Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has not yet walked the Cannes 2026 red carpet, but she is now expected to attend the festival’s closing ceremony. The actor, who remains one of India’s most recognized faces at Cannes, missed the early days of the 79th edition due to undisclosed reasons. The festival began on May 12 and will…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a $5 billion USD/INR buy-sell swap auction scheduled for May 26 as part of efforts to inject long-term liquidity into the banking system, PTI reported. The move also comes at a time when the rupee has weakened sharply against the US dollar amid continued global uncertainties….
Bengaluru: CBSE’s latest directive mandating an Indian language as the third language from Class 9 onwards has opened a Pandora’s box for schools and parents in Bengaluru, triggering confusion, anxiety and a frantic scramble to manage the fallout of the sudden academic shift.Calling the move abrupt and impractical, the Management of Independent CBSE Schools Association…
PM Modi with Italy PM Meloni Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday invoked a Hindi phrase while describing the growing ties between India and Italy during a joint press statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rome. “There is an Indian word which states that very well, which is ‘parishram’. ‘Parishram’, which means hard…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday has enlisted the support of major social media platforms, including Meta, Google and Telegram, to crack down on rumours, fake paper leak claims and panic-inducing posts ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination, as the government steps up efforts to restore confidence in the country’s biggest medical entrance test after the…
Bollywood is riding a sequel wave like never before, and fans couldn’t be happier. From long-awaited confirmations to surprise announcements, some of Hindi cinema’s most beloved franchises are gearing up for their next chapters. Whether it’s the return of ‘3 idiots’, ‘Tumbbad’, or the laugh riot of ‘Golmaal’ and beyond, the lineup is shaping up…
Toffee became the talk of the town when Prime minister Narendra Modi gifted Melody toffees to Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni during his Italy. The visit has brought fresh attention to India’s toffees sector with Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday highlighting that the country’s toffee exports have climbed 166 per cent over the…
Brendon McCullum (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former England pacer Darren Gough has questioned why Brendon McCullum continues as England head coach after the team’s disappointing Ashes defeat in Australia. England lost the 2025/26 Ashes series 4-1, but both McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have kept their positions ahead of the upcoming home series against New…
Truck driver Shamsher Singh (Source: NZ Herald) A married father of two has been jailed for six years and nine months in New Zealand after raping a woman he met on a dating app during a late-night freight run.33-year-old Indian-origin Shamsher Singh assaulted the victim inside the cab of his commercial truck while parked on…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: In the Grand Old Party (GOP), as the Republican Party is called, Senators once strode around Capitol Hill like feudal barons, House committee chairmen wielded power like medieval dukes, and Presidents often had to negotiate with their own party stalwarts. In Donald Trump’s MAGA-fied Republican Party, the operating principle is…
