The TOI Correspondent from Washington: New Delhi is close to having Tahawwur Rana, a former Pakistani Army doctor and 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack accused, brought to justice after US Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan rejected his emergency application on Thursday to stay his extradition to India. Rana’s attorneys immediately bumped up the application to…
West Ham United’s Tomas Soucek celebrates scoring during English Premier League match against Leicester City. (AP Photo) Leicester’s dire situation worsened as they edged closer to Championship relegation following a 2-0 defeat by West Ham on Thursday.The Hammers secured their position, rising to 15th place and establishing a 16-point cushion above the relegation zone, with…
Donald Trump at first cabinet meeting (AP) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies in US schools teeter on the brink with an opaque and turbulent future. Since taking office, Donald Trump has waged an unrelenting war on DEI, labelling it as a tool of “wokeness” and “racial favouritism.” In a sweeping directive issued by the…
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, tried for years to persuade Chinese regulators to let him offer self-driving capabilities in one of the company’s most important markets. After a series of false starts, Mr. Musk is now closer than ever. Tesla said on Tuesday that some drivers in China would be able to use…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has been introducing a major overhaul of the American education system since assuming office, including a proposal to dismantle the Department of Education. As he edges closer to this plan, hundreds of thousands of students wait anxiously for what the future holds….
US President Donald Trump hinted towards a “possible” trade deal with one of its key targets for tariff policies, China.Trump told the Air Force One reporters that during his first tenure in 2020, the country had already agreed on what he described as “a great trade deal with China.”Beijing also urged Washington to handle trade…
Hamas freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday in a ceremony marked by some of the same provocative theatrics used by the Palestinian militants in previous releases. It was the sixth round of a tense series of hostage-for-prisoner exchanges that are part of a 42-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, which went into effect…
NEW DELHI: Australia were just two wickets away from wrapping up Sri Lanka’s second innings in Galle as the hosts ended day three of the second Test at 211 for 8 on Saturday. Australia, who lead the series 1-0, aim to complete a 2-0 sweep with Sri Lanka ahead by only 54 runs.Go Beyond The…
The Republican-led US Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary, paving the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm him as soon as this week. The committee voted 14-13 along party lines with Democrats having accused Kennedy over two days of contentious…
Smriti Mandhana (Photo credit: RCB) NEW DELHI: India opener Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday climbed to the second spot in the latest ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings following a stellar performance in the series against Ireland. Mandhana, the only Indian in the top 10, scored a magnificent 135 in the third ODI, along with 41 and…