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MUMBAI: The RBI delivered its first rate cut since June 2025 on Friday, lowering the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%. The move is expected to soften home loan rates, which may fall to a record low.The RBI also raised the growth projection for FY26 to 7.3% from 6.8% while lowering the inflation…
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a widespread viral infection that affects millions of people globally. It can occur at any age, and many individuals may carry the virus without showing symptoms, unknowingly transmitting it to others. HSV most commonly infects the mouth or genital areas but can also affect the eyes, fingers, and other parts…
23 killed in Goa’s Arpora nightclub fire PANAJI: In a tragic incident, 23 people, including tourists, died after a massive fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora on Saturday at midnight. The state govt has ordered an inquiry into the incident.The incident took place at around 11:45 pm on Saturday.Chief Minister…
File photo: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Picture credit: AP) Since taking office seven months ago, center-right Christian Democrat (CDU) Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been engaged with the German-Israeli “special relationship.” There have been several disputes between Berlin and Jerusalem over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel…
Union minister for defence Rajnath Singh (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Sharing excerpts from a book containing Vallabhbhai Patel’s daught-er’s diaries, Congress Saturday accused defence minister Rajnath Singh of lying that Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to build the Babri mosque using public funds, and demanded that Singh apologise to the nation for spreading falsehoods about the country’s…
NEW DELHI: At least 23 people died in a massive fire that engulfed a Birch By Romeo Lane club The Goa cafe that was engulfed in fire. (Photo: TOI) Calling the fire incident “very disturbing”, BJP MLA Michael Lobo said: “We will need to conduct a safety audit of all other clubs in Goa, which…
A US federal judge in Florida ordered the Justice Department to release the grand jury transcripts in its investigation into the sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.The order on Friday comes after US President Donald Trump signed a bill last month requiring all government records regarding Epstein to be made public. Epstein’s…
MUMBAI: Simone Tata (nee Dunoyer), a Swiss national who married into the Tatas and built India’s most enduring cosmetics brand, passed away in Mumbai Friday at 95.Lakme, a Tata venture born of an unusual request by then PM Nehru, who noticed that Indian women relied heavily on imported cosmetics, draining precious foreign exchange, was named…
A mouth ulcer is usually seen as a small irritation that appears after accidentally biting the inside of your cheek or eating spicy food when the body is stressed. Most people expect it to heal on its own within a few days and rarely think twice about it. However, for an increasing number of Indian…
NEW DELHI: The University of Western Australia (UWA) is going to set up two Indian campuses — Chennai and Mumbai — with the university targeting Aug 2026 to start its first academic programme from the Chennai campus.Vice-chancellor Amit Chakma told TOI in an exclusive interaction that the two campuses will function as a single UWA…
