TOI correspondent from Washington: Forget bombing Iran to end it as a civilization, US President Donald Trump on Sunday dropped bombshells on America’s allies and partners, including India, to send a disquieting message: good ties with Washington may no longer guarantee its support in return.Within hours of each other, Trump warmly endorsed a new defence…
PANAJI: Amid criticism from the BJP that the Congress has failed to show reverence and respect for the national song, the party sang Vande Mataram at a large meeting in Goa on Monday, attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.Kharge addressed the party’s booth-level agents and workers at Verna, where he questioned the BJP’s claims of…
The dropping of laser-guided weapons by the Mirage-2000 ushered in the era of precision weapons for the IAF. (Image credit: IAF) The aerial component of the Kargil Sector in 1999 was a unique campaign. Never before or after has an air force engaged in an air-to-ground campaign at those altitudes. With fighter pilots more attuned…
India’s Manav Suthar, centre, celebrates with Kuldeep Yadav, right, and Rishabh Pant after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara. (PTI Photo) India’s spinners tightened their grip on the first Test against Sri Lanka as Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja combined for seven wickets to bowl the hosts out for 284 on a rain-hit…
File photo of Amit Malviya Months after Nitin Nabin took charge as BJP national president, the party on Monday unveiled a revamped team of national office-bearers, bringing in several new faces ahead of upcoming assembly elections in 5 states.Among the major changes, Amit Malviya, who had for years been identified with the BJP’s social media…
USS Benfold spent four days without working toilets, AC, and galley services after an engineering failure knocked out power in the South China Sea, marking the second such incident this year. A US Navy guided-missile destroyer spent four days without working toilets, galley services, air conditioning and some potable-water facilities after an engineering failure knocked…
Bhagya Lakshmi fame actress Maera Mishra and her husband Rajul Yadav are all set to embrace parenthood. The couple took to their Instagram handles and announced the pregnancy on with a heartwarming post. They shared the news with their fans and followers.The actress shared a special video featuring glimpses from their pregnancy announcement, in which…
Congress MP Imran Masood refuses to sing Vande Mataram NEW DELHI: Congress MP Imran Masood on Monday said that he would respect the national song but would not sing it, citing his constitutional right to practise his religion.His statement came amid row over the recitation of Vande Mataram involving grand old party high-command Sonia Gandhi,…
Ajay Devgn’s old remarks defending his decision to appear in a popular Elaichi advertisement have resurfaced following the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s latest action against the brand’s celebrity endorsers. For those not in the know, FDA has issued notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over the advertisement, alleging that…
Rahul wrote a letter to Jharkhand CM and ally urging him to meet the student protestor representatives. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, urging him to personally meet students protesting alleged irregularities in the state’s recruitment examinations.The letter, dated August 14 but made public on Monday,…
