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Ajith Kumar’s family sports affiliations keep catching the attention of many. Though Ajith has developed his own identity through international car racing, his son Aadvik Ajith is now developing his own by playing football. Aadvik recently won a football championship, and thus, a new victory has given the family another reason to celebrate. Elated mother Shalini shared glimpses of the young footballer’s special moment.Aadvik Ajith’s football victoryAadvik’s team emerged as champions in a youth football tournament. Following the sports event, pictures of Aadvik posing with the championship trophy and medal surfaced on social media. He was also seen celebrating the…

Shortly after scoring a multimillion-dollar book deal for a debut author, the novelist’s agents pulled the plug. They could no longer support the project, they said, because they couldn’t verify that the book had been wholly written by their client.Yet with a new AI scandal engulfing publishing seemingly every month, it’s become more difficult to punt questions about its impact into some distant future.“This raises so many questions about authorship and what AI means for this industry,” the agency, Europa Content, told the publishers in a July letter after allegations of AI use swirled around “Call Me, I’ll Hide the…

India’s rapid transition to a nationwide E20 fuel regime (petrol blended with 20% anhydrous ethanol) has triggered a complex multidimensional debate at the intersection of macroeconomic energy policy, automotive engineering, supply-chain quality control, and consumer protection. While championed by the Government of India to reduce crude oil import dependency, save foreign exchange, and reduce carbon emissions, the rollout has ignited widespread friction regarding real-world mileage drops, mechanical vulnerabilities in legacy vehicles, chemical contamination risks, and the elimination of unblended petrol (E0) as a user choice at retail pumps.The regulatory baselineThe Government of India notified on February 17, 2026, that, effective…

The White House launched a personal attack against a CNN reporter on Monday with a social media post that mentioned her children and accused her of asking a “disgusting and inhumane question”.A White House post targeted Kristen Holmes, a senior White House correspondent for the network, after she asked Donald Trump to respond to a widely shared comment by Democratic senator Jon Ossoff in a speech on Sunday.The Georgia senator told a crowd that Trump “doesn’t want to do the job” and instead “wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by…

Vijay apologises on minister’s behalf for his Karunanidhi reference Tamil Nadu chief minister C Vijay Joseph apologised in the assembly on Monday after a minister referred to former CM and DMK patriarch late M Karunanidhi by name without using the customary respectful honorific.State forest minister R V Ranjith Kumar’s reference to the late DMK leader as “Karunanidhi”, without the traditional “Kalaignar” (scholar), triggered protests from opposition DMK members.Vijay intervened to defuse the tension, admitting that the reference was inappropriate and apologising on the minister’s behalf.Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines“I apologise on…

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis can now override ministerial decisions MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will now have the authority to override a minister’s decision in the larger public interest, according to a notification issued by the state govt on Friday.The notification, ‘Maharashtra Government Rules of Business, 2026,’ said, “Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the Chief Minister may, in the public interest, override the decision taken by any Minister in any cases, except in quasi-judicial cases, by recording reasons therefore, in writing.”The notification said the minister in charge of a department will be primarily responsible for disposal of business…

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday dismissed the bail plea of Central Procurement Agency (CPA) official Vinod Kumar Ranga in the alleged Rs 700-crore medical procurement scam, with special judge Vidya Prakash citing the early stage of the investigation and the seriousness of the allegations.Ranga’s defence had argued he had been in custody for over 50 days and should not be made to suffer for investigative delays caused by alleged co-conspirators, who were absconding. It submitted that the prosecution had already seized the relevant documentary evidence and that his release would, therefore, not prejudice the investigation.Opposing the plea, the Anti-Corruption…

Besides Darshan, the petitioners were Jagadish (accused no. 6), Anukumar (accused no. 7) and Nagaraj (accused no. 11). Bengaluru: A local court Monday rejected a plea by Kannada actor Darshan and three other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, seeking permission to be physically present at every hearing. The court directed them to attend proceedings through videoconference.Besides Darshan, the petitioners were Jagadish (accused no. 6), Anukumar (accused no. 7) and Nagaraj (accused no. 11).Special public prosecutor P Prasanna Kumar told TOI that the court observed that under the videoconferencing rules for courts, the term “court” includes both a physical and…

Opening of TIMS Sanathnagar in Hyderabad on Monday Hyderabad: The govt’s aim is to ensure that public hospitals offer high-quality, state-of-the-art services comparable with corporate hospitals, said chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday.He was speaking after inaugurating the 1,082-bed Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS), Sanathnagar, named after former chief minister Dr Marri Chenna Reddy. “As the costs of treatment in private hospitals has been rising, the TIMS has been started to provide corporate-level medical care at affordable cost to poor and middle-class patients,” added the CM.Built at a cost of ₹1,126 crore on 53.3 acres, the buildings of…

Gandhinagar: Four BJP leaders from Gujarat have been named in the list of national office-bearers of Bharatiya Janata Party. While Varsha Doshi has been named national vice-president, Jagdish Patel and Rohan Gupta have been appointed as national secretaries, and Hemang Joshi has been named the new national Yuva Morcha president.Varsha Doshi from Gujarat has been named BJP national vice-presidentDoshi, 66, who hails from Surendranagar district, has been an office-bearer in the state BJP for over three decades. She was first elected as a municipality member in 1995 and served as president of the district Mahila Morcha for two terms. A…