Nicholas Lee, a military veteran who is running for Congress from Texas’s 2nd Congressional District, said he got laid off by Amazon in its latest tranche of layoff announced Wednesday. Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology, Beth Galetti, confirmed the layoff in a blog post. “As I shared in October, we’ve been […]
TOI correspondent from Washington: Celebrated American composer and Indophile Philip Glass has withdrawn the world premiere of his Symphony No 15, “Lincoln,” from the MAGA-infused Kennedy Center in Washington DC — the decision redolent of nonviolent Gandhian protest embodied in his landmark opera Satyagraha.Glass announced this week that the Kennedy Center’s current direction under President […]
Pakistan’s T20I captain, Salman Ali Agha, asked the media to leave Babar Azam alone as the pressure mounts on the star batter following his disastrous stint at the Big Bash League. Speaking at the press conference ahead of the T20I series against Australia, Agha talked about how he was frustrated by how all the questions […]
UAE Bosses: Are You Suffering an Incompetent Manager? The Law Might Surprise You. Feeling stuck under a manager you believe is unskilled, disrespectful or outright incompetent in the UAE? This common workplace frustration in the United Arab Emirates is not treated as a mere incompetence since as per the law you can directly take it […]
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been sentenced to 20 months in prison after a court found she accepted luxury gifts, including a Chanel bag and a Graff diamond necklace, in exchange for political favours. The verdict marks one of the most serious criminal convictions ever handed to a presidential spouse in […]
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, a concealed-carry permit holder, during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis has reignited a long-simmering debate over gun ownership, protest regulations, and police authority in the United States.Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at a Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital and was legally carrying […]
India Vs New Zealand 4th T20 LIVE: India enter as overwhelming favourites after an unassailable 3-0 lead, having dominated with both bat and ball. Abhishek Sharma has been the series standout with aggressive opening, while Suryakumar and Kishan have provided firepower. The bowling unit, featuring Bumrah’s swing and death mastery plus spinners’ control, has restricted […]
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti, widely regarded as one of the defining films of the 2000s, has completed 20 years since its theatrical release. The film, which hit cinemas on January 26, 2006, marked a turning point in contemporary Hindi cinema by blending youthful energy with political and social commentary. To commemorate the milestone, […]
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Proceedings in the Karnataka Assembly were disrupted on Wednesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led Siddaramaiah government of phone tapping.The house was in total ruckus following law and parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil remarks who suggested that the governor Thaawarchand Gehlot was acting on instructions […]
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during his quarterfinal match against Lorenzo Musetti of Italy at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, January 28, 2026. (AP Photo) MELBOURNE: The 38-year-old, competing in a record-extending 54th major semifinal, had trailed world No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti by two sets in their quarterfinal before advancing when […]
