Akhilesh, Shivpal send patch-up signal

Akhilesh stepped onto the stage and touched Shivpal’s feet during a bypoll campaign on Sunday

Auto driver gets lyr RI after hot sambar falls on rider, kills her

A city court has sentenced an auto rickshaw driver to one year's rigorous imprisonment after a woman died of burns when the hot sambar he was transporting fell on her in a crash.

Woman duped of ₹2cr by 'NATO' suitor, aide held

Six months after a businesswoman was duped of Rs 2 crore by a 'prospective suitor' she met on a matrimonial portal, the cyber police have nabbed one of his associates in what appears to be an elaborate scam. The suitor, however, is yet to be identified and arrested.

He was misunderstood, says DCM as oppn corners Guv

Reacting to the strong criticism from opposition parties over Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's statement on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday that he was misunderstood.

Times Verified: Italy won't be FIFA World Cup 'wild card' entry this yr

Cristiano Ronaldo to quit football in protest of Elon Musk's takeover of Manchester United.\" This and \"Italy to enter as a 'wild card' team to play FIFA World Cup this year\" were among the thousands of forwarded messages that TOI busted as fake recently through its campaign 'Times Verified'.

Man cleans out ₹3cr shares from demat a/c of old couple

An ex-employee of a leading broking house was arrested for cheating a senior citizen couple living in Borivli of Rs 3.14 crore. Police said the accused, Naresh Singh (44), transferred the couple's shares from their demat account to another demat account that he had created using the identity of a deceased individual. Investigators are probing whether Singh was assisted by anyone else.

BJP leader's remark on Shivaji stirs controversy

BJP national spokesperson Sudanshu Trivedi's statement while defending Savarkar on Sunday has set off a new controversy in the state.

Gokhale Bridge closure: Locals fume as woes rise

The cases of public transport-related commuting woes have been rising due to delayed journeys, refusals and surge pricing ever since the Gokhale bridge in Andheri was closed for repairs.

State heeds researcher's report on Karnala fort

A Mumbai-based fort researcher, Ganesh Raghuveer, has submitted to the forest department his report on conservation measures to be taken for the 14th century Karnala fort located inside Karnala Bird Sanctuary (KBS), Panvel.

Thackeray, Ambedkar indicate pre-election alliance

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar shared stage on Sunday and indicated that the two parties will come together once the polls are announced.

Political banners of accused in Pen coop bank scam removed

All the political banners of the main accused in the Rs 758 crore Pen Cooperative Urban Bank scam put up in Pen township in Raigad have been taken down after the recent TOI report highlighting the lavish lifestyle of the bank scam accused and BJP's alleged back-channel political link-ups.

Postal dept liable for fraud if inquiry report is suppressed

₹10,000 Awarded To Investors As Litigation Costs

Ajit Pawar catches dean of govt med college, Baramati, off guard

Leader of opposition Ajit Pawar was stunned when he found that most of the staff led by the dean at the government-run medical college in his town Baramati was absent during his visit on Saturday. Pawar was told by residents that by and large not only the dean, but even teaching and non-teaching staff take leave on Saturday.

Revenue dept website resolves 5K land-related issues

The state government's revenue officers have responded to and given solutions to 5,000 queries from citizens on land related problems on a unique website created by officials to help people with resolving their land matters.

15-year-old girl pushed into flesh trade, rescued from Virar lodge after 2 weeks

A 15-year-old girl forced into flesh trade was kept captive for over two weeks in a Virar lodge after her procurer allegedly disappeared with customers' money.

Air India Mum-Calicut flight delayed

An Air India flight from Mumbai to Calicut, with 114 passengers on board, returned to the parking bay after the aircraft faced a technical fault when taxiing for take off on Sunday morning.

Measles: Teams knock on doors of vax sceptics, convince 250 kids' kin

A day after Aleena Khan got her two-month-old immunised with the pentavalent vaccine, the infant developed a swelling at the injection site. It eventually turned into a hard lump, which required surgical excision. Guilty of putting her son and the entire family through the ordeal, Khan refused all subsequent vaccine doses for her son, becoming one of the hardcore refusal cases in the civic records of Kurla.

Realtor was shot & stabbed elsewhere, corpse carted in Audi and abandoned?

Two days after the body of a real estate dealer was found in a car on Mumbai-Goa highway on Friday, the police said on Sunday that it is likely that a monetary dispute led to the murder.

Welsh minister raps Infantino diatribe

COUNTER POINT: Wales' first minister Mark Drakeford (C) at the team's training

ADAMS TO CAPTAIN THE US, YOUNGEST AT THIS YEAR'S EDITION

Tyler Adams will captain the United States team at the World Cup, at 23 the youngest of this year's tournament and the youngest for the Americans at the soccer showcase since Walter Bahr in 1950.

'Lukaku out of first two games'

Romelu Lukaku will not play for Belgium at the World Cup until at least their final Group F match against Croatia, a team source said on Sunday.

FANFARE FOR FIRST FLIGHT FROM TEL AVIV TO QATAR'S CAPITAL

Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv): Balloons festooned the departure gate for the first commercial flight between Israel and Qatar on Sunday, permitted by Doha for World Cup fans despite a lack of formal bilateral relations.

Netherlands look to make statement against Senegal

The Netherlands are looking to make two statements in its opening World Cup game on Monday against a Senegal team that has to quickly get over the loss of star forward Sadio Mané.

Kompany confident De Bruyne will light up the WC platform

Vincent Kompany has urged Kevin De Bruyne to use the World Cup as his springboard to winning the Ballon d'Or. Kompany, a former team-mate of De Bruyne's for both Belgium and Manchester City, is backing the midfielder to be a star of the tournament. He believes the 29-year-old can help Belgium's Golden Generation finally realise its full potential.

If we are good, Ronaldo will be phenomenal, says Neves

Cristiano Ronaldo enters the World Cup under a cloud of controversy but his Portugal team-mate Ruben Neves believes the forward will have a \"phenomenal\" tournament.

WAIT AND EXPECTATION

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Syrian children in Idlib hold their own cup of joy

More than 300 children in rebel-held northwest Syria kicked off their own football World Cup on Saturday, with organisers hoping to shine a light on communities battered by 11 years of war. The excited children took part in the opening ceremony at the municipal stadium in Idlib, some wearing the jerseys of this year's World Cup teams, an AFP photographer said.

BLOW FOR FRANCE

Thigh Muscle Tear Puts Ballon d’Or Winner Out Of France’s Title Defence

QATAR FLOORS THE WORLD IN STUNNING WELCOME

Ecuador's Valencia Denied First-Half Hat-trick By VAR In Cup Opener