Amid growing chatter on social media about a sharp rise in fuel prices, the government has stepped in to set the record straight. The fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has dismissed viral claims of a major hike in petrol and diesel prices as fake, clarifying that no such order has been issued.The…
People celebrate The Times of India Happy Street at J P Nagar on Sunday morning in Bengaluru. The event was filled with lots of fun activities and entertainments like Yoga, Zumba, music, Paintings, Dollu Kunita, drawing tug of war and many more. People celebrate The Times of India Happy Street at J P Nagar on…
Plastic waste has long been treated as one of the world’s most persistent environmental problems. Bottles pile up in landfills, drift into oceans, and linger for decades without breaking down. Yet a surprising shift in thinking is beginning to take shape. Scientists are no longer looking at plastic purely as waste. Instead, it seems they…
KOLKATA: A day before polling for the first of the two-phase assembly election in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday gave a “bodol noy, bodla chai (revenge, not change)” call, flipping her old slogan of “bodla noy, bodol chai (change, not revenge)” of 2011, when she demolished the decades-old Left Front fort in the state with…
VD Satheesan’s oath (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: After the controversy over the sequencing of songs played during Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony, a fresh political row has erupted in Kerala following the recitation of the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’ during the oath-taking ceremony of the new UDF cabinet led by VD Satheesan. The CPM…
Hardik Pandya and Mahieka Sharma (X) Hardik Pandya, captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, gifted his girlfriend Mahieka Sharma a luxury Mercedes-Benz V-Class car, touted as India’s first of its kind. The vehicle, valued at approximately ₹1.7 crore, marks a lavish gesture from the star all-rounder. Having made their relationship public in October 2025,…
NEW DELHI: A day after courting controversy with sexist ‘bedroom’ remark, Independent Bihar MP Pappu Yadav on Wednesday stoked a fresh row while giving a clarification.While defending his remarks, Yadav said that 70 to 80 per cent of politicians watch porn.Responding to the notice from the Bihar State Women’s Commission over his remarks related to…
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Uttar Pradesh is rapidly transforming its sporting landscape with an ambitious push to build infrastructure from the grassroots to the international level. Under the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath, the state government is focusing on stadium development, local facilities and major event hosting to make sports…
The Trump administration issued a new memo asking ICE to check asylum fraud. Hundreds of migrants enter the US and then claim asylum, citing torture in their home country. They lawyer up and the case goes to the immigration court as these migrants are even coached on how to lie about their past and get…
Long before becoming one of America’s most recognisable billionaires, Mark Cuban built his fortune through the explosive rise of internet streaming company Broadcast.com. In 1999, the company was acquired by Yahoo in a deal worth $5.7 billion in stock. According to Cuban, the sale changed the lives of hundreds of workers overnight, with roughly 300…
