US President Donald Trump (AP photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: In a move steeped in geopolitical tension and personal irony, US President Donald Trump, whose grandfather emigrated from Germany, giving him one of the closest generational ties to the country of any modern American leader, has ordered the withdrawal of roughly 5,000 American troops from…
USA opened their 2026 World Cup campaign with a 4-1 win over Paraguay, scoring through a seventh-minute own goal forced by Christian Pulisic’s cross and Weston McKennie’s pressure/ Image:X USA could hardly have asked for a better start to their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign, taking the lead against Paraguay inside the opening minutes in…
Saudi Arabia launches special operations rooms for overseas Umrah pilgrims/Representative Image A sharp rise in Umrah arrivals has pushed Saudi authorities to scale up coordination, with a new operations room set up to respond in real time and improve the overall pilgrim experience. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, announced the launch…
Babar Azam (Image credit: PSL) NEW DELHI: Babar Azam may be dominating the Pakistan Super League this season, but he recently found himself at the receiving end of a light-hearted moment involving Shaheen Afridi’s one-year-old son, Aliyar.Babar, currently the second-highest run-scorer in PSL 2026, has been in stellar form with 485 runs in nine innings…
What started as an alarm over Anthropic’s powerful new AI model, Mythos, appears to be shifting toward cautious acceptance. According to a report by Bloomberg, top US officials are now asking the Wall Street banks to deploy the system internally in order to strengthen their defenses against cyber threats. As per the report, JPMorgan Chase…
Ravi Dubey who is buzzing the headlines for his role as Laxman in the upcoming film ‘Ramayana’ is overwhelmed with gratitude after spotting himself as Laxman on a massive billboard at Times Square. Ravi Dubey’s reactions Sharing his warm reaction, Ravi expressed how deeply touched he feels by the love and support from fans, says,…
NEW DELHI: Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took oath as Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term, strengthening the BJP-led NDA’s hold over the northeastern state after its sweeping victory in the assembly elections.At 57, Sarma became the first non-Congress leader in Assam to return as chief minister for a second straight term. Lakshman…
In February this year, Jack Dorsey’s Block laid off around 4,000 employees which is nearly 40% of its workforce citing advances in artificial intelligence as a main reason for the restructuring. CEO Jack Dorsey told the investors that “a smaller team using the tools we’re building can do more and do it better.” Now in…
Stanford University researchers came up with an innovative optical amplifier about the size of a fingertip. This tiny device could change high-speed data communications by cutting down on energy use significantly. Traditional amplifiers tend to be large and consume a lot of power, but this new chip is different. It features a ‘racetrack-shaped’ resonator that…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Monday ended criminal proceedings against Godfrey Phillips India CMD Bina Modi, her personal security guard Surendra Prasad, and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in connection with the alleged assault on her son Samir during a board meeting in 2024, after Samir withdrew the charges.Samir, appearing through video conference, informed Justice Saurabh Banerjee…