Spread the love Mirabai Chanu, Neeraj Chopra, Tejaswin Shankar, Preeti Pawar (left to right) India signed off from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 39 medals — 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze. The contingent fell short of the 50-medal mark that India had reached at every Commonwealth Games since 2002.With several medal-rich sports missing from the programme...

Pregnant with a Copper-T: What it could mean for you and baby
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiAug 2, 2026 11:00 PM IST A Copper-T is believed to be one of the most effective forms of reversible contraception, with a high success rate. However, no birth control method is completely foolproof, and in rare cases, pregnancy can occur even with the device in place. So, what happens if you conceive while...
Israel, US military learnt Trump cancelled Iran strike through social media: Report
Spread the love Israeli media reports that officials in Israel found out about Trump’s decision to halt strikes through his Truth Social post, despite the post claiming that Israel was aware of the decision Israeli officials and US Central Command were not informed ahead of time about US President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a major planned attack on...
Rape victim forced to lick sputum by panchayat in Bihar; FIR filed
Spread the love The woman, a mother of two, was allegedly raped by a co-villager. BEGUSARAI: A woman was allegedly forced to lick sputum in front of a panchayat in a village under Balia police station limits in Bihar’s Begusarai district.The woman, a mother of two, was allegedly raped by a co-villager. However, instead of treating her as a rape...

Anushka Sharma shares her easy almond cappuccino recipe; nutritionist weighs in
Spread the love 3 min readNew DelhiAug 2, 2026 10:00 PM IST Anushka Sharma’s go-to beverage of choice is an almond cappuccino. Sharing how she makes it at home in just 2 minutes, the Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi star once said during an interaction with Zoom TV: “Like regular black coffee, with almond milk. But the almond milk is...
‘CJP stands with students’: Abhijeet Dipke backs Jharkhand protest
Spread the love RANCHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday extended support to students protesting in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) recruitment examinations.In a post on X, Dipke said, “Spoke to the students who are protesting in Jharkhand over irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment...
5 women killed, 4 injured in lightning strikes in Jharkhand
Spread the love RAMGARH/GODDA: Five women were killed and four others injured after lightning strikes in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh and Godda districts on Sunday, police said.Of the five deaths, three were reported from Patratu block in Ramgarh district, while two women died in Maheshpur-Rampur village under Basantrai block in Godda district, officials said.All the victims were killed while sowing paddy in...
Locked, loaded … and put on hold: Another bewildering Trump pivot on Iran
Spread the love Donald Trump says he is holding off US strikes on Iran as negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz continue. TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced yet again that he was calling off a threatened American military strike on Iran for now in the diplomatic equivalent of hitting the brakes on sighting a...
India’s deep-sea bet: Centre’s ‘Samudra Manthan’ to churn crude — How it works
Spread the love Months of turmoil in the Middle East have wrecked global energy supplies, forcing countries to rethink their energy security strategies. India, however, is looking inward. Rather than relying more heavily on imports, the government is betting on finding more oil and gas beneath its own seas by sharing the financial risks of deepwater exploration, an area companies...

The common painkiller mistake that can put your liver at risk
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiAug 2, 2026 09:00 PM IST A user on Quora recently posed a question that many people have probably wondered about but rarely ask: Can taking too many painkillers damage your liver? It’s an important concern. Whether it’s a headache after a long workday, joint pain from ageing or body aches during a viral...
