MOSCOW: The US-Israeli missile attack on Iran’s Bandar Anzali, a key transit hub on the INSTC linking Mumbai with St Petersburg, is a major blow to the Indo-Russian ambition of boosting bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 via the crucial corridor, experts said Saturday.The 7,200-kilometre long multi-modal International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) links Mumbai…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been taking steps to thwart news coverage of the Pentagon for more than a year. Now he has finally met some resistance. Friday’s ruling by a federal judge striking down Pentagon press limits was cheered by the news organization that sued over the policy, The New York Times, and by…
The tongue is a muscle, but for those of us born into the scattered seeds of diaspora, it is also a battlefield. Growing up, my relationship with my mother tongue, Fiji Hindi, was not one of tender embraces or whispered lullabies. It was a love-hate relationship, fraught with a quiet, inherited turbulence. Fiji Hindi was…
NEW DELHI: Nearly six years after India tightened scrutiny of foreign direct investment from countries sharing land borders, the government has initiated a recalibration of the framework governing such investments, allowing minority ownership structures routed through overseas entities to access the automatic route while retaining approval requirements for direct investments from neighbouring jurisdictions.The Union Cabinet…
NEW DELHI: Following a temporary waiver issued by the US administration on sanctioned Iranian oil stranded at sea, Indian refiners on Saturday said they would be keen to buy the crude, even as Tehran maintained that no surplus stocks existed.US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the waiver on Friday, saying that by temporarily unlocking this…
NEW DELHI: Senior executives of some of the highway construction companies told TOI that the increase has started impacting the road construction cost as bitumen and fuel expenses are around 30% of the project cost. “Since the commercial diesel price is revised from time to time, we are worried whether there will be another round…
A video showing an Indian auto rickshaw on a London road has caught the attention of social media users, with many saying the unexpected sight made the British capital look a little more like Delhi. An Indian auto rickshaw spotted in London traffic sparked humour. (Instagram/lifeinuk_._) (Also read: Bengaluru auto driver hangs Meta ID card…
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‘Dhurandhar 2’ has hit the ball out of the park when it comes to the praise and the box office numbers which the film is generating. The Aditya Dhar directorial has also been getting criticism with many accusing it to be a propaganda movie. While many celebs have also reviewed the film, now Anupam Kher…
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan had quiet Eid celebrations with family and Ibrahim Ali Khan offered fans a peek into it. One sees that since the last few years, the entire Pataudi clan gets together to celebrate Eid and other festivals like Christmas and Raksha Bandhan as well. Saif, Kareena along with Saba…
