Stalin had picked senior members, including former chief minister O Panneerselvam and former ministers Thangam Thennarasu and M R K Panneerselvam, to participate in the budget debate. CHENNAI: DMK president and former chief minister M K Stalin has pulled up a few party MLAs, including Rishivandiyam MLA K Karthikeyan, over their performance during the budget…
US to withdraw remaining troops from Iraq by September 30, officials say (Representative image) The US is on course to withdraw its remaining troops from Iraq by September 30, according to US and Iraqi officials, ending a military presence that began with the 2003 invasion.Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi reaffirmed the September 30 date during…
Trump’s secret Turkey exit echoes a 26-year-old Clinton decoy operation in Pakistan. TOI correspondent from Washington: The catering caper may have been new. The presidential decoy was not.Some 26 years before US President Donald Trump was secretly spirited out of Turkey aboard a smaller military aircraft while an Air Force One filled with reporters and…
Bank of America will acquire a 49.9 percent stake in Jio credit for USD 1.9 billion or Rs 18,268 crores, Jio Financial Services said on Wednesday.According to a exchange filing, the two entities have entered into a joint venture agreement under which Bank of America will pick up shares through a preferential issue and warrants.The…
CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das claims police action at his home in Puducherry NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das on Wednesday alleged that Puducherry Police officials visited his family home and subjected his family members to questioning, claiming that the action was aimed at intimidating him into silence.In a post on X,…
Made by Google Event 2026 Made by Google events have become more of a show. Jimmy Fallon hosted the last one, and now Trevor Noah is taking over, with Stephen Curry, Alex Cooper and Peggy Gou filling out the evening, which is not a guest list anybody assembles with spec sheets in mind. And while…
The next war will be about who can integrate tech into a unified fighting machine. The next major war may not begin with tanks crossing a border or fighter aircraft entering contested airspace.It may start with a silent cyberattack on military networks, the jamming of satellite communications, an autonomous drone swarm overwhelming air-defence radars, or…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) Fresh claims have emerged linking FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s efforts to secure political backing ahead of the next FIFA presidential election with another major footballing proposal. This time, the reports centre on Mexico, with suggestions that the country’s long-discussed move away from CONCACAF and into South American…
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a new phase of protests soon NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has hinted at a fresh phase of the party’s protest campaign, saying that “Season 2” of its “Jantar-Mantar” movement will begin soon.“Many people were commenting on Instagram about when Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’…
Inflation remained higher in rural India at 4.84%, while urban areas registered a lower rate of 3.96%. July 2026 CPI inflation: Retail inflation for the month of July edged up to 4.45%. The All India Consumer Price Index (CPI), with 2024 as the base year, recorded a provisional year-on-year inflation rate of 4.45% in July…
