NEW DELHI: The government’s appointment of Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth as the next Chief of the Army Staff has added another chapter to a long tradition of military families whose members have risen to the highest ranks of India’s armed forces.For Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth, the announcement would have been a particularly proud moment….
In a heroic feat, a man saved a three-year-old girl dangling from a second-floor window in London. He revealed that the cricket skills he learned in India helped him make the life-saving catch.The incident unfolded above a busy shopping street in Ilford, where onlookers watched as the young child clung to a window ledge several…
The rupee rose against the US dollar for a second straight session on Monday, helped by a sharp decline in crude oil prices after a preliminary US-Iran agreement to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported.The currency also extended gains seen after the Reserve Bank of India’s June 5 measures to…
NEW DELHI: Cricket fans are used to seeing the famous ‘Snicko’ technology helping umpires determine whether a batter has edged the ball. But on Monday, a similar piece of technology made an appearance during a FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Sweden and Tunisia at the Stadio Monterrey.While Sweden’s dominant 5-1 victory grabbed headlines, it…
The Maharashtra CET Cell has announced the MHT CET 2026 PCM results for engineering aspirants, enabling candidates to access their scorecards online. The results include percentile scores and key exam details required for admissions. With this declaration, the focus now shifts to the Centralised Admission Process (CAP), which will guide engineering seat allotment across participating…
Actor Ajith Kumar has always shown great interest in motor sports over the past year, despite being actively engaged in his movies. He most recently participated in the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France, regarded as one of the hardest races on the globe. It became historic for Ajith when his team…
Maruti Suzuki has announced the prices of the WagonR Flex Fuel in India, making it the country’s first mass-market passenger vehicle capable of running on higher ethanol blends. The hatchback has been priced at Rs 7.24 lakh, ex-showroom, and was recently showcased in production-ready form before its price announcement.Based on the top-spec WagonR ZXi+ variant,…
Princess Diana (Image: Wikipedia) There are moments in public life that don’t survive because they are grand, but because they are simple. Princess Diana’s words about kindness belong to that category. They don’t sound like a slogan or a carefully packaged message. They sound closer to something overheard in a private conversation, something said without…
Navneet Kaur (File photo) The Indian women’s hockey team came from two goals down to defeat the USA 3-2 in its opening Pool A match of the FIH Nations Cup in Auckland on Monday.Deepika scored twice for India, while Navneet Kaur added the third goal. Ashley Sessa and Madeleine Zimmer scored for the USA. The…
TOI correspondent from Washington: When Sundar Pichai was studying at Stanford in the 1990s, he once skipped class to go to Las Vegas. When he returned to Stanford to deliver the commencement address on Sunday, some students skipped Sundar Pichai.It was a very Silicon Valley graduation ceremony: the CEO of Google, one of the most…
