TOI correspondent from Washington: At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day 2026, New York turned a page in its long, turbulent chronicle. In a decommissioned subway station beneath the city it once ferried to power and possibility, Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office on the Quran, becoming the 112th mayor of the…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) on Thursday denied reports claiming that it had directed edits to the blockbuster Hindi film Dhurandhar, asserting that no instructions were issued by the government to mute words or revise dialogues.Responding to reports that the Ranveer Singh–starrer’s theatrical cut was altered following ministry intervention, the I&B…
Will 2026 become the year when Chinese President Xi Jinping decides that the long-promised “reunification” of Taiwan can no longer wait?Driving the newsChina’s latest round of live-fire military drills in the air and seas around Taiwan landed with unusually sharp timing: just as the calendar flipped another year closer to 2027, a date that looms…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) amplified pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin by sharing a sharply worded editorial that urges Washington to abandon concessions and adopt a tougher line against Moscow. The move came amid mounting frustration over stalled Ukraine peace efforts.The editorial titled Putin ‘attack’ bluster shows Russia is the one…
The gross Goods and Services Tax collections for December 2025 were at Rs 1.75 lakh crore, marking a 6.1 per cent increase from the previous year. The April-December period of 2025-26 saw massive growth in GST collections, with total collections reaching Rs 16.5 lakh crore, up 8.6 per cent from Rs 15.2 lakh crore in…
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged, through diplomatic channels, the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, the ministry of external affairs said.The exchange took place simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, in keeping with the provisions of the bilateral…
Vande Bharat sleeper train to be launched soon! In a big New year cheer for Indian Railways passengers, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishaw has shared that the first Vande Bharat sleeper train will be launched this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag off the Vande Bharat sleeper train in the second half of…
An explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana early Thursday, leaving several people dead and others injured, Swiss police said. Visuals from the scene showed a building engulfed in flames and emergency responders rushing in.At the time of the blast a New Year celebration was under way.“There has…
Rupee entered 2026 on a weak note, slipping 11 paise to 89.99 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday. This comes as persistent pressure from foreign fund outflows and trade-related uncertainty continue to cloud sentiment in the currency market. The currency fell sharply in 2025, losing nearly 5% since it crossed the 85-per-dollar…
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant has devised four categories of cases to prioritise listing and hearing of petitions filed by socially, physically, and financially disadvantaged people. The new categories of cases relate to those filed by disabled people and acid attack survivors, by senior citizens above 80 years, persons who are below poverty line and…