MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: MS Dhoni remains the missing piece as Chennai Super Kings take (CSK) on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their much-anticipated IPL 2026 clash in Bengaluru. The high-voltage southern derby at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is set to grab attention, but CSK are coping without their iconic leader yet again.While...
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Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta face an American data centre problem; here’s why
Representative image Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta are facing growing resistance across the United States as more states push back against large data centre projects, turning what was once a quiet infrastructure build-out into a political and public flashpoint. At least 11 states have proposed laws to restrict or pause new data centre construction since...
National Maritime Day: India’s oil lifeline churns through conflict waters
Generative image On National Maritime Day, when India pauses to mark the historic voyage of its first modern merchant ship and celebrate a legacy that stretches back to ancient seafarers, the focus is usually on pride.This year, however, it may also be a moment to look harder at the seas that sustain it. In many...
‘Climbed 7,000ft’: How US pilot survived 24 hrs in hostile Iranian terrain
The wounded US airman stranded deep inside hostile Iranian territory after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down, survived for more than a day by relying on training, terrain and sheer discipline, according to details reported by CNN.Hiding in a mountain crevice and constantly on the move, the weapons systems officer evaded Iranian search teams...
‘TMC’s time is up’: PM Modi attacks Mamata govt, tells voters ‘fear will be driven out’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a broadside against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, claiming that the TMC government is hell-bent on carrying out the “funeral procession” of law and order in the state.Addressing a rally in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, the Prime Minister said that huge number of people here...
Pradeep Ranganathan asks if an app can replace real love in the Love Insurance Kompany trailer, watch
3 min readHyderabadApr 5, 2026 06:19 PM IST Love Insurance Kompany trailer: Some films take their time getting to audiences. Love Insurance Kompany, also known as LIK, has taken quite a lot of it. The project was initially announced in 2019 with Sivakarthikeyan in the lead and Lyca Productions producing, but was shelved due to...
‘Power plant & bridge day’: Furious Trump warns Iran of ‘hell’ in expletive-laced post
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130039620,imgsize-47328,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/article-91.jpg" alt="‘Open Hormuz or you’ll be living in hell’: Trump’s expletive-laced rant at Iran, threatens attack on Tuesday" title=" Donald Trump (File photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an expletive-laden warning to Iran, demanding that it reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened severe military...
Questions arise over reproducibility in social, behavioural sciences
A seven-year-long project in the US that analysed 3,900 claims from research papers in social sciences has revealed that results from about half the papers examined for reproducibility were precisely reproducible as they yielded the same result when the same analytical method was applied to the same data. The findings help provide a picture of...
Why does alcohol make you more aggressive?
4 min readNew DelhiApr 5, 2026 06:00 PM IST Have you ever seen a person become a little more aggressive, irritable, and rude after drinking alcohol? Almost as if the drink turned their violence barometer a few notches up. This isn’t a coincidence but a rather unwanted side effect, with a proper scientific explanation. ARTICLE...
Suspected ISIS-linked terror module busted, youth radicalisation plot uncovered
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130038957,imgsize-46154,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-04-05t173552.jpg" alt="'Jihadi module with links to foreign handlers': Andhra Pradesh Police busts suspected ISIS-linked network with multi-state links" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image NEW DELHI: A suspected terror module with alleged links to foreign handlers and extremist organisations, including ISIS, has been uncovered, with investigators claiming the network was involved in...


