Brazil’s Vinicius Junior (7) celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Scotland and Brazil in Miami Gardens, Fla., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Brazil secured top spot in Group C with an assured 3-0 victory over Scotland at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, completing…
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within minutes of each other on Wednesday evening, causing buildings to collapse in the capital Caracas and triggering tsunami alerts across parts of the Caribbean.According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the first earthquake, measuring 7.1 in magnitude, struck at 18:04 local time near Montalbán, west of the coastal community…
UBT MPs meet Birla, question rebels’ Shinde Sena merger NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: In a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) said two-thirds of its MPs cannot join or merge with another party on their own, without the initiative of their original party, and urged him to uphold provisions of the…
NEW DELHI: Taking responsibility for the NEET-UG episode, which he said “should not have happened”, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan accused Rahul Gandhi of exploiting students’ anxiety for political gain and promised a “radical” overhaul of NTA, including moving NEET to computer-based testing (CBT) next year.In an interview to TOI, Pradhan said criticism was legitimate…
NEW DELHI: A passport is primarily a travel document and should not be treated as proof of citizenship, a senior external affairs ministry official said Wednesday at an event to highlight the expansion of passport services across the country on 14th Passport Seva Divas.The passport attests the nationality of Indians when they are abroad but…
JAMMU: At least 25 people were injured after a minibus ferrying pilgrims to Shri Sukrala Mata Temple in Billawer, in J&K’s Kathua district, plunged into a gorge in Simbli area on Wednesday. Officials said four of the injured were in critical condition.The minibus was ferrying devotees from Goran and Sumb villages in Samba district to…
Airlines turn to AI to save fuel; IndiGo to start trials for thriftier take-offs NEW DELHI: After doing everything humanely possible to cut fuel burn, Indian airlines have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to help save the prohibitively expensive black gold. IndiGo has asked its pilots to save fuel during the time when the aircraft…
Farmer leaders claimed that the pact could lead to increased imports of agricultural commodities such as pulses, fruits, vegetables and other food items NEW DELHI: Farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) held protests at several locations across Punjab on Wednesday against the proposed India-US trade agreement, alleging that the pact could…
How US President trumped India with fake tariff numbers The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump has long treated numbers the way a toddler treats Lego blocks: useful, colorful, and fungible – depending on the story he wants to weave. The latest example comes from “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald…
US army Europe commander Christopher Donahue leaves post General Christopher Donahue, the commander of US Army forces in Europe and Africa and the officer known as the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021, will step down from his post on July 2 after just 18 months in the role, the Army confirmed on…
