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Chirag Paswan, Nitish Kumar and Maithili Thakur (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Bihar’s 2025 verdict was at once predictable and surprising. Predictable because as usual the NDA retained the power and Nitish Kumar is once again expected to retain the CM chair. Surprising because new, youthful faces such as Chirag Paswan and Maithili Thakur played decisive, complementary…

Patrick Beverley (Image via Getty) Former NBA star Patrick Beverley has landed himself in hot water. The Houston Rockets alum generated waves in the NBA world after he was arrested for a felony assault charge in Texas. According to the latest update on Beverley’s felony arrest, the former point guard was charged for assault on…

Stephen Curry opened up about legendary coach John Beam (Image via NBA) Following the death of Laney College football “icon” John Beam in a “senseless” attack, Golden State star Steph Curry delivered a poignant message to Beam’s family. Beam, who participated in the 2020 college football documentary series “Last Chance U” on Netflix, is thought…

US president Donald Trump The TOI correspondent from Washington: Indian spice merchants and tea growers will be among global exporters who will breathe a sigh of relief along with American consumers after US President Donald Trump, feeling the heat of rising domestic prices due to tariffs, moved to lower import duties on nearly 200 food,…

US multinationals are increasingly aiming to derisk from China amid souring trade ties. Complaints about red tape and favoritism mask a harsher truth: China’s market is brutally competitive and local rivals are winning.When Starbucks opened its first store in Beijing in 1999, it wasn’t just selling coffee; it was selling Western aspirations to China’s rising…

NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registered a decisive victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. The alliance won 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the single largest party with 89 seats, closely followed by the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) at 85 seats. The Lok Janshakti…

Nowgam police station blast NEW DELHI: A day after an explosion at a police station in Nowgam claimed nine lives, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the victims’ families and Rs 1 lakh for those severely injured.As per an official statement, the compensation will be provided…

Kyle Van Noy’s wife Marissa shares a viral message thanking the Baltimore Ravens for their Women’s Luncheon. (Images via Instagram) Kyle Van Noy’s wife Marissa became the center of attention this week after she posted a message thanking the Baltimore Ravens for their Women’s Luncheon. Her Instagram post was simple on the surface, but it…

Rohini Acharya with Lalu Prasad Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Hours after declaring she had abandoned her family, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya claimed she was “thrown out” by her brother Tejashwi Yadav and his close aides Sanjay Yadav and Rameez.Speaking on the Rashtriya Janata Dal‘s (RJD) debacle in the Bihar assembly polls, Rohini…

NEW DELHI: Amit Shah’s pre-poll boast – “We will win more than 160 seats… It can be 180 also” – sounded-like a typical campaign bravado, the verdict proved otherwise. The NDA did not just meet expectations. It blew past them, finishing at 202 seats. With this sweeping mandate, one storyline stood above all: the BJP…