India eases rupee trade rules, provides exporters alternative to dollar settlements; what it means
Times of Indiaby SMRITI JAIN·1d ago
In a bid to push for greater adoption of rupee for trade settlement purposes, the government on Thursday revised parts of the Foreign Trade Policy to give exporters greater flexibility to invoice...
India's solar story: Cell shortage may be short-lived as capacity set to tripple
Times of Indiaby TOI BUSINESS DESK·1d ago
India’s shortage of domestically made solar cells is expected to ease as manufacturers increase production to meet local-content rules, industry players have said.
Parliamentary panel flags critical operational gaps at NGT, suggests measures to improve its efficiency
Times of Indiaby VISHWA MOHAN·1d ago
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has identified critical operational gaps at the National Green Tribunal (NGT), including severe staffing shortage and reliance on contractual workers, inadequate...
'Deceived, new fight begins': Jharkhand students after HC stays exam cancellation order
Times of Indiaby ROHITASHWA RANJAN·1d ago
NEW DELHI: Student leaders protesting against the alleged irregularities in Jharkhand's recruitment exams criticised the Hemant Soren-led government on Thursday after the high court blocked the...
Bengali actor Jaayjeet Banerjee escapes serious injury after speeding lorry hits his car; says, ‘I could have been seriously injured’
Times of Indiaby TOI ENTERTAINMENT DESK·1d ago
Bengali actor Jaayjeet Banerjee recently met with a road accident while travelling near the Tollygunge Karunamoyee Bridge.
‘Hi’ trailer out: Nayanthara and Kavin’s romance drama is an unusual love story with an unexpected marriage
Times of Indiaby TOI ENTERTAINMENT DESK·1d ago
Nayanthara and Kavin will next be seen in the upcoming romance drama ‘Hi’, helmed by Vishnu Edavan, who marks his directorial debut with the film.
Government allows duty-free imports of 1 million tons of raw sugar, signals price relief
Times of Indiaby VIJAYA SRIVASTAVA·1d ago
India has allowed duty-free imports of 1 million metric tons of raw sugar until October 31, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, as the government moves to boost domestic supplies and contain...
Delimitation, NEET and Cauvery: What Tamil Nadu CM Vijay discussed with Amit Shah
Times of Indiaby RAJEEV SINGH·1d ago
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay on Thursday raised concerns over the proposed Delimitation Bill, 2026, saying southern states could lose their share of representation in...
6-year-old student slapped over homework, dies after collapsing in teacher's lap
Times of Indiaby NALLA RAM BABU·1d ago
VISAKHAPATNAM: A six-year-old boy collapsed and died in a classroom at a private school in the Town Kotharoad locality under One-Town police station limits in Vizag city on Thursday, with his...
Centre gives nod to set up a bench of J&K HC in Ladakh
Times of Indiaby ROHITASHWA RANJAN·1d ago
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday decided to set up a bench of high court of Jammu and Kashmir in Ladakh.
Exclusive - Ohanna Shivanand aka Shilpa Anand reveals why she quit Dill Mill Gayye; says she was "indirectly made to leave by the show's producer Siddharth P Malhotra"
Times of Indiaby etimes.in·1d ago
Ohanna Shivanand, previously known as Shilpa Anand is best remembered for playing Dr. Riddhima Gupta in the hit medical drama Dill Mil Gaye.
Amit Shah hails South's development in CMs meet, cites 3 pillars of progress
Times of Indiaby RAJEEV SINGH·1d ago
Amit Shah hails South's development in CMs meet, cites 3 pillars of progress Edited by: Rajeev Singh / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 20, 2026, 19:08 IST Share AA Text Size Small Medium Large...
East Bengal script history, break 40-year-old record to register Indian football’s biggest-ever win in Asian competition
Times of Indiaby TOI SPORTS DESK·1d ago
NEW DELHI: East Bengal FC scripted a new chapter in Indian football history on Thursday, producing a staggering 12-0 victory over Rovers FC of Guam in the AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27...
Seoul's Arctic shipping test with Russia angers Europe seeking to isolate Moscow
Times of Indiaby PRISHA PATNAIK·1d ago
South Korea is set to test a new shipping route for Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by global warming can be commercially viable.
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir wins Bangladesh presidential election with 255 votes
Times of Indiaby RAJEEV SINGH·1d ago
Bangladesh has elected senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its 23rd president, marking a significant shift for a politician who until recently held one...
'We are Gen Z' row: Army veteran offers to crowdfund Ladakh tourist’s salary for Siachen stay
Times of Indiaby NASEER GANAI·1d ago
SRINAGAR: A retired Army officer has hit out at the female tourist whose “We are Gen-Z and we won’t tolerate this nonsense” rant at a Kargil checkpoint went viral, saying her behaviour had unfairly...
NEET protests: SC sets up 5-member panel to probe excessive use of force by cops on students
Times of Indiaby ROHITASHWA RANJAN·1d ago
NEET protests: SC sets up 5-member panel to probe excessive use of force by cops on students Edited by: Rohitashwa Ranjan / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 20, 2026, 19:51 IST Share AA Text Size...
US's secret Hormuz corridor: How America kept ships and oil moving despite Iran's closure
Times of Indiaby VIJAYA SRIVASTAVA·1d ago
The US military secretly helped commercial tankers navigate the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks despite Iran's closure of the strategic waterway.
ICC makes U-turn on Gaddafi Stadium pitch demerit point
Times of Indiaby TOI SPORTS DESK·1d ago
The ICC has removed the demerit point given to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium pitch after the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia in June.
In 1964, a 27-year-old woman bought an abandoned 18 acre island off Maine and built a small house to live there alone; 22 years later the island was donated to become a wildlife sanctuary
Times of Indiaby TOI WORLD DESK·2d ago
Before it was a wildlife sanctuary, it was a woman's abode. Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre land area off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States.
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