NEW DELHI: A scorching summer has spurred demand for seasonal appliances, putting India’s consumer durables sector on track to post a robust double-digit growth in the first quarter this fiscal year, one of its strongest quarterly performances in recent years. Analysts expect the sector to report over 20% year-on-year revenue growth in the June quarter,…
MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices slumped over 2% on Wednesday, logging their sharpest single-day fall in over two months, after US President Donald Trump said the interim agreement with Iran was “over”.The statement, following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, triggered a 7% surge in crude oil prices to $79.1 per barrel, sparking…
Josh Allen says his first NFL season as a father will bring new challenges after welcoming daughter Harper Haize Allen with wife Hailee Steinfeld. He expects frequent FaceTime calls while away from home and praised Steinfeld for supporting his football career and helping him balance family life. Allen also admitted adjusting to parenthood has changed…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Wednesday directed that all 62 major airports in the country, including 21 under development and 41 prioritised for development, based on passenger traffic, be brought in line within two years, with standards prescribed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), with the objective of enhancing passenger convenience while…
Nagpur: A seven-day delay in initiating action against the Gujarat-based contractor held responsible for a woman’s electrocution in Auliya Nagar has drawn sharp criticism from the Opposition in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).Leader of Opposition and local corporator Sanjay Mahakalkar alleged that the contractor was being shielded by NMC brass despite a departmental inquiry blaming…
Nagpur: Following a week of sustained reporting by TOI since July 2, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Wednesday initiated its first punitive action in the electrocution death of 60-year-old Afroz Begum Azim Khan by slapping a Rs 5-lakh penalty on Gujarat-based M/s Das Infrastructure Pvt Ltd — the contractor accused of damaging an underground…
NEW DELHI: Abandoning the traditional underworld’s strict code of secrecy, Lawrence Bishnoi openly rewrote the rules of organised crime, pioneering an audacious digital branding strategy that replaced anonymity with the weaponised spectacle of performative violence. His network actively filmed hits and broadcasted screenshots as online “press releases” within minutes of the trigger being pulled to…
NEW DELHI: Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has said there’s nothing to link the Indian govt with the charges announced by the US Tuesday against Lawrence Bishnoi and other India-based gangs, which include the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023.According to Indian authorities, this vindicates India’s position that there never was…
Who is Justin Verlander’s wife Kate Upton? The longtime partner mentioned in his retirement message (Image via Getty) Justin Verlander has announced that the 2026 MLB season will be the last of his career. The veteran pitcher shared the news in a message released before the All-Star Game, saying he has realized the time has…
Connor Murphy’s alleged last video saying ‘I’m dying every second’ resurfaces after his death Popular American fitness influencer and YouTuber Connor Murphy has died at the age of 32 after a drowning incident in Thailand. In the wake of his death, a video widely shared on X as his “last video” has gone viral, but…