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NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US ambassador to India Sergio Gor informed on Monday. He did not provide any further details of the call, however, said to “stay tuned”.This comes amid delays in India-US trade deal after Trump imposed 50% tariffs on India for its continued purchase of…

The TOI correspondent from Washington: In a political shock that has rattled Washington, Democrats in deep red Texas flipped a state senate seat in a district that voted +17 for Donald Trump, amid claims from some Indian-Americans that they triggered the turnaround because of toxic MAGA attacks on the community.Taylor Rehmet, a US Air Force…

Sonam Wangchuk (File photo) NEW DELHI: Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk attempted to “instigate” Ladakh’s youth for protests inspired by regime-toppling movements in neighoburing Nepal and Bangladesh, the Centre and the Union territory administration said in the Supreme Court on Monday.Wangchuk was detained in September last year two days after deadly violence during pro-statehood protests in…

Mamata Banerjee, CEC Gyanesh Kumar (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday rejected West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.ECI sources claimed the Trinamool Congress leader “raised false allegations, misbehaved, thumped the table and left” during a meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…

NEW DELHI: Air India Monday grounded one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner (VT-ANX) after the crew operating this aircraft from London to Bengaluru reported an issue with the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch. The aircraft had taken off from London at 9.19 pm Sunday from Heathrow and landed in Bengaluru Monday 11.54 am…

FanCode has been awarded the broadcast rights for the upcoming 2025-26 ISL season with KPS Studios bagging the production rights. A total of seven parties had shown interest. FanCode’s overall bid of Rs 8.62 covers linear TV and digital streaming broadcasts. The truncated season gets underway on February 14 – after a five month delay….

The image is just for representation purpose (AI) In a bizarre case, police in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi district registered a case on Sunday of abduction against a “jinn” (supernatural spirit) following the disappearance of an 11-year-old boy, news agency ANI reported, citing ARY News.The incident occurred in the garrison city when the boy went missing from…

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday strongly criticised Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, calling him “arrogant” and a “liar” after meeting him at the Election Commission headquarters in Delhi. The sharp remarks came amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, which Banerjee and the…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “ran away” from making decisions, adding the Centre was “scared” of ex-Army chief MM Naravane’s perspective of the 2020 Galwan clash. Rahul was repeatedly denied permission to quote Naravane’s unpublished memoir in Parliament, with Union home minister Amit Shah,…