August 16, 2026

Uttarakhand: Complete ban on phones, cameras inside Char Dham temple complexes; move aims at smoother, distraction-free darshan | Dehradun News

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DEHRADUN: Mobile phones and cameras will be completely prohibited inside the temple complexes of Uttarakhand’s Char Dham pilgrimage from this year onwards.Garhwal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey announced the decision after a review meeting with district magistrates, senior superintendents of police, and other departmental officials from the concerned districts. He said the use of mobile phones…

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Anti-Hindu bias? Wikipedia is led by its volunteers

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Online encyclopedia Wikipedia completed 25 years last week. It has grown to include more than 65mn articles – written by nearly 250,000 global volunteers including over 10,500 in India. It was recently critiqued by some commentators in India for its “anti-Hindu bias”. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above…

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Lara Trump’s ‘Golfing with Grandpa’ photos reveal a gentle side of Donald Trump that social media can’t stop talking about | World News

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Lara Trump has recently bestowed upon social media participants a rare treat with a glimpse into the less familiar, more personal side of the Trump family. Through the sharing of just a few images on X, she has reached the hearts of many with this intimate family picture involving her young daughter’s fun-filled golf game…

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Stocks to buy: What’s the outlook for Nifty for the week starting January 19, 2026? Check list of top stock recommendations

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Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are LTIMindtree Ltd, and UltraTech Cement. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting January 19, 2026:Nifty View:After hitting a fresh alltime high of…

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‘Old generation should step aside’: Nitin Gadkari backs leadership shift; pitches youth to take charge | India News

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File photo of Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday made a strong pitch for generational transition in leadership, suggesting that the older generation should step aside once systems begin to function smoothly and allow younger people to take charge.Addressing a press conference in Nagpur ahead of the Advantage Vidarbha–Khasdar Audhyogik Mahotsav,…

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‘It is time & it will be done’: Trump’s sharpens Greenland pitch — what he said on ‘Russian threat’

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US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump late Sunday once again strongly reiterated his desire to bring Greenland under American control, claiming that Denmark had failed to counter the “Russian threat” to the Arctic island and declaring that “now it is time, and it will be done.”In a post on Truth Social,…

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Vidarbha lift maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy with Atharva Taide, Yash Rathod & Yash Thakur starring in win over Saurashtra | Cricket News

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Vidarbha’s Atharva Taide (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: Atharva Taide’s previous List A century had come more than four years ago. On Sunday, he chose the perfect stage to end that wait, and along with Yash Rathod (54), laid the foundation for Vidarbha’s maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy triumph.At the BCCI Centre of Excellence here, Vidarbha’s total of…

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Nalco eyes foray into rare earths, magnesium, chromite amid critical minerals push

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State-owned Nalco is open to venturing into mining of rare earth elements (REEs) with its bid advisor conducting due diligence on domestic auctions for REEs, magnesium and chromite blocks, its CMD Brijendra Pratap Singh Monday said. The move signals National Aluminium Company Ltd’s (Nalco) diversification strategy beyond bauxite and alumina, targeting high-value critical minerals essential…

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T20 World Cup Indian visas: ICC confident approvals on track as 42 Pakistani-origin players and staff apply | Cricket News

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T20 World Cup trophy (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) remains confident that Indian visas for all players, support staff and officials of Pakistani origin or nationality involved in the upcoming T20 World Cup will be arranged in time.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The assurance from the global…

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