Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Image credits: PTI) LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief ministerYogi Adityanath on Friday extended greetings to the people of the state ahead of the Chhath Mahaparv, and appealed to them to celebrate the festival with reverence for nature and a commitment to keeping rivers and water bodies clean.In a Hindi post…
London’s cultural calendar witnessed a dazzling fusion of art, heritage, and fashion at the 2025 Pink Ball hosted at The British Museum. This year, the gala drew inspiration from India’s rich cultural and devotional traditions, setting the stage against the spectacular “Ancient India” exhibition.The evening unfolded beneath the museum’s iconic Great Court, where intricate motifs,…
At least 20 burnt alive as bus catches fire on Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway VIJAYAWADA: At least 20 people were killed after a private Kaveri Travels bus caught fire following a collision with a bike at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district early Friday.The bus, travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru with over 40 passengers on board, went…
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: RJD scion and the Mahagathbandhan’s newly announced chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav on Friday struck back at the NDA for highlighting court cases against him, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s own remarks to question the bloc’s record, saying, “The Prime Minister himself listed 55 scams of Nitish…
Jashanpreet Singh; crash site The TOI correspondent from Washington: The American dream for thousands of Sikh immigrants from India is hanging in the balance following a second high-profile, fatal trucking accident involving a driver with a controversial immigration history, triggering a wave of scrutiny and fear across the Punjabi trucking community. The latest horrific incident…
Image: X@/Nirmala Sitharaman Veteran advertising executive Piyush Pandey passed away on Friday morning at the age of 70. He was regarded as one of the most influential figures in the advertising world and was celebrated for creating some of India’s most iconic campaigns. Pandey’s campaigns for brands such as Asian Paints (“Har Khushi Mein Rang…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday asked all chief electoral officers (CEOs) — particularly of states/UTs due for assembly polls next year — to start training booth level officers (BLOs) and urge the political parties to appoint adequate number of booth level agents (BLAs) ahead of the impending announcement of a staggered, pan-India special…
A tragic collision in California, which involved a truck driver identified as an undocumented immigrant from India, has ignited a White House inquiry into the commercial licensing process. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the driver’s licensing, highlighting concerns over undocumented individuals acquiring such permits. This incident has reignited discussions on the intersection of immigration…
Amid increasing pollution in metros, especially after Diwali, couples are finding fresh beginnings in Goa, where clean air and blue skies promise a healthier future for them and their childrenLast Oct, hotelier Ankit Gupta flew to Delhi from Panaji to celebrate Diwali with his parents in Maharani Bagh, an upscale residential area in South-East Delhi….
PATNA: The famous Sinha library was closed. But outside the gate, Divya Gautam, still in her teens and in the middle of a break from structured education, saw the poster of a film fest, named Cinema of Resistance. Some of the movies she saw that week, Iranian auteur Majid Majidi’s ‘Children of Heaven’, and the…
