KOLKATA: A day before polling for the first of the two-phase assembly election in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday gave a “bodol noy, bodla chai (revenge, not change)” call, flipping her old slogan of “bodla noy, bodol chai (change, not revenge)” of 2011, when she demolished the decades-old Left Front fort in the state with…
RCB’s Jacob Bethell (PTI) Former England captain Alastair Cook has suggested that young batter Jacob Bethell should seriously consider cutting short his Indian Premier League stint with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and return to county cricket with Warwickshire, arguing that the youngster is losing valuable development time on the bench.Bethell, who impressed heavily during the recently…
A federal appeals court in the US has ruled that Texas can require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, delivering a split 9-8 decision that supports a key conservative-backed policy. The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit allows the state to move ahead with a law…
After years of delays and false starts, the long-awaited biopic on legendary actor Madhubala is finally taking shape. The makers have locked in Sara Arjun to step into the shoes of the iconic star, marking a significant milestone for the ambitious project.The film will also mark Sara’s first major Hindi outing following the massive success…
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children,” the quote stands true as we celebrate Earth Day today. But how many of us actually understand the true meaning behind this? While images of overcrowded hill stations dominate social media posts and travel feeds, a number of high-altitude villages…
TOI Correspondent from London: A British man has admitted raping a Sikh woman “who he thought was Muslim” at her home.John Ashby (32), of no fixed abode, admitted charges of rape, robbery, strangulation and racially/religiously aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday.He changed his plea to guilty on the second…
Lucknow: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday conducted landing and takeoff drills on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district as part activating an emergency landing facility (ELF) during the day and at night.The drills featured a wide range of IAF platforms, including frontline fighter aircraft such as Sukhoi Su‑30 MKI, Mirage‑2000 and Jaguar. Transport aircraft…
LSG suffer shocking 40-run defeat to RR (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants’ batting collapsed in shocking fashion as they lost to Rajasthan Royals by 40 runs in an IPL match on Wednesday. Chasing 160, LSG were bowled out for 119 in 18 overs after failing to handle pressure and throwing away their wickets…
Aarav Vats scored 96.6% in the CBSE Class 10 exam while battling cancer A board-exam result usually arrives wrapped in the familiar noise of percentages, cut-offs, school-wise tallies and the annual frenzy over who scored what. Aarav Vats’ marksheet carries all of that, of course. It says he scored 96.6% in the 2026 CBSE Class…
Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a handwritten letter to actor Jacqueline Fernandez, reacting to her recent move to turn approver in the ongoing Rs 200 crore money laundering case.The letter, dated April 21, 2026, has surfaced online and was shared by IANS.Addressing Jacqueline with affectionate nicknames like “Baby Botta Bomma” and “My Jackie Sukesh…