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NEW DELHI: Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodriguez arrived in India on Wednesday on a five-day visit to expand energy cooperation, as New Delhi seeks to diversify its crude oil procurement amid supply disruptions from the West Asia crisis.Besides energy, the two sides are also set to explore ways to shore up cooperation in areas of…
India’s two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra. (Pic credit: X) NEW DELHI: Dr Adille Sumariwalla, an ex officio member of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), has defended the move requiring athletes to obtain approval from the governing body before signing an endorsement deal.In a circular issued on April 2, AFI notified its state units, chief…
For the first time since assuming office, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is gearing up to visit Nalanda district. His itinerary includes attending the grand finale of the biennial fair at Pranawa village, where he will pay his respects at the revered Baba Mahto Sahib Temple. Biharsharif: Nalanda district administration on Thursday reviewed preparations for…
India has exported its first consignment of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged Tezpur litchi from Assam to Dubai, marking a milestone in efforts to expand overseas markets for agricultural products from the Northeast, according to the commerce ministry.The one-metric-tonne consignment, exported on June 7, was facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).The…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: In a conflict already defined by unpredictable volatility, US President Donald Trump has declared that he is “permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz… for China and the World,” days after imposing a naval blockade to punish Iran and throwing the world economy into a tizzy. Trump’s announcement came in one…
SRINAGAR: J&K govt described the damage to a Rs 67-crore bridge on the Tawi river in Jammu as “minor” and refused a probe, attributing last year’s rain-triggered cave-in to an “act of god”. The government also pegged repair spending at over Rs 38 crore, sparking criticism in the assembly that it was trying to shield…
CMAT 2026 result: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2026 result soon. More than 50,000 candidates who appeared for the MBA and PGDM entrance exam will be able to check and download their scorecards from the official website, cmat.nta.nic.in.To access the CMAT 2026 result, candidates will…
‘Toy Story 5’, the fifth instalment in the Pixar series debuted with USD 160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily setting a new franchise record and notching the biggest opening weekend of the year.Internationally, it was just as successful, with USD 152 million in opening-weekend sales, for a worldwide haul…
Trump’s geopolitics: His fans, mostly from the broad base of US social pyramid, love raw assertion of power Wince when Trump says, “It was important to make me happy”, but don’t express shock. Modesty never was his strong suit – recall how he described himself as a “very stable genius” eight Januaries ago. Among Macron,…
NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad have moved swiftly to plug a gap in their squad, signing teenage all-rounder RS Ambrish as a mid-season replacement for the injured Shivam Mavi for the remainder of IPL 2026.The franchise confirmed the development on Friday after Mavi was ruled out with a groin injury.“Mavi, a right-arm medium pacer, has been…
