NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will interact with CMs, excluding those from poll-bound states, to review preparedness and plans to deal with the fallout of West Asia conflict, amid concerns over energy supplies.Official sources said the video-conference will focus on synergy among states and UTs in the spirit of “Team India”. However, CMs of Assam,…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari shared a cozy moment from the swearing-in ceremony of the Assam government. Along with the exchange the two leaders also possibly alluded towards a shared problem of the two states, that being of the infiltrators.Photos posted by Suvendu Adhikari on…
One of the standout fixtures of the final round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage takes place at Guadalajara Stadium in Mexico as Spain and Uruguay meet with qualification, first place and knockout seeding all still on the line in Group H. Spain arrive in the stronger position after collecting four points from…
Forecasts for the tropical Pacific have shifted noticeably over the past month, with climate scientists now placing greater confidence in the arrival of a particularly powerful El Niño later this year. While these events are part of a natural climate cycle, their effects rarely stay confined to the Pacific Ocean. Changes in ocean temperatures can…
Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar charged in Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder, says US DOJ (Image/ANI) TOI correspondent from Washington: US federal prosecutors have charged jailed Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his close associate Satinderjeet Singh, alias Goldy Brar, with ordering the assassination of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, but neither the indictment nor US…
Kevin Pietersen Jofra Archer (Agency Image) Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has thrown his support behind players balancing IPL commitments with international cricket, amid growing criticism surrounding Jofra Archer‘s absence from England’s first Test against New Zealand.The debate gathered momentum after Archer remained with the Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2026 playoffs instead of returning…
Actor-comedian Arya Babbar opened up about the Babbar family’s complicated history in a recent interview. Speaking about his father Raj Babbar’s relationship with late actress Smita Patil and his strained bond with half-brother Prateik Smita Patil, Arya shared emotional memories, painful truths and his family’s efforts to move forward with dignity. Arya Babbar on Raj…
Pencil marks, composed of graphite flakes, adhere to paper fibers through weak van der Waals interactions. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons A new sheet of paper is a blank canvas, but a microscope shows that it’s a wild, tangled jungle of cellulose fibres. “Every time you drag a pencil across that grid, you’re causing a little…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s record-shattering IPL 2026 campaign has sparked one of Indian cricket’s biggest selection debates. The 15-year-old batting sensation from Bihar’s Samastipur amassed 776 runs in 16 matches at a staggering strike rate of 237.31, while smashing a record 72 sixes during the season.The extraordinary run has prompted…
For most of the twentieth century, the story of how humans arrived in North America felt settled. They came from Siberia, crossed a land bridge called Beringia, moved south as the ice sheets retreated, and by around 13,000 years ago had given rise to the Clovis culture, the earliest widely accepted evidence of human presence…