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The TOI correspondent from Washington: The friendship between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi – dubbed a bromance by the media – began to come unstuck late in Trump’s first term, and continued to fray despite efforts to rekindle it in the US president’s second term, according to multiple accounts from […]

RAIPUR: Shyamlal Korram had made peace with the thought that he would never be a father. In the Maoist strongholds of Bastar division, the path he had chosen left no room for parenthood. As a cadre, he had undergone a vasectomy, a condition imposed on men before they were permitted to marry, reports Rashmi Drolia.It […]

Law enforcement officers gather outside the Annunciation Church in response to a reported mass shooting, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo) The recent mass shooting at a Minneapolis church where Catholic school students were attending Mass represents the latest incident in a devastating pattern of violence that has plagued American educational institutions for […]

Department of homeland security (X@dhsgov) The United States department of homeland security (DHS) has proposed new regulations to eliminate the current “duration of status” framework for certain nonimmigrant categories and replace it with fixed admission periods, ANI reported.The changes would apply to academic students (F), exchange visitors (J), and representatives of foreign media (I), according […]

New Delhi: All-India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) criticised govt’s move to privatise IDBI Bank, saying that it would be betrayal of parliamentary assurances given at the time of its transformation in 2003. Privatisation of IDBI Bank is not just the sale of shares, it is the sale of people’s savings, AIBOC said. Source link

NEW DELHI: The Indian armed forces and defence industry must be prepared for all kinds of security challenges from short-duration battles to even a five-year war amid the current unpredictable geopolitical situation, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, citing examples from Operation Sindoor and the long-drawn Russia-Ukraine war.“India has never been a nation that […]

Conor McGregor sparks outrage after video shows him hitting young sparring partners during training in Italy and Spain (Image via Getty) Conor McGregor has left fans divided after a video showed him landing heavy punches on young sparring partners during training sessions in Italy and Spain last weekend. The 37-year-old Irish MMA fighter, who just […]

NEW DELHI: It is well known that AI-use in medicine can improve diagnosis and disease management. But a new study published in Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology has raised concerns of a potential flip – the risk of deskilling of the clinician due to constant exposure to decision-support systems such artificial intelligence.The study took place at […]

Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s daughter Jaz makes rare US Open appearance with father and gives glimpse of her boyfriend (Image via Getty) Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s daughter, Jaz Agassi, made a surprise public appearance at the US Open in New York on Sunday, August 25, 2024, standing proudly beside her famous father. The […]

Grieving victims (left), US flag at half-mast (AP) Following a mass shooting at a church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 27 that left two students dead and 17 others injured, US President Donald Trump has ordered that the American flag be flown at half-staff across all federal buildings and installations until sunset on August 31.The […]