India-flagged tanker Jag Laadki, carrying crude oil imported from the UAE, arrives at Mundra port in Gujarat on Wednesday NEW DELHI: Amid the scarcity of oil, a tanker carrying Russian crude that is likely to dock at New Mangalore Port on Saturday, according to data from ship tracking website Marine Traffic, is generating significant interest.The…
Vancouver Canucks’ Drew O’Connor (18) reacts to a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Vancouver, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) Elias Pettersson was the one who was in the spotlight as he carved his name further in the history of the…
Host Conan O’Brien appears during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) The 98th Oscars hosted by Conan O’Brien saw a dip in ratings after several years of gains. The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday said that just under 17.9 million viewers tuned into Sunday’s…
Iran stepped up attacks on energy sites across the Gulf on Thursday, hitting the SAMREF refinery in Saudi Arabia. The facility is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil.The attack comes after Iran condemned the earlier strike on South Pars with its president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warning of “uncontrollable consequences” that “could engulf the entire…
New Delhi: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) last month removed the A+ category from its players’ retainership system, citing there weren’t enough candidates to qualify for the gradation. However, TOI understands that the board may be compelled to revisit the valuation structure of the existing gradation of contracts to ensure consistent-performing players don’t lose money…
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Continuing its administrative and police shake-up in assembly poll-bound states, Election Commission on Tuesday replaced additional directors general (ADGs) of South Bengal and North Bengal regions, four police commissioners, a deputy commissioner and a dozen SPs in West Bengal. In Kerala, it directed the appointment of an IAS officer and two Kerala Administrative…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded West Bengal government for objecting to the validity of Enforcement Directorate‘s plea over alleged obstruction by chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid on I-PAC.The top court observed that no entity can be left without a remedy under the Constitution.A bench of justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and…
New Delhi: Delhi high court on Tuesday ordered the removal of social media content linking Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri‘s daughter, Himayani Puri, to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein within 24 hours.Justice Mini Pushkarna, in the interim order, noted that Himayani had a “prima facie” case in her favour and “irreparable injury” would be caused…
Bengaluru: The high court has refused to quash proceedings against a teacher of a govt high school, Shikaripura, Shivamogga district, in relation to a criminal case registered by a guest teacher of the same school alleging repeated rape, criminal intimidation and other offences.The petitioner sought quashing of the proceedings pending before JMFC, Shikaripura, registered for…
TOI Correspondent from London: Two Indian-origin men have been fined over £1,000 each for spiting paan in the London borough of Brent, which is on a campaign blitz to stop the menace.Akshitkumar Bhadre Patel (31), who lives in Edgware, was fined £1,391 (Rs 1.7 lakh) by North West London magistrates’ court earlier this month. He…
