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80 students among 111 Pune residents back from Dubai (Uma Kadam/ TOI) PUNE: A total of 111 residents from Pune district, including students stranded in Dubai due to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran military conflict, have safely returned home, the district administration confirmed on Wednesday.Authorities said that 184 residents from Pune were initially stuck in the United…

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar confirmed his Rajya Sabha nomination, sparking political uproar. Opposition leaders criticized the move, calling it a “leadership coup” and “political abduction” orchestrated by the BJP, betraying the people’s mandate. PATNA/NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday confirmed that he will file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha in…

Orhan Awatramani, aka Orry, is trending again with a fun Instagram video for Ibrahim Ali Khan’s March 5 birthday, showing them together—Ibrahim’s face hidden, Orry with a forehead bruise. Caption: “It’s still not too late now 2 say Orry.” Text teases mom asking about “that one friend.” Orhan Awatramani, fondly known as Orry, is back…

Mumbai: More than five decades after it was set up to carry secure financial messages between banks across borders, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) is stepping into territory increasingly dominated by fintech firms. The Brussels-based cooperative, founded in 1973 by a consortium of banks to standardise cross-border payment messaging, has unveiled a…

YouTuber Anurag Dobhal, known as The UK07 Rider, revealed deep personal struggles in a recent “last vlog.” He detailed a difficult marriage, family rejection of his inter-caste wedding, and alleged betrayal by his brother over property and pets. The creator expressed profound exhaustion and suicidal thoughts, highlighting that mental health struggles can persist despite public…

Sri Lanka evacuated 208 crew members of an Iranian Navy vessel on Thursday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, a day after a US submarine struck and sank another Iranian frigate under its Operation Epic Fury against the Islamic Republic.According to Dissanayake, the Sri Lanka Navy will also take over the second vessel and shift it…

Transporters across Maharashtra have announced an indefinite strike starting Thursday midnight, protesting the alleged misuse of the e-challan system and arbitrary penalties MUMBAI: Transporters across Maharashtra announced an indefinite strike of trucks, tempos, tourist and school buses, taxis, private cabs and autorickshaws from Thursday midnight, escalating a protest centred on alleged misuse of the e-challan…

A shocking Holi incident in Nagpur saw a 60-year-old woman, Sindhu Thakre, scald a four-year-old boy with boiling water after he playfully sprayed colour on her (Screengrab: X@gharkekalesh) NAGPUR: Enraged over a four-year-old boy spraying colour at her while playing, his 60-year-old relative, Sindhu Thakre, poured boiling water on him during a Holi celebration in…

A 35-year-old former software engineer, P Sushma, died by suicide in Bengaluru BENGALURU: A 35-year-old former techie, P Sushma, died by suicide Tuesday at her Soladevanahalli residence over alleged dowry harassment and domestic fights.Based on the complaint filed by Sushma’s father, TD Prabhakaramurthy, a retired assistant sub-inspector of police, cops arrested her husband, Puneet Kumar,…

Bihar’s chief minister Nitish Kumar is poised for a Rajya Sabha move, signaling a major political shift NEW DELHI/PATNA: After dominating Bihar’s political landscape for nearly two decades and taking oath as chief minister a record 10 times, Nitish Kumar now appears set for a transition to the Rajya Sabha — a move that could…