TOI correspondent from Washington: In the summer of 1976, a Kanpur-born teenage engineering student from BITS Pilani stood in the lobby of the US embassy in New Delhi after being denied a student visa for the third time. His father, who had accompanied him, refused to leave. He had seen the photo of the consular […]
The United Arab Emirates has joined Saudi Arabia and Qatar in urging US President Donald Trump to avoid restarting military action against Iran and instead give diplomacy a chance, according to people familiar with the matter.The outreach reflects growing concerns among Gulf states that renewed hostilities could trigger fresh retaliation from Tehran and plunge regional […]
Canada PM Mark Carney celebrates Sikh Heritage Month, joins community service at Ottawa gurdwara Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Gurdwara Sahib Ottawa on Saturday (local time), where he joined members of the Sikh community in community service as part of Sikh Heritage Month 2026 celebrations.Sharing details and a video of his visit on X, […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined thousands of revellers in Queens to celebrate Phagwah, the Indo-Caribbean festival of Holi, taking part in a vibrant parade that brought colour, music and tradition to the streets of Richmond Hill.Mamdani participated in the 38th Annual Phagwah Parade on Sunday, marching alongside Hindu New Yorkers celebrating the festival. […]
VTuber AZKi has entered a real-life role as she was appointed by Japanese police as a Traffic Regulation Ambassador. This is part of a new campaign to promote awareness about new traffic regulations, particularly a major change in which speed limits on residential streets will be reduced. There has been a trend of authorities engaging […]
The narrative that all tech jobs in the US are going to Indians resurfaced on social media after Devendra Chaplot announced that he was joining SpaceX and xAI, working closely with Elon Musk and team to build superintelligence. The announcement came with a photo of him with Musk that drew flak for Musk as he […]
Suella Braverman, the British-Indian former Home Secretary, has become the latest high-profile Conservative MP to join Reform UK. The announcement was made by party leader and right-wing activist Nigel Farage at a rally for Reform supporters in London.Braverman has represented Fareham and Waterlooville since 2015. She told supporters she had resigned her Conservative Party membership […]
Canadian MP Roman Baber followed the viral Iran protest trend and lit a cigar — standing in front of his office — from a burning photo of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. He posted the video on social media with a two-word caption that read: ‘F Khanemei’.The photo of a woman lighting a cigarette with […]
Actor Shaad Randhawa has had a busy 2025 with three releases during the year. Two of these, Saiyaara and Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, performed strongly at the box office. Building on that momentum, the actor has now signed a new project with a legacy production house. Shaad Randhawa joins Sooraj Barjatya’s next after Saiyaara and […]
(Udaipur Kiran) — Good news for Mirzapur fans! After the massive success of three blockbuster seasons on Amazon Prime, the makers are all set to bring the gritty crime-thriller saga to the big screen with ‘Mirzapur: The Film’. The much-awaited project, officially announced in 2024, has now welcomed a new face — actress Sonal Chauhan. […]
