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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with US President Donald Trump over the phone according to a statement by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. During the call, PM Modi told the US president that, ‘India now regards terrorism not as proxy war but actual war’. Trump also extended his condolences to PM Modi over the…
NEW DELHI: After wrapping up Canada visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday headed to Croatia, the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Balkan nation.According to his departure statement, PM Modi will meet Croatian President Zoran Milanovic and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on June 18. The agenda includes: Strengthening bilateral ties: Talks…
KOCHI: Shekhar Kumar, assistant director with Kochi unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED), who was arraigned as an accused by Kerala vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (VACB) in a corruption case, has been transferred to Shillong as part of a nationwide reshuffle of ED officers. Kumar was named as the first accused in a case registered by…
PM Modi departs for Croatia (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Croatia early Wednesday, marking the final stop of his three-nation tour after wrapping up a productive visit to Canada, where he participated in the G7 Summit held in Kananaskis, Alberta.At the summit venue, the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, PM…
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes PM Modi to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada. The two leaders also agreed to appoint new high commissioners for both countries…
CUDDALORE: A 25-year-old man in Tamil Nadu‘s Cuddalore district accused of raping an 80-year-old woman attacked cops when they went to arrest him on Tuesday, but was shot in the leg. He is undergoing treatment.Police said that they were forced to open fire as the accused, S Sundaravelu, of SK Palayam near Panruti, attempted to…
GUWAHATI: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma has announced sweeping new security protocols to safeguard tourists after the murder of Indore-based transporter Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon near Cherrapunji.“The tragic murder of Raja Raghuvanshi shook not just Meghalaya but the entire nation,” Sangma said in an interview with TOI. “My first reaction, like that of every citizen,…
LUCKNOW: Princy, daughter of a farm labourer, once feared her dream of becoming a doctor would wilt in poverty. Pooja Ranjan, farmer’s daughter from Sonbhadra, never imagined she could afford a path to a medical college. Kaushambi’s Shweta, who grew up in a shop selling bicycle seat covers, couldn’t think beyond “sarkari” school. All three…
Picture: X/Georgia Meloni Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met informally during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada. The two leaders greeted each other with a handshake and held a short conversation. After their meeting, Meloni posted on X, “Italy and India, linked by a great friendship.”In response, PM Modi wrote,…
MUMBAI: Captain Sumeet Sabharwal’s mortal remains arrived at his residence in Powai’s Jal Vayu Vihar Tuesday morning. A hush fell over the housing complex, with AI crew, fellow aviators, and family and friends filing in quietly. Residents of the locality gathered in clusters – some in grief, others in disbelief – outside the building where…
THANE: Following an incident in which a 64-year-old man ‘came back to life’ after being declared dead by a doctor, the health department of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation has issued notice to Dr Prabhu Ahuja and has asked him to explain the wrong declaration of death, reports Pradeep Gupta.On Thursday, Abhiman Girdhar Tayde (64), a cancer…
Falguni Dey, a Kolkata-based geography professor stranded in Tehran, on Monday evening embarked on a dangerous journey to Astara in Iran’s Gilan province bordering Azerbaijan in a bid to escape Israeli missile attacks, reports Rohit Khanna. Dey spoke to a travel agent on Monday and left the city in a car for a 1000km journey…
Israel ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday said Israel is in touch with the ministry of external affairs about possible requests for evacuation of Indians. In a media briefing, the ambassador also said Israel will continue to do what is within its capabilities to “degrade” Iran’s nuclear programme. He said it would be better…
KOLHAPUR: A woman software engineer working in the US with her husband on Monday enrolled her son Vihan (7) in a zilla parishad school in Sangli Atpadi to learn Marathi, his mother tongue. Vihan will live with his uncle and attend school with his cousins.Vihan’s mother, Bharati Vijaykumar Shelke, told TOI that the boy was…
TOI Social Impact Summit to honour breakout work in CSR-ESG The scope and reach of CSR (corporate social responsibility) has grown exponentially since its origin in 2014 as a government mandate that had corporates set aside 2% of their profits towards socially responsible work. Today, businesses own this space and are invested in supporting and…
