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Telling the tale of bravehearts fighting the enemy at the front lines, ‘Border 2’ has created an emotional bond with the audience. Released ahead of 2026 Republic Day, the movie opened strongly on January 23, followed by an impressive collection over the extended weekend. However, the numbers dropped drastically on weekdays, but the film is…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Canada is finding out the hard way why New Delhi is so tetchy about Khalistani capers in “Kannedda.” A growing separatist movement in the country’s oil-rich province of Alberta has ignited a full-blown diplomatic spat with Washington at a time when ties between the United States and its western partners are…
Meta scientist Zifan Wang announced on X that he would be moving out of the US after seven years, including his years of study and work, as his visa was not stamped for re-entry. The incident drew huge backlash as the Donald Trump administration has taken a hard stand against foreigners living on US soil,…
Japan’s second-richest man SoftBank Group chairman Masayoshi Son has reportedly ‘dropped’ plans to buy the US data center operator Switch Inc. According to a report by Bloomberg, SoftBank Group has halted talks about an acquisition of US data center operator Switch, a setback to founder Masayoshi Son’s ambition to roll out Stargate AI infrastructure. according…
NEW DELHI: What began as a routine summer morning for six-year-old Taksh Rathi quickly turned into a tragedy. On June 13, 2025, he had simply set out to join his neighbours’ children for a swim at the MCD Community Centre pool in northwest Delhi’s Pitampura. The day promised the innocent joys of childhood: laughter, splashing…
(Source: @ IAF) New Delhi: Did the Indian Air Force strike Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor? The question, which had circulated in military and political circles during the operation last year, has returned after the air force put out a video on Republic Day showing the Pakistan’s nuclear base in Sargodha getting hit, accompanied by…
NEW DELHI: The aircraft carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed in Baramati on Wednesday morning, moments after being cleared to land, according to details provided by ministry of civil aviation citing the person manning air traffic controller (ATC) at the airfield.The crash occurred at around 8.44am, barely a minute after the aircraft was…
Mystery solved: What makes the sliding rocks of Death Valley move on their own (Image source: Wikipedia) In one of the hottest and driest parts of the world, there is a phenomenon that is most unexpected. At a remote dry lake bed in the world-famous Death Valley area in the United States, large rocks are…
The UAE will host a week-long nationwide festival celebrating decades of cultural ties with Kuwait/Representative Image A shared history built on trust, cooperation and people-to-people bonds will take centre stage next week as the UAE launches a nationwide celebration honouring its close relationship with Kuwait. From illuminated landmarks and cultural showcases to high-level forums and…
Half the oxygen, no running water: inside the world’s highest town where 50,000 people still live (Image Credit European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery) La Rinconada is a unique gold mining village high in the eastern Andes, on the edge of human endurance. It is acknowledged as the world’s highest permanent community at an elevation of…
