Joe Root is set to return as England’s Test captain, with his second spell in charge likely to continue through next summer’s home Ashes series against Australia, The Athletic reported on Friday.England’s search for a new Test captain following Ben Stokes‘ retirement from international cricket now appears set to end with Root returning to the…
Researchers found skeletons and parts of skeletons in shallow graves. (Picture: ArU SAS) Archaeologists in Slovakia have uncovered the remains of a large Roman military camp that may have been used by the army of Emperor Marcus Aurelius during wars against Germanic tribes nearly 1,850 years ago. The discovery is unusual not only because of…
Delhi HC pulls up EC for deploying school teachers for BLO duties during SIR NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday questioned the Election Commission (EC) over deploying school teachers as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital, asking under what legal authority…
Tuvalu is one of the least visited countries on earth. A single airline, Fiji Airways, operates the only scheduled flights in and out, connecting the capital atoll of Funafuti to Fiji a few times a week, and there is no other way to reach the country by air. The entire nation is made up of…
Himachal Pradesh: At least 13 feared dead after taxi crushed by boulders in Lahaul-Spiti NEW DELHI: At least 13 people, including a six-month-old infant, are feared dead after a taxi was hit by boulders on the Sansari–Killar–Tandi (SKTT) road near Kadu Nala in Himachal Pradesh’s tribal Lahaul-Spiti district on Friday.The taxi, carrying 15 passengers from…
After decades of charging only a one-time fee for undersea cables along its coast, the Oregon Department of State Lands have recently begun discussing a new opportunity for tax revenue. Now, the state is set to charge cable operators a one-time fee for cable installations within three miles of its coastline and will be using…
File photo: CJP’s ‘Chalo Sansad’ march on July 20 (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an NIA or CBI probe into the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led ‘Chalo Sansad’ march held on July 20 over the NEET paper leak, observing that the…
NEW DELHI: India’s judo campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has suffered another setback. A day after 73kg judoka Arun Kumar was ruled out after failing a dope test, CWG silver medallist Tulika Maan has been withdrawn from the Glasgow Games after coming under scrutiny over alleged whereabouts failures.TimesofIndia.com spoke to Judo Federation…
Elon Musk has once again found himself at the centre of a public debate over his views on race and immigration after firmly rejecting allegations of racism during a recent interview with The Economist. The billionaire entrepreneur, who has frequently drawn criticism for his comments on immigration and demographic changes in Europe, defended himself by…
Anyone who has watched a large, heavy-bodied bee moving slowly from flower to flower on a hot day has seen an insect working far harder than it looks. New research suggests these bigger bees are now facing a growing threat tied directly to rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. As CO2 from burning petrol,…