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Congress has claimed that all its MLAs voted for its candidate. NEW DELHI: The Congress managers have failed once again in a crucial numbers game. This time in Jharkhand. Pranav Jha, the Congress nominee for Rajaya Sabha seat in the state, on Thursday lost elections to NDA-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani. This despite the fact…

Foreign secretary brief on PM’s France visit Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday outlined the key issues discussed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to France for the G7 Summit, highlighting progress on trade negotiations, concerns over the situation in West Asia, maritime security, and India’s engagement with major global partners.Addressing a special…

Rahul Gandhi at Kota rally (X) Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday renewed his appeal to students and job aspirants to join the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj‘ campaign by signing an online petition focused on issues such as paper leaks, examination irregularities, rising education costs and unemployment.Earlier in the day, Gandhi shared…

The Art of the Deal met the ghost of Versailles. U.S President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a controversial MoU committing, among other things, Washington to help finance Iran’s reconstruction to the tune of $300 billion. TOI correspondent from Washington: The Art of the Deal met the ghost of Versailles. US President Donald Trump on…

CPI(ML) said Congress didn’t get all of its own votes. NEW DELHI: The CPI(ML) Liberation on Thursday firmly rejected speculation that its legislators had cross-voted in the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha election, asserting that both its MLAs voted for the Congress candidate as decided. The party instead said the election outcome showed that Congress had failed…

Microsoft’s former CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed Google‘s Chrome browser as “a rounding error” shortly after its launch in 2008. Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently recalled encouraging the Chrome team after Ballmer’s remark. Speaking at a recent commencement address at Stanford University, he said that Ballmer’s comment could have discouraged Google employees at a time when…

Ushering in the future of aerial warfare, the US Air Force (USAF) has awarded the first-increment contract for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme.This marks the first operational step in how airpower will be acquired and deployed.Building on decades of semi‑autonomous flight research, CCAs are unmanned aircraft designed to integrate seamlessly with crewed fighters, extending…

Engalnd captain Ben Stokes (Getty Images) England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to return to competitive action after being included in Durham’s 15-man squad for their upcoming County Championship clash against Northamptonshire at Chester-le-Street, which begins on Friday.The all-rounder has not featured since being left out of England’s ongoing second Test against New Zealand…

Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s dominant run in the ODI series against Afghanistan continued as Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan starred in a crushing 170-run victory in the second ODI, helping the hosts take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.After winning the first ODI by seven wickets, India…

A woman in Bihar’s Begusarai was allegedly gang-raped by five men. (Image Used For Representational Purpose Only) PATNA: A woman in Bihar’s Begusarai was allegedly gang-raped by five men who barged into her house late at night, locked her husband inside a room and subjected her to brutal assault.The incident took place on June 11…