Indiana Jones would have been completely different, as another charming actor was supposed to take on the role instead of Harrison Ford. Recalling the time when Steven Spielberg interviewed potential candidates for the role with George Lucas, he said Tom Selleck was chosen as the one to play the iconic role after a lot of…
Amid a modernisation drive, the Army is borrowing from air‑force practices by converting T‑72 tanks into remotely operated vehicles using IP‑based interfaces. The aim is to deploy these tanks within a manned‑unmanned teaming (MUM‑T) framework, where crewed and uncrewed assets operate together to multiply combat power. The Army is seeking domestic partners to digitise the…
Michael Stewart and Anthony Stewart Two UK brothers have been found guilty of the 1984 murder of a London civil servant after a reopened police investigation uncovered family confessions and fresh evidence.The case had remained unsolved for more than four decades before detectives reopened the investigation in 2022, eventually linking brothers Michael and Anthony Stewart…
Pune: D.Y. Patil World School (DYPWS), an integral part of D.Y. Patil Education & Research Foundation (DYPERF), successfully hosted TEDxDYPWS Youth 2026 under the inspiring theme ‘Voices of Tomorrow.‘Chief Guest Aaditi Pohankar graced the occasion and felicitated all the TEDx speakers for their valuable contributions in inspiring and empowering the audience through their ideas, experiences,…
Today, the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands among the most lucrative and widely followed sporting leagues in the world. However, when the tournament was still an idea taking shape in the mid-2000s, its creator Lalit Modi knew that cricket alone would not be enough to transform it into a mass entertainment phenomenon. IPL also attracted…
Serena Williams, a legendary player in the history of tennis, is making headlines once again for all the right reasons. The tennis star is trending after announcing a surprise return to competitive tennis at age 44, nearly four years after stepping away from the sport. She is all set to make her comeback at London’s…
A shocking case of domestic violence has emerged from Dehradun. A 32-year-old woman endured 10 months of confinement in a toilet. (Representative AI image) DEHRADUN: In a shocking case of domestic violence in Dehradun’s Selaqui area, a 32-year-old married woman was allegedly locked in a toilet for 10 months and brutally assaulted by in-laws including…
Indian-American CEO says if he were 25 again, he would not come to the US. Indian-American CEO Srini Madala who came to the US in 1986 and then went on to make it big in a foreign land as he founded three startups said he would not have come to the US now. Speaking to…
The fall to seventh rank is not just about the rallies in South Korea and Taiwan. It is also about the record exodus of foreign capital from Indian stock markets. (AI image) In a span of just over a week, the Indian stock market has gone from being the world’s fifth largest to the seventh…
Pune: The Pune Chapter of the The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) has elected CMA Rahul Chincholkar as its chairman for 2026-27. Chincholkar assumed charge from outgoing chairman CMA Shrikant Ippalpalli.The newly elected office-bearers include CMA Himanshu Dave as vice-chairman, CMA Tanuja Mantrawadi as secretary and CMA Ameya Tikale as treasurer.The newly constituted…
Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar franchise has rewritten the box-office record books, with Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: Revenge together earning more than Rs 3,000 crore worldwide. But according to producer Jyoti Deshpande, the journey to creating one of Indian cinema’s biggest franchises was far from straightforward.Speaking to ET Digital, Deshpande revealed how the makers navigated ballooning budgets, reimagined…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke “Meet me at the airport.” That’s the call to supporters from 30‑year‑old Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who says he will return from the US on June 6, “fully aware I may be arrested as soon as I land”.Dipke told TOI his purpose “is to lead a peaceful,…
TOI correspondent from Washington: One day US President Donald Trump declares that prolonged negotiations with Iran are “boring.” The next day he predicts a breakthrough agreement “within a week.” On another, he hints that military action remains very much on the table.In between, according to an explosive new report by Axios, Trump unleashed a profanity-laced…
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) amid a major row over the board’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.He will succeed Rahul Singh, who was transferred out hours earlier along with then-CBSE secretary Himanshu Gupta.According to an…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has celebrated what he called a major milestone for Indian football supporters, highlighting the presence of two players of Indian heritage in squads for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.“A historic moment for Indian football fans. As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, we will have two players of Indian…
Mumbai: Prism, the parent company of Oyo, has secured markets regulator Sebi’s nod to go ahead with its IPO in what will be its third attempt at going public, said people aware of the matter. The company is seeking to raise up to Rs 6,650 crore through fresh issues of shares and is targeting a…
Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar have been at loggerheads ever since his exit from ‘Don 3′. The producer-director took the matter to Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) and the Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) and they decided to ban the actor. FWICE president BN Tiwari said the union had decided to issue…
MUMBAI: At a time when there is huge speculation around whether he would stay on as India’s T20 captain for the tours of Ireland and England, Suryakumar Yadav’s poor form shows no sign of relenting.On Tuesday, the 35-year-old, captaining Triumph Knights in their opening match of Season 4 of the T20 Mumbai League, was out…
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene on behalf of residents of PoK, alleging widespread rights violations and growing pressure on political activists in the region.Mirza claimed that political and civil rights campaigners in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) were facing arrests, detentions and other…
Photo credit: X/@cricketireland Ireland moved to the top of the Women’s T20I Tri-Nation Series table after securing a one-run win over West Indies via the DLS method in the fourth match at Clontarf. The result came after rain brought Ireland’s chase to an early end, with the hosts just ahead on the DLS score when…
