TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to erase Iranian civilisation if it did not re-open the Hormuz Straits by 8 p.m on Tuesday night (5.30 a.m IST Wednesday), potentially inviting the designation as a war criminal amid calls for replacing him constitutionally from some of his own MAGA supporters. In a…
Bharat Bhushan & Dr Sujatha BENGALURU: A year after the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the life of her husband, Bharath Bhushan, Dr Sujatha still measures time in ‘before’ and ‘after’. What remains, she says, is a void. “I’ve lost my emotion… I’ve lost my smile,” she says quietly.Bharath Bhushan, an MBA graduate, complemented her…
Ministry of Defence announces CSBO Grade-II vacancies eligibility selection process and email application details explained Indian Army CSBO recruitment 2026: Indian Army Headquarters 2 Signal Training Centre, Panaji, Goa, under Ministry of Defence, has released the CSBO Grade-II recruitment notification for 190 Group C civilian posts. The notice outlines online email-based applications for candidates across…
NEW DELHI: An Australian court sentenced an unqualified Indian-origin massage therapist in Adelaide to 13 years and 10 months in jail for sexually abusing 61 women over nine months, constituting 97 charges of “aggravated indecent assault” and “secretly filming” the survivors.Judge Carmen Matteo of the District Court of South Australia held Sumit Rastogi, 39, guilty…
An Indian-origin university graduate’s failed attempt to land a supermarket job sparked fresh questions about whether the job market is failing young people.21-year-old Raksha Hegde in Australia has gone viral after revealing she was rejected for a part-time retail assistant role while trying to support herself during her master’s studies. Her experience triggered a debate…
Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkel (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: India’s first ODI assignment since the T20 World Cup is also the start of a longer journey towards South Africa, where conditions next year are likely to place a premium on pace, bounce and seamers capable of hitting the deck hard.With Jasprit Bumrah unavailable and…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has spent the better part of 2026 telling anyone with a microphone that AI is about to wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs. Now, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the man whose company is selling that very AI is no longer just warning about the layoffs. He’s…
An eastern Chinese special education school has become a center of controversy after it introduced an innovative lesson for teenagers that involves carrying baby dolls around the whole day. The special education school in Jiangsu province allegedly employs the technique in order to make the students more empathic and responsible individuals. On one hand, the…
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan have been the driving force behind Sunrisers Hyderabad’s impressive IPL 2026 campaign. The trio has piled on runs consistently while showcasing SRH’s trademark fearless brand of batting throughout the tournament.During SRH’s IPL 2026 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru,…
Strong indirect tax collections work well for government finances, especially at a time when the economy is facing global headwinds. (AI image) NEW DELHI: GST collections grew 8.7% to Rs 2,42,702 crore in April, an all-time high, but was driven by a 26% surge in the mop-up from imports, which were estimated at Rs 57,580…