Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has received another 21-day parole from jail. CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted another 21-day parole, with the jailed sect chief set to leave Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail and head to Sirsa.This is Ram Rahim’s 17th parole since he was first released from prison on parole/furlough…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he worries that artificial intelligence could one day be controlled by only a handful of companies, models or individuals, leaving most consumers without influence over how the technology shapes society. According to a report by Business Insider, speaking on David Senra’s podcast, Altman said, “The right approach is to say…
Delhi-NCR receives heavy morning rains. NEW DELHI: Heavy rain continued to lash Delhi-NCR on Tuesday, a day after torrential downpours brought large parts of the national capital to a standstill, triggering widespread waterlogging, traffic snarls and disruption to daily life.In the wake of Monday’s heavy rainfall, the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) directed all corporate…
Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2 has turned into one of the biggest Bollywood success stories of 2026, with the sequel not only living up to the legacy of its predecessor but also emerging as a strong crowd favourite. The film is now closing in on the Rs. 150 crore mark in India.Awarapan 2 Movie ReviewThe Independence…
Canada readies retaliatory tariffs after Trump’s warning Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday, an official familiar with the plans told news agency The Associated Press, escalating a trade dispute that has sharply deteriorated after negotiations between Ottawa and the Trump administration collapsed.The expected measures come after Canadian Prime…
Piyush Goyal pitches India as trusted, tariff-friendly base for Japanese firms TOKYO: It isn’t just high growth and an expanding market that make India an attractive destination for investors. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday added India’s long list of FTAs and the possibility of Japanese companies using the preferential tariffs to set…
UPI completes 10 years, growing from 1.8 crore transactions in FY17 to 24,162 crore in FY26 MUMBAI: Nearly one in two real-time payments in the world happen on the UPI platform. From 1.8 crore transactions in FY17, the year it was launched, to 24,162 crore transactions in FY26, UPI transactions have grown 13,000 times.Today, the…
US President Donald Trump. Photo credit: ANI The TOI correspondent from Washington: US president Donald Trump is preparing to turn his military campaign against Iran into a global economic choke after warning countries providing Tehran with an economic “lifeline” — including through oil purchases, financial institutions, cash transfers or shipping registries — they could face…
Mizo woman challenges marriage law in SC, calls it ‘misogynistic and pro-Mizo men’ NEW DELHI: Entrepreneur and Congress functionary Meriam L Hrangchal Monday challenged the constitutional validity of Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act, 2014, which was enacted by Congress govt headed by Lal Thanhawla, terming it “misogynistic and pro-Mizo men”.Hrangchal, daughter of…
Ahead of Putin’s India visit, Jaishankar delivers PM Modi’s message as Russia assures continued fertiliser supplies NEW DELHI: Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India next month, external affairs minister S Jaishankar called on the President and handed over a personal message from PM Narendra Modi to him. Putin committed to continuing fertiliser…
