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Mamta Kulkarni has once again taken a decision that has surprised many. The former Bollywood actor has announced that she is stepping down as Maha Mandleshwar of the Kinnar Akhada, saying her spiritual journey no longer requires positions, titles or formal recognition. “Right fully in proper state of mind” In a statement shared on Instagram,…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: Among Silicon Valley elites where tech titans have largely aligned with President Donald Trump’s purportedly race-driven MAGA vision, Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has been an outlier. Exceptional as his opposition to Trump has been, the billionaire tech savant has set off a political and cultural firestorm this week with…
Scott Bessent is often held up as one of the saner and more sober members of the Trump administration. His appointment in November 2024 piqued more than a few eyebrows, given he is openly gay, co-hosted a fundraiser for Al Gore in 2000, and even worked for many years at Soros Fund Management, an investment…
The Manipuri film ‘Boong’ has made waves by securing a BAFTA nomination for Best Children’s and Family Film, a remarkable milestone for Indian cinema. Under the banner of Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment, this coming-of-age tale, directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, narrates the touching journey of a young boy striving to reunite with his father. The British…
NEW DELHI: An Indian national from Gujarat, who escaped from a jail during last year’s “Gen Z” protests in Nepal, has been apprehended by Ahmedabad Police, officials said on Tuesday.Dharmesh Chunara, a resident of Thakkarbapa Nagar Road in Ahmedabad, was arrested by the Special Operation Group (SOG) Crime Branch, according to a police release.He had…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a “double engine” growth approach amid “turmoil in global environment” as India and the European Union signed the “historic” free trade agreement on Tuesday.“There is turmoil in global environment; India-EU will provide stability to world order,” PM Modi said at the India-EU Business Forum. ‘Biggest In India’s…
China may be sitting on one of the largest gold finds ever recorded, worth $83 billion (AI-Generated) China’s geological authorities are assessing findings that point to unusually large gold resources in the country’s northeast and central regions. Exploration work has brought renewed attention to the Dadonggou gold deposit in Liaoning province, alongside another major site…
NEW DELHI: Union minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday made it clear that the government will not roll back the newly introduced VB–GRAM–G law, stating that the Parliament cannot “reverse gear” on legislation already placed before the nation. The statement comes even as opposition parties pressed for wider debates during the upcoming Budget…
More than 450 employees from America’s most powerful technology companies, including Apple, Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce and many others have issued a defiant open letter to their CEOs, demanding they call the White House and demand the Trump administration to order Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents leave US cities. The campaign has…
SRINAGAR: Flight operations at Srinagar International Airport were suspended on Tuesday after continuous snowfall rendered the runway unsafe, officials said. An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said adverse weather conditions and persistent snowfall in Srinagar forced the cancellation of all arrivals and departures in the interest of passenger safety. “The runway is currently not…
