Judy Skene who lost $900,000 in a fake crypto platform scam An 86-year-old Ontario woman has lost more than $900,000 after falling victim to a cryptocurrency scam that used a deepfake video of Prime Minister Mark Carney to lure investors online.Judy Skene, from Sault Ste. Marie, says she first came across the fraud scheme in…
Devendra Fadnavis and Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: The BJP was quick to dismiss speculation after party leader and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his political rival, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, were seen travelling on the same flight from Mumbai to Nagpur.Thackeray, a staunch BJP critic, was accompanied on the flight by his…
Ireland produced one of the biggest results in their T20I history, defeating reigning world champions India by 34 runs in the opening match of the two-match series at the Civil Service Cricket Club on Friday. It was Ireland’s first-ever victory over India in any format, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead in the series.Chasing 183…
‘I’ve always liked Richard Nixon,’ Vance declared The TOI correspondent from Washington: US vice-president JD Vance’s journey from Hillbilly Elegy to Nixon eulogy on Thursday involved — while being married to an accomplished Indian woman — praising a former American President who was not only a notorious India-hater but who also denigrated Indian women in…
Today’s African proverb of the day is on ultimate karma. Though oftentimes we tend to believe that life is unfair and there is no natural justice, old sayings like this restore our faith in the ultimate karma, which is how life balances itself. This African proverb is believed to have its origin in the Swahili…
A shocking revelation emerged in the Lohagad Fort murder case as accused Siya Goyal reportedly told police she disliked her fiancé, Ketan Agarwal, due to his hair patch. PUNE: In a startling claim made during custodial interrogation, Lohagad Fort murder accused Siya Goyal allegedly told Pune Rural Police that plotting to kill her fiancé, Ketan…
Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will lead India’s weightlifting team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which begins on July 23 in Glasgow.Mirabai, who has won three Commonwealth Games medals — two gold and one silver — will compete in the women’s 48kg category.She will be joined by Bindyarani Devi in the women’s 58kg…
The logo of German car manufacturer Volkswagen is pictured at Volkswagen’s transparent factory in Dresden, Germany, on May 14, 2025. (AP-Photo) Volkswagen is considering closing four factories in Germany and increasing planned job cuts to as many as 1,00,000 (1 lakh) in what could become the biggest restructuring in the company’s history as the automaker…
Anthropic, Microsoft, OpenAI and Amazon have joined forces as anchor partners in Raise US, a new non-profit aiming to help Americans adapt to the workplace disruptions brought by artificial intelligence. The organization plans to raise $1 billion to build a national platform advising governors on workforce strategies, with $500 million already raised, according to Business…
Mario Flores conspired with his lover and others to set up shell companies in Orlando, Florida A Honduran national living US illegally has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme deprived the US government of tens of millions of dollars, reports the New York Post.Mario…
Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma continued his love affair with explosive batting on Friday, rewriting the T20I record books during India’s opening match against Ireland in Belfast by becoming the first batter from a Full Member nation to score five half-centuries in 20 balls or fewer.The left-handed opener reached his latest…
Khushbu Sundar shares first wedding pictures of daughter Avantika Sundar and Shravan Sreenivasan (Image credits: Instagram) Actor-politician Khushbu Sundar’s family has a new reason to celebrate. Her elder daughter, Avantika Sundar, married Shravan Sreenivasan in an intimate wedding ceremony held in Goa on Thursday evening. The private affair was attended by family members and a…
For decades, the people of Balochistan have been fighting for their own. From control over their natural resources to freedom from oppression, generations of families have been struggling for the same. Among them is one woman, who as a teenager joined the protest in search of her father, who was allegedly arrested by security forces…
India ranks 11th globally in digital nomad population For generations, the economic narrative of modern India was written in one direction: a relentless, exhausting migration from rural villages to hyper-urban hubs.Millions packed their lives into suitcases, chasing the glittering promises of Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. They traded clean air for corporate ladders and starry skies…
‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ have changed the perspective towards Hindi cinema. So much so, that a large part of the audience is also now comparing every film to this Aditya Dhar directorial because a new benchmark is set. Veteran filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has heaped praise on director Aditya Dhar for staying true to his…
Siya Goyal (left, face covered) and her alleged boyfriend Chetan Chaudhary are in police custody in connection with the death of 26-year-old Ketan Agarwal. PUNE: Claiming that the police are yet to establish any direct evidence against his client, lawyer Ashutosh Srivastava on Wednesday said there was no eyewitness or independent witness to prove that…
Indian man claims his friend, by mistake, crossed to the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls and got detained by CBP on the US border. A social media post claimed that an Indian man got detained by the CBP at the US-Canada border after he crossed the border by mistake and went towards the Canadian…
National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the advance examination city intimation slip for the ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE JRF/SRF (Ph.D.) 2026 entrance examinations. Candidates can download it from the official ICAR examination portal by logging in with their application number and password. The entrance examinations will be conducted on July 4, 2026, in computer-based…
Small plane slams into Beijing landmark CITIC tower A car-sized aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, the 108-storey CITIC Tower, on Friday, according to two bystanders cited by Reuters.Police sealed off roads around the building, also known as China Zun, and prevented passersby from filming the scene.The CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, is…
Paris recorded a June high of 40.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Health authorities across Europe remained on high alert Friday as an unprecedented heatwave continued to sweep across the continent, forcing governments to introduce emergency measures ranging from alcohol restrictions and event cancellations to transport advisories.Scientists described the spell of extreme weather, which began on…
