US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “historic” $300 billion deal to build the first new oil refinery in the country in 50 years, backed by investment from India’s Reliance Industries. The project, planned at the Port of Brownsville in Texas is expected to increase energy production and generate thousands of jobs.Trump made the…
3 min readChennai, New DelhiFeb 17, 2026 06:44 AM IST First published on: Feb 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM IST For nearly seven years, the alliance between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress has functioned as one of the most stable arrangements in Indian politics. Now, it is being tested – not by…
Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha during a practice session ahead of an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Pakistan, at R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: The marquee India vs Pakistan match on February 15 will take place on a used pitch in Colombo, with…
AS BJP’s Nitin Nabin takes charge as the party president, he inherits a war chest that has continuously grown over the years. The party’s annual audit report submitted to the Election Commission recently shows that it is sitting on cash and cash equivalents of almost Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 9,996.12 crore, to be precise) as…
Lakshya Sen (Pic Credit: All India Radio News’s X Handle) NEW DELHI: When Lakshya Sen left for the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2026, he carried the hopes of an entire nation on his shoulders. The expectations were high after his remarkable run in 2022, when he reached the final of the prestigious tournament.The…
A social media post claiming that a Probationary Officer (PO) in Punjab National Bank (PNB) resigned from the job within just one and a half years has sparked discussion about the work culture in the banking sector. The post was shared by a user named Rohan (@rmishra70) on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter)….
Man arguing with police outside SBI branch in Chandigarh A chaos took place at the State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Sector 23, Chandigarh on Wednesday. A bank customer got into an argument with the security guard and bank staff over a malfunctioning ATM machine. The man had visited the ATM to withdraw money….
Salary Details of Husband can’t be provided to Wife The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a wife can’t seek salary details of her husband. Wife had filed RTI application at the department where her husband works, to reveal his salary details. The department rejected the RTI application saying that the information sought was of personal…
NEW DELHI: The Times of India Gadgets Now Awards 2025 celebrated last year’s standout gadgets at an event on Monday where technology met glamour. The event drew an eclectic gathering of distinguished guests who came together to recognise technological excellence across key categories, including smartphones, smartwatches, audio products, televisions and more.This year, the Awards that…
We’ve all been there: It’s 3:00 PM, you’ve got 14 tabs open, your phone is buzzing with “quick questions,” and you’ve forgotten what it feels like to have a neck that isn’t made of concrete. We tell ourselves we’re just “stressed because of work,” but as Dr. Pal Manickam, a well-known California-based board-certified gastroenterologist, public…