TOI correspondent from Washington: In a striking public rebuke to Tel Aviv, US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged restraint after an Israeli strike on Beirut threatened to derail what he has repeatedly described as an imminent peace agreement with Iran, a deal that despite his confident predictions would be signed on Sunday, had not…
A viral chant celebrating New York’s diversity and the Knicks’ NBA Finals run has taken over social media, turning a 23-year-old fan into an unlikely internet figure at the centre of the city’s basketball fever.The New York Knicks won 4-1 in the NBA Finals, winning their first championship since the 1970s. As excitement built across…
Elon Musk’s rise to becoming the world’s first trillionaire has been powered not just by investors and technology breakthroughs, but significantly by years of US government support, according to analysis of SpaceX and Tesla’s early growth and financing.From Nasa contracts that kept SpaceX alive to federal loans, tax credits and regulatory programmes that boosted Tesla,…
Disturbing videos shown in a Canada court have revealed how two of the men convicted of murdering an elderly couple in British Columbia recorded their actions before and after the killings, including filming themselves on the victims’ roof and posting footage with a murder weapon and music playing in the background.It’s been nearly a month…
Six killed after two helicopters collide mid-air in Rio de Janeiro At least six people were killed after two helicopters collided mid-air and crashed in western Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, triggering a major fire that spread to multiple vehicles on the ground, Brazilian firefighters said.According to news agency AFP, the accident occurred in the…
Dame Parveen Kumar, a renowned gastroenterologist, medical educator and advocate for women in healthcare, has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), one of the United Kingdom’s highest royal honours, in King Charles III’s 2026 Birthday Honours list.The GBE is the highest rank within the Most Excellent Order of…
A growing number of Indian professionals applying for US work visas are being confronted with a question many do not expect at their visa interviews: “Why can’t an American do this job instead of you?”According to immigration attorneys, the question is being asked more frequently in interviews for H-1B, L-1B and other employment-based visas, particularly…
Anti-racism rally in Belfast Thousands of people marched through Belfast on Saturday in a show of solidarity against racism after days of anti-immigrant violence that erupted following a knife attack earlier this week.Gathering outside Belfast City Hall under the banner “Together Against Hate”, demonstrators carried placards reading “Refugees Welcome”, “Riots Don’t Speak for Belfast” and…
Representative image (Ukrainian drones hit Russia) A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured nine others in Russia’s southwestern Oryol region, Russian officials said on Sunday, while a separate strike targeted an oil facility deep inside Russian territory as Kyiv intensified attacks on military and energy infrastructure.Oryol Governor Andrei Klychkov said a Ukrainian drone…
England doctors call off planned strike A planned four-day strike by resident doctors in England has been called off after the UK government made a fresh last-minute offer on pay, jobs and career progression, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced on Saturday.The industrial action, which was scheduled to begin at 7 am on Monday and…
