, Ismael Saibari sprinted towards the stands at the Estadio Monterrey in…
A Royal Navy helicopter (Representative photo) A Royal Navy helicopter crashed into a field in Devon in southwest England early Wednesday morning, prompting a large-scale emergency response and road closures in the area, authorities said.According to The Guardian, the incident took place at Sourton Down, near Okehampton, on the edge of north Dartmoor, a region…
Indian woman in UK compares work-life balance with India: ‘All we do is wait for the weekend’ The 9-to-5 routine is often described as a fixed working schedule, but for many employees, the day does not really feel over when office hours end. What happens after work can shape how much time people have for…
The Centre’s decision to exempt all customs duties on cotton imports for five months till October 30 is expected to improve cotton availability, reduce input costs and strengthen the competitiveness of India’s textile sector, the Textile Ministry said on Saturday, PTI reported.Industry bodies welcomed the move, describing it as timely relief for the textile and…
(Pic credit: NBA Rising Stars Invitational) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: For much of this week, moving between the courts inside Singapore’s OCBC Arena for the NBA Rising Stars Invitational 2026 has almost become an exercise in repetition.A Japanese school wins comfortably. A Chinese side follows with another convincing performance. Australia imposes itself physically. South Korea plays…
Cardinals are choosy about where they stop. Here’s how to make your yard count Have you ever seen a beautiful red cardinal land in someone else’s yard and thought, why not my yard? You are not alone. Cardinals are among the most familiar backyard birds in the U.S. for good reason. The males are almost…
Prajwal Revanna (File Photo) BENGALURU: Former MP Prajwal Revanna was found with a mobile phone and pen drive during a raid at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru on Wednesday, officials said.A blue-coloured Android mobile phone, a pen drive, a charger and a diary were recovered from Revanna, officials said.Another inmate, identified was as Prathap…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed Blackstone-backed AirTrunk’s proposed investment programme of Rs 3 lakh crore in India by 2030 to expand digital infrastructure capacity, signalling one of the country’s largest proposed investments in data centres, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.He said that the investment plan reflected the growing strength…