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May 13, 2026, 7:47 AM IST
Video Iran war will probably hurt growth, but proactive policies can absorb much of its impact It’s clear that 2026 won’t be a great year for the economy. It started with projections of 6.8-7.2% growth….
May 13, 2026, 7:47 AM IST
May 12, 2026, 7:38 AM IST
Video Save forex on fuel and gold, but also push through reforms to accelerate growth PM’s appeal to curb fuel use through public transport, and shun gold buying for a year, is timely. Hormuz Strait…
May 12, 2026, 7:38 AM IST
May 12, 2026, 7:34 AM IST
Video Ministers’ beliefs lay waste to the goals of school education UP’s education minister finds two English nursery rhymes unfit for consumption. He thinks ‘Johny Johny’ teaches fibbing, and ‘Rain, rain, go away’ selfishness. So,…
May 12, 2026, 7:34 AM IST
May 11, 2026, 9:40 AM IST
Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship, Upon a painted ocean.” Coleridge’s haunting words are coming true for more than 20,000 seafarers, the vast…
May 11, 2026, 9:40 AM IST
May 11, 2026, 9:38 AM IST
Video It’s turning into a steeplechase of sorts for TN CM Vijay. Made to run to stack up the numbers, there’s now the floor test to clear. Presuming he passes with flying colours, alas, still…
May 11, 2026, 9:38 AM IST
May 9, 2026, 7:51 AM IST
Suvendu, Vijay have particularly tough jobs to do There was a meme doing the rounds that Bengal’s waiting a resignation letter, Tamil Nadu’s waiting an appointment letter, and Kerala’s waiting to see who’s appointed. Now…
May 9, 2026, 7:51 AM IST
May 9, 2026, 7:49 AM IST
Hantavirus a nudge to test our pandemic readiness A cruise ship has become the scene of a deadly virus outbreak, and everyone’s on edge. Is another pandemic starting? No. Hantaviruses – there are many types…
May 9, 2026, 7:49 AM IST
May 7, 2026, 7:25 AM IST
Trump and Iran better make a deal soon, or your beer will cost quite a bit more. Not that beer comes from the Gulf. They hardly make any. And glass bottles – 80% customers prefer…
May 7, 2026, 7:25 AM IST
May 6, 2026, 9:01 AM IST
Uneasy lie heads burdened with crowns. More so when US and Iran are trading fire again, crude is inching up, and rumours of petrol and diesel price hikes are swirling. For the incoming CMs of…
May 6, 2026, 9:01 AM IST
May 6, 2026, 8:59 AM IST
Indian politicians come from a delightful range of occupations What does one make of the extraordinary feat of Martin family’s winsome ‘threesome’, who won three assembly seats, from three parties, in two legislatures, TN and…
May 6, 2026, 8:59 AM IST
May 5, 2026, 8:01 AM IST
Results are out, and they reveal a season of discontent. When three of four large states dislodge incumbents with firm mandates, something’s broken on the ground, from east to south, and maybe elsewhere. BJP’s eyed…
May 5, 2026, 8:01 AM IST
May 4, 2026, 6:40 AM IST
Whether Trump’s war on Iran is over or paused, it hasn’t stopped affecting ordinary people’s lives. Americans are paying $4.4 per gallon of petrol, up from $2.9 in Feb. The increase is enough to derail…
May 4, 2026, 6:40 AM IST
May 4, 2026, 6:37 AM IST
Little Ishank Singh, all of 7, by all accounts is a water baby. He started swimming at age 3. Once his Sri Lanka to India 29km swim was chalked out, he trained up to 8…
May 4, 2026, 6:37 AM IST
May 1, 2026, 7:55 AM IST
Your smart TV is a mole. As TOI reported yesterday, it collects snapshots of everything you watch and hear, and sends them to ‘data brokers’, so that they can refine your profile, and sell it to advertisers….
May 1, 2026, 7:55 AM IST
May 1, 2026, 7:43 AM IST
Odisha bank branch officials, who demanded proof-of-death of a woman from her brother, found a way around the lack of documents speedily enough, when he carried her skeletal remains to the bank. And that is…
May 1, 2026, 7:43 AM IST
April 30, 2026, 7:57 AM IST
UAE’s decision to quit Opec may have come as a surprise, but it’s a good thing. For, Opec is nothing but a cartel, and cartels take a toll on customers. They’re everything free markets ought…
April 30, 2026, 7:57 AM IST
April 30, 2026, 7:48 AM IST
Charles arrived in America, on a mission to repair his island nation’s relationship with King D, somewhat inauspiciously. A man with a gun had gotten close enough to Donald, to raise fears of a JFK…
April 30, 2026, 7:48 AM IST
April 29, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
Sunday and Monday were infernally hot. Indian cities took the top 95 positions for day temperatures. And the hills promised no respite. They were hot, too, and burning. Reports of forest fires from Uttarakhand and…
April 29, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
April 29, 2026, 7:56 AM IST
On paper, Indian women have a sympathetic law to access abortion. In practice, it is a permission slip that the medical establishment frequently refuses to sign, often persuading courts to also follow its lead. But…
April 29, 2026, 7:56 AM IST
April 28, 2026, 8:41 AM IST
Sunday will go down in history like May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute-mile barrier, or July 13, 1985, when Sergey Bubka pole-vaulted over 6m. It’s one of those rare days when humans…
April 28, 2026, 8:41 AM IST
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