Spread the love       Centre to roll out ‘Kanda Express’ from Monday as onion prices surge 45% year-on-year NEW DELHI: In its bid to check rising prices of onion across different regions, govt will start offloading its buffer stock. As average price of the key kitchen commodity increased to Rs 42 per kg on Saturday, 45% higher than last year and...

Spread the love       New vehicle rules may curb high-beam glare, with two-wheelers switching automatically to low beam NEW DELHI: Automatic headlamps in two-wheelers will soon work only in passing beam (low beam) mode, and buses and other heavy vehicles will have to use genuine reflective tapes to improve visibility at night and in bad weather. Also, the use of high-intensity...

Spread the love       PM Modi interacting with CEOs of 20 space startups in New Delhi on Friday NEW DELHI: On the 3rd National Space Day, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed India’s global rise in the space sector and praised Gen Z for building new technologies, saying this rise has made India a “magnet” for global investors.Sharing a video of...

Spread the love       India’s space price tag comes under scrutiny as Cambridge research flags high launch costs, while the government says key subsidies and savings were overlooked NEW DELHI: A 2026 University of Cambridge study has found that India’s per-kilogram launch costs are four times higher than America’s and, in fact, the costliest in the world. However, a highly-placed source...

Spread the love       India vs Australia Hockey (Photo by HI) India’s FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026 campaign came to a heartbreaking end as Australia held them to a 0-0 draw and advanced to the semifinals on Sunday. With the result, Australia progressed by virtue of having scored more goals in the pool, while India will now play for fifth...

Spread the love       CJP activists were assaulted during their visit to a Rajasthan village as part of their nationwide ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign. JAIPUR: Under intense pressure from CJP’s nationwide ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign, Congress joining the call for govt school inspections, and impending local body polls, Bhajan Lal Sharma govt has unveiled a three-year, Rs 12,500-crore roadmap for strengthening...

Spread the love       England’s water crisis has prompted a £270,000 campaign urging people to wash rice fewer times and use less water for wudu TOI correspondent from London: Wash rice twice, not seven times. Use a one-litre jug, not a running tap for wudu. England’s water crisis has put rice bowls and prayer taps in the crosshairs, with a £270,000...

Spread the love       Iran-linked hackers allegedly shut down a small British power generator for four days, marking what could be the UK’s first cyberattack targeting an energy facility TOI correspondent from London: Hackers allegedly tied to Iran govt shut down a small British energy generator for four days last month, in what is believed to be UK’s first cyberattack targeting...

Spread the love       Ruhullah Mehdi dares NCP a show-cause notice SRINAGAR: Amid calls for his resignation from own party’s functionaries, National Conference MP from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Saturday dared the party to issue him a show-cause and said he would continue to fight for the restoration of Article 370.The Lok Sabha MP has accused his party of giving...

Spread the love       Beirut: Kurdish women hold a portrait of Iranian Mahsa Amini who died in Iran after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating its strictly-enforced dress code. (Photo: AP) Iran’s long-running debate over mandatory hijab has resurfaced as hardliners push for stricter enforcement, even as the country grapples with the fallout of its conflict with the...