It begins, as so many Jeffrey Epstein stories do, in a room where power recognised power. In this case, the room was reportedly the Plaza Hotel in New York in the early 1990s. A young woman from Texas, Melanie Starnes, later Dr Melanie Walker, has told people that she was introduced there to Epstein by…
Sir Sam Neill, the prolific actor who made an indelible mark on cinema with independent films and box office blockbusters, passed away at the age of 78. He took his last breath in Sydney, Australia, on July 13, 2026, surrounded by his family. Despite being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) in 2023,…
NEW DELHI: India’s double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker on Monday said she has made key equipment changes ahead of the Asian Games and World Championships, hoping the adjustments will improve her medal prospects at the two major events.After a patchy 2025 season, Manu revealed she has switched back to her old Pardini Armi pistol for…
Israel attacks Lebanon (AP images) A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came under renewed strain on Saturday after fresh Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon reportedly killed five people, including a Lebanese Army soldier and two children, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA).The latest attacks came less than 24 hours after a US…
Baby food (AI representational) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has confirmed that there is no new regulation mandating zero added sugar in infant foods.TOI’s queries on media reports that FSSAI had constituted a committee to assess whether added sugar ought to be allowed in infant food products did not elicit any…
Actor Sibiraj recently shared an emotional message about Thalapathy Vijay, recalling how his admiration began years ago. He remembered meeting Vijay for the first time in 1993 at a family event and described him as a simple and kind person even back then. Sibiraj said he never imagined that the same young man would go…
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has withdrawn its non-cooperation directive against actor Ranveer Singh, bringing an end to the controversy that emerged following a dispute involving the actor and the makers of Don 3, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar‘s Excel Entertainment.Reacting to the development, Cine & TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) president Poonam…
Delhi Capitals bowling coach Munaf Patel said on Monday that Lungi Ngidi is ready to return after recovering from the head injury he suffered during a home match against Punjab Kings on April 25.Ngidi had to be taken off the field on a stretcher and was hospitalised after the incident. It happened in the third…
Image sourced through IranInternational Images published by Iranian state news outlets on Saturday showed children receiving firearms training at a nighttime gathering at Tehran’s Azadi Square. This comes amid reports that the Islamic Republic is recruiting minors as young as 12 to man checkpoints and perform security duties during the war.The images come months after…
Ministry of home affairs (ANI) NEW DELHI: Barely 27.7% of NGOs and associations ever registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, are currently active, with licences of the other 72.3% either cancelled or deemed expired.Since the home ministry started maintaining data on entities with valid FCRA registration in 2012, altogether 52,159 of them were…