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US President Donald Trump with China’s counterpart Xi Jinping (File Image) US President Donald Trump and China’s counterpart Xi Jinping are likely to speak this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, following the tension that flared between the two economic powerhouses over breaching tariff and trade restriction agreements.Responding to the reporter’s…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Delhi have emerged as top performers in tackling the challenge of adult literacy and education. The 2024-25 Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT), conducted under ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, has thrown up encouraging results among states that submitted the certification data in time.Data compiled by the…

MUMBAI: Rajit Gupta of Kota emerged at the top of the JEE Advanced 2025 rank list, securing 332 out of 360 marks. Gupta, whose father himself ranked 48th in Rajasthan’s Pre Engineering Test of 1994, will join IIT Bombay‘s computer science department.Nipping at Gupta’s heels, Saksham Jindal from Hisar in Haryana, the son of doctor…

NEW DELHI: India’s flyer footfall is projected to more than double from the current 24 crore to almost 50 crore annually by 2030, which is more than the population of many countries, PM Narendra Modi said Monday while showcasing the country’s aviation success story at the International Air Transport Association’s 81st AGM here.Modi also said…

NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah Monday called for deeper involvement of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in the govt’s foodgrain storage scheme, terming it essential for their financial stability and social relevance. At a review meeting of the world’s largest cooperative foodgrain storage initiative, Shah directed food and public distribution ministry…

NEW DELHI: Mizoram (98.2%), Lakshadweep (97.3%), Kerala (95.3%), Tripura (93.7%) and Goa (93.6%) are the top five States/ UTs registering the highest overall literacy rates in India for persons aged seven years and above, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24.The report, released by the National Sample Survey Office under the ministry of…

TOI correspondent from London: Indigenous communities across India are being pushed out of their ancestral lands in the name of tourism and expansion of tiger projects whilst the laws to protect them are being diluted and not implemented properly, Adivasis told a global press briefing on Monday.“They say India has got freedom. But I think…

Preity Zinta and Shreyas Iyer) (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings stormed into the IPL 2025 final with a thrilling five-wicket win over five-time champions Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2, powered by a sensational unbeaten 87 off 41 balls from skipper Shreyas Iyer. As the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League nears its conclusion,…

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians (MI) missed out on reaching the IPL final for the fifth straight season, crashing out after a loss to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 2 on Sunday, June 1. Batting first, the Hardik Pandya-led side posted a solid 203/6. Despite picking up two early wickets in the powerplay, MI couldn’t keep…

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday admitted that the state government made a “mistake” in extending financial benefits to all applicants of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana without sufficient scrutiny, attributing the lapse to time constraints ahead of last year’s assembly elections.“We made a mistake of giving the financial benefit…