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Investigators sought an opinion from forensics on whether PETN, semtex or RDX could have been used NEW DELHI: There is mystery over the kind of explosive or chemical used in Monday’s blast with the forensics and NSG’s explosive wing yet to submit their report. However, prima facie assessment points towards the use of military-grade explosives,…

RAIPUR: “I killed your father, stuffed the body in a bag and left it at home,” a 40-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district allegedly made this chilling confession to her 23-year-old newlywed daughter in Korba over the phone on November 9 before apparently vanishing without a trace.The accused, Mangrita, who works in Mumbai, had returned…

At a polling station in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: Six election surveillance drones – deployed for the first time in India to track irregularities – were brought down by unidentified miscreants using kites during Tuesday’s bypoll in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills. What was meant to be a technological leap in election monitoring turned into an airborne drama that…

Hammer thrower Manju Bala. (Credits: Instagram) Incheon Asian Games bronze medalist Manju Bala has received a five-year ban from the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel after testing positive for prohibited substances in 2024. The hammer thrower’s suspension will commence from July 10, 2024, following the panel’s decision on October 15.Bala, who secured bronze at the 2014 Asian…

Vladimir Kramnik (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has filed a formal complaint against former world champion Vladimir Kramnik with its Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC). The complaint addresses Kramnik’s repeated public accusations of cheating against GM Daniel Naroditsky and GM David Navara.Naroditsky, who passed away at 29 in North Carolina,…

Bihar elections 2025 (Representational) NEW DELHI: Women voters took the lead in what the Election Commission of India (ECI) described as Bihar’s highest-ever voter turnout, with 71.6 per cent of female electors casting their ballots compared to 62.8 per cent of men. According to ECI data released on Tuesday after the conclusion of the second…

Micheal Ray Richardson died suddenly (Image via NBA) Richardson was a star player for the Knicks and New Jersey Nets before being banned by the NBA for many violations of the league’s substance abuse rules. Despite being reinstated two years later, Richardson continued his career overseas and went on to become the head coach of…

NEW DELHI: India firmly rejected Pakistan’s accusations regarding the suicide car bombing near Islamabad district court on Tuesday which claimed 12 lives, calling the remarks “baseless and unfounded.”Responding to media queries on the Pakistani leader’s comments, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the allegations were an attempt by Islamabad to divert attention from its…

Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif said the country was “in a state of war” after a suicide bomber struck outside the Islamabad district courts on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 27. The blast one of the deadliest to hit the capital in recent years has intensified tensions with Afghanistan, with Asif accusing…

Representational AI image The TOI correspondent from Washington: Liberal Democrats are revolting against the party leadership for surrendering to president Trump on the issue of reopening the government without achieving their objective of extending healthcare subsidies. The mutiny in the ranks comes even as a new bill to end the government shutdown, supported by centrist…