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The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump has suggested that the Biden administration was “trying to get somebody else elected” in India last year with a $21 million USAID grant for voter turnout in the country.Obliquely hinting that his predecessor’s administration was backing the opposition Congress Party and its allies, Trump told a…
AGRA: Saleem Rajput was in his 20s when three cops stopped him on the evening of July 25, 1999 in Muzaffarnagar while he was returning home from work. They said he had “stolen property” and that he would have to be jailed. Stunned at the accusation but with no means to fight the charges, he…
MYSURU: Karnataka Police on Thursday arrested a maulvi for allegedly making a provocative speech that led to a mob attacking Udayagiri police station in Mysuru, injuring police personnel and damaging official vehicles, on the night of Feb 10.City police commissioner Seema Latkar said Mufti Mustaq Maqbooli was arrested and produced before a local court, which…
NEW DELHI: This January witnessed the alignment of six planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – all visible in night sky, a visual delight for astronomers. This celestial event will become even more fascinating for stargazers on Feb 28, when Mercury joins the ‘planetary parade’. All seven planets of our solar system…
Victor Wembanyama (Image via David Zalubowski/ AP) Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs‘ rising star, will miss the remainder of the 2024-2025 NBA regular season due to a shoulder injury, the team confirmed on Thursday. The 21-year-old French center has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, a condition involving a blood…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting has advised OTT platforms to adhere to the laws of the land while publishing content on their platforms, the advisory coming in the wake of a vulgar comment made by a popular podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia during the show ‘India’s Got Latent’. The ministry said it received references…
Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his wife, Dhanashree Verma, are now divorced. The couple has officially parted ways after completing the legal proceedings for their separation. According to ABP News, the final hearing and all necessary formalities took place at the Bandra Family Court on Thursday, with both present from 11:00 AM onwards, according to…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that Pakistani climate activist Ali Tauqeer Sheikh visited India 18 times between 2010 and 2018, while indicating that the state police’s investigation into his activities and connections could have serious political repercussions.“We will know who invited and hosted him during those visits,” the CM said, speaking…
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. The hospital, in a statement said that she was admitted at 8.30 am Thursday due to stomach-related issues.“She underwent a routine check-up and is now stable and is under observation,” the hospital said. The 78-year-old Congress veteran is likely to…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and her ministers on Thursday hit the ground running with focus on “Maa Yamuna.” The chief minister attended a grand “Yamuna Aarti” on Vasudev ghat before chairing her first cabinet meeting which announced implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme – one of the key poll promises made by…