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Tarot card of the year: The Star In 2026, The Star will very gently bring back your faith in yourself and in life. After a tough cycle, you will notice a lighter, more optimistic energy entering your sphere. Through creative ideas, kind people and little signs from the universe, you will get the right direction…
Yesterday being a Tuesday, we had a power cut across Udupi and surrounding areas in coastal Karnataka. This happens most Tuesdays for almost the entire day, for reasons best known to KEB (Karnataka Electricity Board). When all electric thingummies shut down at 9.00 am on the dot, we mutter, oh there we go … it’s…
File photo: Officials count ballots at a polling station as polls close during the presidential election in Conakry, Guinea (Picture credit: AP) CONAKRY: Junta leader Gen Mamdi Doumbouya was declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election held over the weekend, according to incomplete results released late on Tuesday, the country’s first election since a 2021…
Russia on Wednesday said that its forces are advancing in northeastern Ukraine, with President Vladimir Putin ordering the expansion of a territory that Moscow describes as a “buffer zone” along the border in 2026, according to Russian state news agencies.Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Putin had directed the expansion of the buffer…
Screen grab from video posted on X by @SuvenduWB Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday shared a video showing a woman and her family members being brutally assaulted with bamboo sticks in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district.The incident reportedly took place in Uttar Bhangnamari village under the Basanti block of the Canning sub-division. The…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully carried out a salvo launch of two indigenously developed Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the coast of Odisha, marking a key milestone in user evaluation trials. According to a statement from the defence ministry, the tests were conducted at around 10.30 am near the…
What began eight years ago as a bilingual literary magazine imagined by a small group of students from Jadavpur University found a fuller, more tangible form in Kolkata this winter. A compilation of selected Bangla works, drawn from years of writing across campuses in Bengal, was released at a gathering that brought together literature, memory,…
MUMBAI: Fino Payments Bank, promoted by Fino PayTech, received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in early December 2025 to transition into a small finance bank, enabling lending operations after restructuring. Fino PayTech’s major shareholders are Bharat Petroleum, ICICI Bank group, Blackstone and Intel Capital. In an interview with TOI, Rishi Gupta,…
A row of beers is seen during day two of the Second 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match between Australia and England at The Gabba on December 05, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) Australia opener Travis Head said he hopes England and Australia will return to their tradition of sharing a drink after the Ashes,…
India’s Smriti Mandhana (PTI Photo) Former India opener Aakash Chopra has backed Delhi Capitals to finally go all the way in the 2026 Women’s Premier League, while also tipping Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana to dominate the batting charts this season.Chopra believes DC’s consistent presence in the finals over the last three editions makes…
