Amid ongoing Middle East crisis, Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez will undertake a five-day visit to India beginning June 3, with talks expected to focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in areas such as energy, trade and technology. Announcing the visit, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Rodriguez is scheduled to hold wide-ranging discussions with…
Some USCIS officers have begun asking green-card applicants why they chose Adjustment of Status (AOS) rather than consular processing abroad following the agency’s controversial May 22 policy memo, according to immigration attorneys.Attorneys told TOI that while several field officers are questioning applicants on why they did not pursue immigrant visa processing in their home country,…
A dramatic security breach at the grand promotional launch event for director Buchi Babu Sana’s upcoming film ‘Peddi’ has taken social media by storm. A viral video captures the exact moment a fan bypassed stage security to approach Tollywood megastar Ram Charan, causing a sudden scuffle that left co-star Janhvi Kapoor visibly shocked and anxious….
NEW DELHI: K Annamalai’s decision to submit his resignation to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have stunned many supporters, but for those tracking Tamil Nadu politics closely, the signs had been visible for months. Once projected as the BJP’s most prominent face in the state and credited with expanding the party’s footprint, the former…
Clayton teen says she was denied her diploma as she spoke about ICE and Palestine in her welcome speech. Leen Hijaz, a Palestinian-origin Muslim student of Clayton High School, Missouri, said her principal was not giving her a diploma as she made a controversial graduation speech, which her principal interrupted as well. During the graduation…
Bobby Deol recently recalled fun memories with his co-stars. He spoke about stomach-talk irritating Twinkle Khanna, fighting over hair with Rani Mukerji, nicknaming Preity Zinta “Pritam Singh,” and getting put off by onions during a scene with Manisha Koirala. Bobby next appears in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Bandar’, releasing June 5. Bobby Deol made a successful debut…
NEW DELHI: Swinging into action, the government on Tuesday transferred the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) two top officials amid a row over the board’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.CBSE chairman Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta have been transferred, while a committee has been constituted to probe the procurement of the OSM facility.(This…
PV Sindhu (Photo by @BAI_Media on X) NEW DELHI: Indian badminton star PV Sindhu made a winning start to her Indonesia Open campaign, overcoming a tough challenge from Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan to advance to the second round. However, it was a disappointing day for several other Indian shuttlers, including Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, who…
Tom Hanks, the veteran actor who is renowned for his experimental filmography, opened up about the terror of mobile phones and children’s addictions to the small screens. Discussing the plot of the upcoming film ‘Toy Story 5,’ the 69-year-old actor stated that phones have defined a generation technologically, and people have poured everything into them….
K Annamalai; CBSE Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai met BJP national president Nitin Nabin and the party’s national general secretary (organisation), BL Santhosh, in New Delhi and submitted a five-page resignation letter. Hours after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) launched its much-anticipated verification and re-evaluation portal for Class 12 students, the…