NEW DELHI: Can a second wife claim pensionary benefit after demise of first wife of a deceased govt official? Agreeing to examine the issue, Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre on the plea of a woman who was denied such pension.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale asked Centre to file…
There was an abnormal gleaming halo that formed around New Zealand’s Chatham Islands early this year because there was a large amount of plankton blooming on Earth that was observable through the use of a satellite run by NASA. The formation of such a shine is a result of the high concentration of coccolithophores, caused…
Virat Kohli became the first batter in Indian Premier League (IPL) history to complete 9,000 runs during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.Kohli had entered the game needing just 11 runs to reached the landmark with a single on the last ball of the sixth over off…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump lashed out at a journalist who read out excerpts from a purported manifesto written by the suspect in Saturday night’s security scare at a media dinner while angrily asserting that he is not a rapist or a pedophile as the assailant’s screed suggested.In an interview with CBS…
South Korea’s stock markets scaled a historic peak on Monday, as the total valuation of listed companies moved past the 6,000 trillion won ($4.1 trillion) mark for the first time during trading hours. According to figures cited by The Korea Herald, based on data from the Korea Exchange, the combined market capitalisation of domestic bourses…
The start of the year might not have been that great for some of the star signs. But don’t lose hope; astrology says that romance is in the air for five star signs. Yeah, you heard it right! As per predictions, some of the zodiac signs will meet their soulmate in 2026, and let’s see…
Mumbai Indians’ Mitchell Santner (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Struggling Mumbai Indians have been dealt a significant blow in the middle of IPL 2026, with New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. The development comes at a time when MI are already reeling in the…
‘धुरंधर’ फ्रेंचाइजी की जबरदस्त कामयाबी के बाद फिल्म के लीड एक्टर रणवीर सिंह का पहला बयान सामने आया है। रणवीर ने कहा है कि फिल्म में हमजा का रोल निभाना उनके लिए पद्मावत के अलाउद्दीन खिलजी से ज्यादा मुश्किल था। रणवीर सिंह के बिजनेस पार्टनर निकुंज बियानी ने हाल ही में एक बड़ा खुलासा किया…
In a system where marks feel like the ultimate benchmark, it’s natural for parents to hope their child stands out. But sometimes, the expectation takes the shape of pressure in a child’s mind, and certainly, the secret to success isn’t pressure, instead its perspective.Something similar was seen when CBSE Class 10 topper Ayusman Mohapatra’s father…
When Bengaluru-based software engineer Manish Singh walked his grandfather through the Google campus, there was very little he tried to explain.He didn’t need to.His grandfather paused for a moment, taking in the space around him – the buildings, the people, the life his grandson had built. He looked slowly, as if matching it with something…