NEW DELHI: On the inaugural day of his visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented a Daruma doll, considered auspicious and a good luck charm in Japanese culture. The Daruma has an Indian connection. “Takasaki City in Gunma is the birthplace of the famous Daruma dolls. The Daruma tradition in Japan is based on the…
Armann Jaffer and Jayant Yadav (Agency Image) Mumbai: In a big blow to his career, Mumbai batter Armaan Jaffer has been left in the lurch after the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) cancelled his contract to play for them as a ‘Professional’ player for the 2025-26 domestic season due to his alleged refusal to play…
Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar, NCP-SP chief and MP Shared Pawar and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) President Ajinkya Naik during the inauguration of the MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum at Wankhede Stadium (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) The Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) on Saturday inaugurated the MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum at Wankhede Stadium has been praised for…
KOLKATA: Police filed the first chargesheet Saturday in the alleged gang rape of a 24-year-old law student at a Kolkata college, naming four men nearly two months after the main accused was arrested. The crime allegedly occurred June 25 between 7.30pm and 10.50pm in a security guard’s room on campus. Survivor’s complaint led to arrests…
3 Illinois, 2 Michigan high schools named among best in US; check complete list here. (AI Image) US News & World Report has released its 2025–2026 rankings of the best high schools across the United States, with BASIS Tucson North in Arizona earning the top spot as the nation’s best high school. Meanwhile, several schools…
Shubman Gill has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2025 after his record-breaking performance in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The Indian Test captain secured the award ahead of England’s Ben Stokes and South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder.The 25-year-old Indian captain demonstrated exceptional form in July, accumulating 567 runs at an average of…
Mumbai: The Vidarbha Cricket Association has named former India opener Wasim Jaffer as the batting consultant of all its cricket teams for the 2025-26 domestic season, TOI has learnt. The domestic colossus, who was the head coach of the Punjab senior team last domestic season, will be the batting consultant of all the age group…
Mohammed Shami and Vaibhav Suryavanshi India’s veteran seamer Mohammed Shami has been selected for the East Zone 15-member squad for the upcoming 2025-26 Duleep Trophy, with Ishan Kishan appointed as captain and Abhimanyu Easwaran as vice-captain. The tournament, scheduled from August 28 to September 15, will mark the beginning of the Indian domestic cricket season.Shami,…
NEW DELHI: The Resistance Front (TRF), which carried out the Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, was mentioned in a recent Monitoring Team’s report under the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee.According to government sources, the report explicitly recorded the involvement of The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy outfit of LeT, in the Pahalgam terror…
A senior State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump ‘s first term and has a history of incendiary statements has been appointed to lead the embattled US Institute of Peace. The move to install Darren Beattie as the institute’s new acting president is seen as the latest step in…