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Time of India
21 hours ago
- Time of India
Decades-long grudges: CBI officer shot with arrow and other shocking revenge stories
Decades-long grudges: CBI officer shot with arrow and other shocking revenge stories Team TOI Plus Jun 20, 2025, 13:28 IST IST A man shoots an arrow at a CBI officer 32 years after losing his job. Two 62-year-old men assault another senior citizen who was in primary school with them over a brawl that happened 52 year ago. Two brothers shoot dead a man because he eloped with their mother 20 years ago. Three incidents on India Uncovered where 'revenge is a dish best served cold' is taken too literally Talk about holding a grudge – in a bizarre incident that occurred last month, a CBI officer in Lucknow's Hazratganj had to pay a hefty price for uncovering a railway scam in 1993 – when an iron-tipped traditional arrow pierced his chest in broad daylight.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Is the Trump Mobile really worth the hype? Here's a breakdown
Is the Trump Mobile really worth the hype? Here's a breakdown Team TOI Plus Updated: Jun 18, 2025, 22:01 IST IST The Trump family's latest venture blends politics, business, and branding into one glossy handset. But scratch the surface, and questions about manufacturing, regulation, and credibility quickly pile up What do you get when you mix a political icon, a $499 gold-coloured smartphone, and a mobile plan named after a US President? A product called Trump Mobile — launched with fanfare by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump on the anniversary of their father's first presidential run.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Can where you sit on a plane decide your chance of survival?
Can where you sit on a plane decide your chance of survival? Team TOI Plus Jun 18, 2025, 15:34 IST IST The Air India crash has revived old fears of flying. But crash data, a desert experiment, and survivor stories reveal something surprising: you can survive a plane crash. Here's what improves your odds When Air India Flight AI-171 , a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, plummeted into a crowded student mess at BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 270 people, 241 on board and at least 29 on the ground, it became one of the deadliest aviation disasters in India's history. The incident reignited deep anxieties among Indian flyers, and revived a question that lingers after every crash: is survival even possible?
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Time of India
Grandparents eager to see grandkids, couples making new lives abroad, students waiting to build careers…
Grandparents eager to see grandkids, couples making new lives abroad, students waiting to build careers… Team TOI Plus Updated: Jun 13, 2025, 14:27 IST IST A newly-married heading to London to meet her husband, a family dropping their son for higher studies, grandparents who had planned a visit around their grandchild's birth, a family of five embarking on a fresh start – they were among the 241 on board Air India 171 that crashed on Thursday Among the lives lost in the tragic crash on Thursday (June 12) were members of one of Ahmedabad's well-known families — the Nandas, owners of Cargo Motors. Pramukh Nanda, his wife Neha and their son Prayas had boarded the flight to London, where Prayas was set to begin his higher education. Sameer Naik, a close family friend, rushed to Civil Hospital upon hearing of the crash, desperately seeking information about the Nandas. 'There was no clear update on their whereabouts or condition,' Naik said, visibly shaken.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Why arrest of Ashoka University's Prof Mahmudabad raises many questions
Why arrest of Ashoka University's Prof Mahmudabad raises many questions Team TOI Plus May 20, 2025, 20:36 IST A Facebook post criticising warmongering, not the military, has landed a professor in jail — raising serious questions about free speech, police overreach and use of new laws to suppress dissenting viewpoint On May 19, Haryana police arrested Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a political scientist at Ashoka University, from his home in Delhi. The arrest came 10 days after he wrote a Facebook post that praised the presence of women in the Indian military's Operation Sindoor briefings, but criticised the way public discourse around war often ignores domestic injustices. It was anything but seditious.
