NEW DELHI: The government’s appointment of Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth as the next Chief of the Army Staff has added another chapter to a long tradition of military families whose members have risen to the highest ranks of India’s armed forces.For Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth, the announcement would have been a particularly proud moment….
TOI correspondent from Washington: When Sundar Pichai was studying at Stanford in the 1990s, he once skipped class to go to Las Vegas. When he returned to Stanford to deliver the commencement address on Sunday, some students skipped Sundar Pichai.It was a very Silicon Valley graduation ceremony: the CEO of Google, one of the most…
NEW DELHI: Cricket fans are used to seeing the famous ‘Snicko’ technology helping umpires determine whether a batter has edged the ball. But on Monday, a similar piece of technology made an appearance during a FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Sweden and Tunisia at the Stadio Monterrey.While Sweden’s dominant 5-1 victory grabbed headlines, it…
Navneet Kaur (File photo) The Indian women’s hockey team came from two goals down to defeat the USA 3-2 in its opening Pool A match of the FIH Nations Cup in Auckland on Monday.Deepika scored twice for India, while Navneet Kaur added the third goal. Ashley Sessa and Madeleine Zimmer scored for the USA. The…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a sharp rebuke to an RTI (Right to Information Act) activist while refusing anticipatory bail to him and another accused in a case linked to the alleged obstruction of road construction work in Punjab.A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi rejected the plea of RTI…
A Pakistan Air Force training aircraft crashed during a routine training mission near Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, killing both pilots on board, according to Pakistan’s military.The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the armed forces, said the trainer aircraft went down while conducting a routine training sortie.The military identified the…
Palau-flagged vessel Settebello at the centre of the India-US standoff had ignored close to 60 verbal warnings before it came under fire from US forces last week, resulting in the deaths of 3 Indian nationals.According to remarks by a US official, which were reported by AP from Washington, the vessel also did not heed repeated…
The writer of the Karisma Kapoor starrer ‘Brown’ shares his experience working on the series, shaping Karisma Kapoor’s character and his bonding with director Abhinay Deo. Mayukh Ghosh, the writer behind Karisma Kapoor’s web series ‘Brown,’ is currently basking in the success and positive reviews the series has received. The series is an adaptation of…
Norway Crown Prince Haakon’s stepson, Marius Borg Hoiby, was convicted of rape and domestic violence on Monday and sentenced to four years in prison, after a seven-week trial that has further damaged the Norwegian royal family’s public image.The Oslo District Court delivered the verdict, finding the 29-year-old guilty on two counts of rape while acquitting…
NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Monday afternoon, bringing a sudden change in the weather. A dust storm accompanied by strong winds swept across several parts of the city, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for thunderstorms and rain.The IMD said a dust storm followed by thunderstorms,…