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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its forecast for India’s economic growth to 6.4% for both 2025 and 2026 — up from 6.2% and 6.3%, respectively, projected in its April 2025 World Economic Outlook — reaffirming India’s position as the world’s fastest-growing major economy. The IMF also modestly raised its global growth outlook to…
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: India batsman Washington Sundar celebrates his century during day five of the 4th Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Ahmedabad: All-rounder Washington Sundar scored his maiden century in international cricket during Team India’s fourth…
Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi had a unique love story. Their romance began at a party. Pataudi proposed, but Tagore set a condition. She asked him to hit three sixes in a row. He did it and she agreed to marry him. Their interfaith marriage faced challenges. Both families had strong traditions. Before…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Tuesday asserted that no foreign leader had asked India to pause Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, in a clear refutation of US President Donald Trump’s repeated statements that he leaned on the two inimical neighbours to cease hostilities on May 10.“No world leader asked for suspension of Operation Sindoor,” the PM…
After JD Vance’s rebuke, Microsoft says its H-1B applications have nothing to do with layoffs. Microsoft has responded to the criticism that it fired American employees to hire foreign cheap labor saying that H-1B applications are no way related to the recent job eliminations and many employees on H-1Bs also lost their jobs. The statement…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the decision to sign the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, disclosing that the water-sharing pact signed by first PM Jawaharlal Nehru had a clause which required India not to carry out desilting of dams, with the gates of one of them welded to prevent any…
Fifty soldiers were killed on Monday in a deadly attack on a military base in northern Burkina Faso. The assault is believed to have been carried out by Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaida-linked militant group operating across West Africa.The attack took place in Dargo, located in Boulsa province, and involved around 100 armed…
NEW DELHI: Air India has begun conducting “online yoga” classes for its crew members, including pilots who have been under severe psychological stress post the June 12 Ahmedabad crash. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had soon after that accident directed major Indian carriers to hold post trauma mental health workshop for their flight…
Chandrakant Pandit (Image credit: KKR) MUMBAI: The Kolkata Knight Riders have parted ways with their head coach Chandrakant Pandit and bowling coach Bharat Arun, TOI has reliably learnt. Arun was also the bowling coach of the India team from 2014-2021, barring a year when Anil Kumble was the head coach of Team India. According to…
Indira Krishnan shares her experience working with Rashmika Mandanna and Ranbir Kapoor. She played Rashmika’s mother in ‘Animal’. Indira praises both actors’ professionalism and grounded nature. Rashmika initially faced Hindi challenges but overcame them. Indira will also play Kaushalya in Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Ramayana’. She fondly recalls conversations with Ranbir and Rashmika about the universe. Indira…
