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FILE – Jared Isaacman (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems thrilled with President Donald Trump’s NASA announcement. On Tuesday, November 5, Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social that he is re-nominating Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman to lead the NASA. “Sean Duffy has done an incredible job as Interim Administrator…

SRINAGAR: The J&K opposition questioned Wednesday the motive behind the National Conference-led government’s exhaustive identification checklist for journalists, demanding to know if the new rules meant to “monitor and restrict media” were being selectively enforced in only one part of the country.“The election in J&K was meant to restore trust and dignity, not to replace…

The corporate world is being reshaped at a rapid pace. From Amazon to Accenture, companies are slashing thousands of jobs as they restructure around artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. On Tuesday, IBM became the latest major employer to announce a significant reduction in workforce as it pivots to high-growth software and AI-focused areas, signalling a…

Bear attack in Japan (agencies) Japan has mobilised its military in the country’s mountainous north as communities grapple with a surge in bear attacks, with local authorities pointing to shifting food patterns driven by climate change as a possible factor. The self-defense forces (SDF) were deployed Wednesday to Kazuno, a small town in Akita Prefecture,…

Representative image (AI-generated) Zohran Mamdani has made history by winning the New York City mayoral race, signaling a symbolic defeat for President Donald Trump and raising early warning signs for the Republican Party ahead of the 2026 mid-term elections. While Trump’s name was not on the ballot, his endorsed candidates faced a series of defeats…

Zohran Mamdani (ANI photo) The TOI correspondent from Washington: He quoted from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech in his victory remarks; he invited his saree-clad mom, the filmmaker Mira Nair, and his academic dad, Mumbai-born Mahmood Mamdani, on stage for celebrations; and his campaign blasted out the Bollywood hit Dhoom Machale, to herald his win.Zohran Mamdani’s election…

Vladimir Putin (AP photo) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday instructed his top officials to draw up proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests, following recent remarks by US President Donald Trump that appeared to hint Washington could restart atomic testing after three decades.At a meeting of Russia’s Security Council, Putin reiterated his earlier…

KRISHNAGIRI: A woman and her boyfriend were arrested on Wednesday on charges of installing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a hostel for Tata Electronics Private Limited women employees in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, superintendent of police P Thangadurai said in a statement. The arrested have been identified as Neelukumari Gupta, 22, from…

Team India meets PM Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Women’s World Cup-winning Team India at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on Wednesday.During the meeting, Modi praised the team’s remarkable turnaround in the tournament after facing three defeats and social media criticism.Captain Harmanpreet Kaur reflected on their previous meeting…

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: Donald Trump’s Republican Party got smoked in the first elections since he returned to power ten months ago, with Democrats convincingly winning the governorships of Virginia and New Jersey and a raft of local body polls, including in New York City, where Zohran Mamdani became…