‘I am not even aware … ‘ : Sharad Pawar says he has no information on Sunetra Pawar becoming Maharashtra Dy CM | India News

File photo: Sharad Pawar (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he had no information about reports suggesting that Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar is set to be sworn in as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, asserting that any such decision must have been taken by her party leadership and…

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Who are Iran’s ‘noble born’ working in top faculty posts at US universities despite ongoing conflict

Students and staff at colleges across the United States include relatives of Iran’s political elite, even as Iran’s leaders continue to oppose the United States in public rhetoric. According to reporting from The New York Post, children of senior Iranian officials have studied or taught at prestigious universities including the University of Massachusetts, Union College…

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They left IIT to build Silicon Valley and billion-dollar companies; now alumni are giving crores back

From IIT to global success and back: How alumni are transforming campuses with crores in donations For decades, the IITs watched some of their brightest graduates leave campus to build technology companies, global businesses and careers around the world. Now, a reverse flow is becoming increasingly visible: successful alumni are returning with donations large enough…

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Leaders should pause before reacting

Ganesh Kolambakar In every organisation, authority is defined by designation and detailed in manuals. Roles are specified, powers are outlined, and procedures are codified. Such a structure is necessary, for it ensures order, accountability, and functionality. Yet leadership in real situations rarely unfolds according to laid-down rules. Human emotions are complex, contexts shift rapidly, and…

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TOI Bharat Abroad: ‘Trump-Modi friendship is real’

Today’s edition looks at the personal chemistry anchoring India–US ties, an Indian-origin doctor caught in America’s culture wars, and the passing of a cartoonist whose work quietly carried an IIT reference into global pop culture. Let’s go.  THE BIG STORY Trump–Modi friendship is real, says US envoy Sergio Gor, the US ambassador to India, has…

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Significance of PM Modi’s five nation tour: A strategic master stroke

PM Modi’s five-nation tour from May 15–21, 2026, marks an important landmark in India’s contemporary diplomacy. At a time when the international system is witnessing prolonged conflicts, intensifying geopolitical rivalries, supply-chain disruptions, and economic uncertainty, the tour demonstrated India’s emergence as a confident, pragmatic, and forward-looking global power, shielding India’s interests while laying foundation for…

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‘Those under pressure, go wherever you want’: Mamata as TMC exodus continues with Koel Mallick’s exit | India News

Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reacted on the wave of ongoing exodus from Trinamool Congress following the party’s crushing assembly poll defeat in May. Reacting to actor-politician Koel Mallick’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha, Mamata suggested that several…

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