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Transfers spur 1 more Sidda-DKS turf war BENGALURU: The uneasy power-sharing equation between Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar flared up again – this time, over the transfer of five senior engineers – adding fresh fuel to a series of bureaucratic flashpoints between the state’s top two leaders.It has now emerged that Shivakumar,…

Phil Salt and Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Phil Salt was in a hurry, and so were Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), as they stormed into the IPL 2025 final with a thumping eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur on Thursday.After Suyash Sharma…

The TOI correspondent from Washington: A US federal judge extended a temporary block on the Trump administration’s attempt to bar international students from enrolling at Harvard in yet another judicial setback to the MAGA supremo on Wednesday.Judge Allison Burroughs allowed a temporary restraining order she issued last week to remain in place until a preliminary…

A federal court may have thrown a wrench into Donald Trump’s latest trade manoeuvres, but Beijing is reading between the lines and preparing for war. Not with missiles, but with microchips, emergency planning, and a sharp eye on Washington’s next move. As the US president pushes ahead with his hardline tariff agenda, only temporarily paused…

Elon Musk learned the hard way that Donald Trump is beyond control—or even the illusion of it. In Captain America: Brave New World, Harrison Ford plays a President who becomes the Red Hulk—transforming into something so powerful, so uncontrollable, that not even his own office can contain him.In 2025, Silicon Valley’s elite are learning they…

BENGALURU: A businessman in Bengaluru underwent surgery after his finger was severely bitten during a road rage incident that began over rainwater splashing onto another vehicle. The incident occurred on the night of 26 May near the Railway Colony on Magadi Road. Jayant Shekhar, a resident of Magadi Road, was driving home with his wife…

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday refuted Bangladesh’s chief adviser Mohammad Yunus’s claims that New Delhi is “destabilising” his country.In a weekly presser, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Bangladesh’s accusations were an attempt to deflect attention from real issues.“As far as the government there is concerned, the responsibility for law and…

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a fiery counterattack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him and his party of politicising national security and undermining the opposition amid the backdrop of ‘Operation Sindoor‘ and the recent Pahalgam terror attack. Banerjee also claimed the Centre named India’s armed forces action on…

Alex Foster (via X @Alex Levine) Baylor University football player Alex Foster has passed away following multiple gunshot injuries in Greenville, Mississippi, a somber incident contributing to a series of violent crimes that have been afflicting the city. The 18-year-old defensive lineman was discovered in a vehicle at an early hour on Wednesday and subsequently…

NEW DELHI: A day after India said that three Indian citizens who have been reported missing after travelling to Iran, the Iranian Embassy in India has strongly advised Indians not to be deceived by travel agents.The Indian embassy in Iran on Wednesday informed that they have strongly take up the issue of reportedly missing persons,…