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[ad_1] Justice BR Gavai (File photo) NEW DELHI: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Tuesday was appointed 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI). He'll take the oath on May 14 to succeed the incumbent CJI Sanjiv Khanna. Justice Gavai is slated to take oath on May 14 as the 52nd CJI. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the BR Gavai oath of office. Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati. He joined the Bar on March 16, 1985. Justice BR Gavai became a permanent judge of the high court on November 12, 2005. Since then, he has been part of several Constitution Benches of the Supreme Court that delivered landmark judgments. He was a member of the five-judge bench that unanimously upheld the Centre’s 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU: The Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4), which will be piloted by India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will lift off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 1:03 pm Eastern Time Zone or around 10.33pm IST.The date was announced by Axiom Space officials during an interaction about the science on the mission, late on Tuesday, while Nasa’s space operations team also confirmed the launch date and time, and said: “Private astronaut missions to the station help pave the way toward Nasa’s efforts in developing a thriving low Earth orbit economy.”The Ax-4 crew — Shukla, US’s Peggy Whitson, the mission commander, Polish astronaut from European Space Agency (ESA) Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Hungary’s Tibor Kapu — will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the space station and spend up to 14 days at the orbiting laboratory.Shukla will be the first Indian […]

[ad_1] Grammy winning rockstar Winston Marshall, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt A rock musician and Grammy recipient caught White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt off guard with his inquiry regarding freedom of expression and political refuge during Monday's briefing.Winston Marshall, who previously played banjo with the UK folk ensemble Mumford & Sons, urged US President Donald Trump to offer sanctuary to British citizens facing prosecution under their nation's "hate speech" regulations.Marshall, who departed the group in 2021, expressed concern about his compatriots receiving "extensive prison sentences for tweets, social media posts and general free speech issues," before posing his question, New York Post reported.The former Mumford & Sons instrumentalist Winston Marshall enquired whether press secretary Karoline Leavitt if the Trump administration would "consider asylum for British citizens.""Would the Trump administration consider asylum for British citizens in such a […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Tuesday deleted the controversial post on PM Modi, which criticised the Prime Minister for "not taking the responsibility" for the "security lapse" that led to the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.The BJP had strongly objected to Congress's "Gayab" (missing) jibe against the PM. Earlier today, the Congress shared a poster featuring the word ‘Gayab’ (missing) placed over an image of a kurta, pyjama, and black footwear. The outfit appeared to be worn by someone, but the figure had no visible face.Congress's deleted postBJP IT cell head Amit Malviya accused the grand-old-party of using the "Sar Tan Se Juda" imagery and said that the "dog whistle" was aimed at its Muslim vote bank and a veiled incitement against the Prime Minister."The Congress leaves little doubt with its use of “Sar Tan Se […]

[ad_1] Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc and Faf du Plessis. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: The final over of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ innings against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday had everything - power-hitting, brilliance in the field and a bizarre review that left fans stunned.Also visit: IPL Live ScoreWith KKR at 195/6, Andre Russell — on his 37th birthday — was on strike for the last over, facing Mitchell Starc. The first delivery set the tone: Russell launched it down the ground for a monstrous 106-metre six, bringing the crowd to its feet and KKR past the 200-run mark.Watch:Starc followed up with a high short ball that was called a wide. DC reviewed it but lost it. The next delivery yielded a leg-bye, bringing Rovman Powell on strike, who was trapped LBW. Powell reviewed […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Mother Dairy has hiked milk prices by up to Rs 2 per litre, effective from Wednesday.A company official said on Tuesday that the new prices will apply from April 30, 2025, in all areas where Mother Dairy sells its products."This price revision has been necessitated to address the significant increase in procurement costs, which have gone up by Rs 4-5 per litre over the past few months," the Mother Dairy official said.Mother Dairy sells around 35 lakh litres of milk every day in the Delhi-NCR region through its own booths, local shops, and online platforms."We remain committed to ensuring the consistent availability of quality milk to consumers while supporting the livelihoods of our farmers," a company official said.He added that this price hike is only a partial adjustment to rising costs and is meant to balance the […]

[ad_1] AI-generated image (Credit: Bing image creator) American consumer confidence in the economy has dropped to its lowest level since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Conference Board reported a sharp 7.9-point decline in April, bringing the index down to 86, marking the lowest reading since May 2020. The decline is being largely attributed to growing concern over tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration, which have included a 10 per cent levy on most imports and a steep 145 per cent tariff on Chinese goods, along with duties on steel, aluminium and automobiles. Nearly one-third of consumers now expect a slowdown in employment—levels not seen since April 2009 during the Great Recession. An Associated Press-NORC Center survey also found that around half of Americans are worried about a potential recession. "Rattled consumers spend less than confident consumers," said […]

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: Harvard University's South Asia Institute, bankrolled by Indian billionaire Laxmi Mittal, distanced itself from a "Pakistan conference" it platformed on Sunday after a backlash from some Indian students, even as Pakistan, embarrassed over having to use an Indian-funded facility, vowed to regain its diminishing footprint in US academia.Controversy over the one-day conference erupted after two Indian students, Surabhi Tomar and Abhishek Chaudhuri, in a letter to the university management, urged Harvard to "ensure its campus does not become a platform for whitewashing state-enabled religious terrorism" in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 people. “Welcoming representatives of a government that enables or justifies terrorism risks Harvard being complicit. The United States must not host representatives of a state that protects and promotes organisations targeting civilians based on faith,” the students said in […]

[ad_1] Punjab Kings' Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal during a practice session. (PTI Photo) Ahead of their Indian Premier League 2025 clash against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday, Yuzvendra Chahal received a special gift from MS Dhoni, but the celebrations were hilariously cut short by teammate Glenn Maxwell's quick-witted banter in the Punjab Kings dressing room.Also visit: IPL Live ScoreThe veteran leg-spinner, who has yet to face a ball in IPL 2025 due to his frequent use as an Impact Player while bowling, was seen beaming with pride as he entered the dressing room carrying a prized bat gifted to him by CSK legend Dhoni.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!However, Maxwell, who was sitting with Prabhsimran Singh, didn’t miss the opportunity to troll his teammate. Who's that IPL player?"Who's that? MS?" Maxwell asked."Yes," replied a proud […]

[ad_1] Beijing on Tuesday addressed concerns over potential flooding of cheap Chinese goods into other markets, reassuring India that it would not resort to such practices despite the ongoing trade war with the United States.Beijing's ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, wrote in an opinion piece for The Indian Express that China is focusing on expanding domestic demand and boosting consumption."China strictly complies with WTO subsidy disciplines and market rules," Xu wrote. "We will not engage in market dumping or cutthroat competition, nor will we disrupt other countries' industries and economic development."Ever since US president Donald Trump took office in January, the world's two biggest economies have been at odds, slapping each other with retaliatory tariffs which have now reached more than a whopping 100%.The trade war has rattled global markets and fears that China may resort to diverting goods to […]