Bengaluru: Over 1,000 people gathered at Freedom Park Tuesday to celebrate the 2625th Janm Kalyanak Mahotsav on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti. Organised by Jain Yuva Sangathan, the event kicked off around 8.30am, with a procession starting from Town Hall to Freedom Park. The procession saw performers of traditional Yakshagana and women in traditional turbans…
Few state polls have been as dramatic as this round. TOI explains the verdicts through 10 decisive factors, from freebies becoming entitlements to women’s safety, and from Hindu vote to Gen Z angst:1) Return of anti-incumbencyFor a while, anti-incumbency seemed like a fading ghost. Repeated successes of several incumbents, most notably Narendra Modi, had cast…
The commerce ministry on Thursday held consultations with exporters to address disruptions in shipping, port operations and packaging arising from the ongoing West Asia crisis, PTI reported.Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal chaired two meetings attended by Shipping Secretary Vijay Kumar, export promotion councils (EPCs), commodity boards, shipping lines, ports and exporters.Officials said the discussions focused on…
NEW DELHI: Voting in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 was marred by fresh violence on Thursday after a video surfaced showing BJP candidate Subhendu Sarkar being chased through fields and allegedly assaulted by a mob in Kumarganj.Bengal polls phase 1: Follow live updatesThe footage showed Sarkar running across open fields…
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ is right around the corner! With only a few more days until the much-awaited film’s release, the cast has been on a roll with promotional events and early premieres. The first world premiere was held in New York City, and all cast members made the red carpet their very own…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday ordered the revamp and modernisation of Amma Unavagams across the state.At present, 383 Amma Unavagams are functioning under the Greater Chennai Corporation, while another 237 are operated by other corporations and municipalities across the state. The chief minister held consultations with senior govt officials and…
A view of the Olympic rings (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott) NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided that transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s events at the Olympics, starting from the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The move brings in a stricter eligibility rule, stating that only biological females can…
Saif Ali Khan, currently in the spotlight for his drama ‘Kartavya’, has spoken candidly about the unsolicited, and at times deeply problematic, advice he received at the start of his career. The actor also talked about his fear of public ridicule as a newcomer, and the humility that has quietly defined his 35-year journey in…
OpenAI has signed a new agreement to sell access to its AI models to US defence and government agencies through Amazon Web Services (AWS), covering both classified and unclassified operations. The deal marks an escalation in the ChatGPT-maker’s ambitions in the government sector even as its rival Anthropic has been declared supply chain risk.Anthropic, whose…
Mangaluru: The Vertex CXO Conclave 2026, hosted by Vertex Workspaces, recently brought together industry leaders, policymakers and senior executives to examine opportunities for business expansion beyond Bengaluru. The discussions held at Dr TMA Pai International Convention Centre focused on positioning Mangaluru as a viable destination for enterprise and technology-led growth.Top executives from the Karnataka Digital…
