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Havaldar Rajesh Kumar served 28 years in the Indian Army. A roadside IED in Kashmir left him with 60% hearing loss and chronic migraines. He retired at superannuation. His batchmate, Naik Sanjeev Singh, similarly injured, was invalided out after a year of his injury. Same blast. Same disability. But under the Finance Bill 2026, only…
A 27-year-old Indian man said he planned to return to India after failing to secure employment in the United States despite completing a Master’s degree and applying for jobs, according to a Reddit post titled “Did everything ‘right’ in the US, still failed, heading back to India”.In the post, he said he followed a conventional…
NEW DELHI: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is examining a proposal to introduce ‘performance-linked incentives’ for its fund managers, which will see it allocate more funds to those who give better returns. This is part of the new benchmark methodology being developed for debt investments, officials told TOI. It is also assessing benchmarks for…
NEW DELHI: Concerned over numerous complaints about poor quality highways in recent months, particularly during and after monsoon, PM Narendra Modi has set a May deadline for the road transport ministry to prioritise quality improvement and develop robust SOPs to ensure accountability and consistency. TOI has learnt that while recently reviewing progress in the highway…
NEW DELHI: NSA Ajit Doval’s first bilateral visit to Canada since the diplomatic strife over the killing of a Khalistani separatist in 2023 rocked the relationship between the countries saw both sides agreeing to a “shared workplan” to guide bilateral cooperation on national security and law enforcement issues, and to enable “practical collaboration” on respective…
The latest episode of newly launched reality show ‘The 50’ had many dramatic moments. However, Divya Agarwal and Bhavya Singh’s fight caught everyone’s attention. During the fight, Bhavya got way too personal and made many remarks against Divya. The fight started after Divya stated that Archana doesn’t have brain during the Bail and Buddhi task….
MUMBAI: Kotak Bank’s statement that it is not in the race to acquire IDBI Bank would mean that the success of govt’s plan to sell IDBI Bank will depend upon the interest of foreign bidders. Kotak Bank, while never an official contender, was long seen as a potential acquirer given the bank’s high capital adequacy…
India’s Sumit Nagal (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) The Davis Cup Qualifiers tie between India and the Netherlands was dragged into a decisive final rubber on Sunday after Sumit Nagal’s reverse singles loss allowed the visitors to draw level at 2-2, wiping out the advantage India had earned through their dramatic doubles win earlier in the day.Nagal,…
Jagadeesh Vasanthada Wins IEEE Industry Excellence Award for AI-Driven Procurement Technology leader Jagadeesh Vasanthada has been honoured with the Industry Excellence Award in AI Driven Procurement and Digital Transformation at the IEEE International Conference on Computational Engineering, Sensing Technology and Management 2025 held at Western Sydney University in Australia. Vasanthada currently serves as SAP Ariba…
The reimagined version of ‘Rambha Ho’, one of Usha Uthup’s most iconic songs from the 1981 film Armaan, has been drawing attention after featuring in Aditya Dhar’s period spy thriller Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh. While the song has been recreated by Shashwat Sachdev and sung by Madhubanti Bagchi, Usha Uthup has now revealed that the…
