North Korea’s nuclear tests reawakened sleeping faults While underground nuclear explosions usually set off brief aftershocks fading in weeks, North Korea’s tests at Mt. Mantap did the opposite, causing earthquake activity intensifying over years after testing ceased, new data show. Analysing 17 years of regional seismic records, scientists spotted 1,400 small quakes around the Punggye-ri...
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September 15, 2026September 15, 2026Science & Tech
Ways to conquer plastic waste and produce useful materials
Since their synthesis by the chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland and the explanation of their structure by Nobel laureate Hermann Staudinger, and their use since the 19th century, plastics have become convenient materials for daily use and are preferred over glass, which breaks easily. Plastics are manufactured by industry and used every day for their convenience...
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Samson’s 57 off 22 establishes his role of preferred opener as India seal series
Sanju Samson (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: It’s not easy being Sanju Samson. He has been forever walking the line in his 10-year-old international career, partly because of team dynamics and mostly because of his unignorable inconsistency. As he has often done in his career when pushed to a corner, he served a reminder on Tuesday...
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September 15, 2026September 15, 2026Science & Tech
Fungus found evolving resistance to drug meant for humans
A fungus that can cause severe pneumonia in people with weaker or weakened immune systems appears to have become resistant to a drug that never intended to kill it, according to the findings of a study by researchers from around the world published in Science Translational Medicine. The study focused on mycophenolic acid (MPA), an...
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$33.4bn war cost, $22.3bn on munitions: What US lost in 6 months of Iran war
Pentagon watchdog reveals the scale of US losses in the Iran war, from aircraft and drones to military bases and diplomatic facilities. (Representative AI image) The United States has suffered extensive losses to aircraft, military facilities and diplomatic infrastructure during its war with Iran, while a Pentagon watchdog has warned that the conflict has also...
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September 15, 2026September 15, 2026Science & Tech
U.S. ‘weapons in orbit’: what we should expect modern space war to look like
On September 14, the U.S. Space Force said the country has deployed “on-orbit space control weapons” in space that could “defend against hostile adversary action”. The statement confirmed for the first time that such capabilities existed in orbit, although neither the Space Force nor other branches of the U.S. military provide specific information on the...
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Good heavens! US reveals it has placed weapons in space
US reveals it has placed weapons in space TOI correspondent from Washington: Space war has just come out of the closet. One small disclosure from Washington on Monday is expected to lead to a giant leap for humankind – towards an arms race in the skies.For the first time, the United States has publicly acknowledged...
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‘Should be laughed out’: T Mobile CFO on Musk’s ‘Starlink plan’ for mobile industry
Elon Musk wants to shake up the mobile industry with Starlink satellite connectivity. However, one of America’s biggest telecom companies, T-Mobile, isn’t convinced his plan can seriously challenge traditional telecom operators. T-Mobile CFO Peter Osvaldik has dismissed Starlink Mobile as a competitive threat and went further, saying parts of SpaceX‘s strategy should effectively be laughed...
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His flat faced water leaks for 8 years; court orders neighbour to allow repairs
The upstairs owner was no longer willing to let repair workers enter his flat. (Image for representative purpose only) Co-habiting in a housing society can come with its set of challenges. One such case is of a ground floor flat occupant who was constantly troubled by water leakage from the first floor, and the problem...
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Two more Kuki-Zo women killed, farmhouses torched in Manipur
GUWAHATI: Two Kuki-Zo women were shot dead and several farmhouses were set ablaze at Leisangphai village in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on Tuesday afternoon, triggering fresh concern over civilian safety in the violence-torn state.The deceased have been identified as 28-year-old nursing graduate Kimjalhai Singson and 76-year-old Phalneichong Sitlhou, both from the same village.Sitlhou, a widow, was...
