The Supreme Court on Monday set aside Gauhati high court’s judgments that upheld declarations of 27 appellants as foreigners, noting that citizenship and foreigner status must be decided through a “fair, lawful and reasonable” process.The ruling came from a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which remanded the cases to the concerned Foreigners...
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CSK part ways with Stephen Fleming; Hemang Badani in fray to join set-up
Chennai Super Kings has parted ways with Stephen Fleming NEW DELHI:Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have parted ways with long-serving head coach Stephen Fleming, ending a long association with the former New Zealand captain. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the franchise is reviewing its cricket operations, with former India batter Hemang Badani emerging as a contender to...
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Interview | Shubhanshu Shukla on his new book, ‘The Second Orbit’
From the moment he was announced as one of the four astronaut-candidates for India’s maiden human spaceflight programme Gaganyaan, Air Force test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla has been a prolific science communicator. His social media feed is full of amusing yet enlightening quips, videos, and posts about what going to space has been like for him. In his...
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Russia sends ‘doomsday’ aircraft to Iran as Middle East tensions escalate
The Tu-214PU is designed to function even in high-threat environments, ensuring continuity of command during emergencies Russia has sent one of its most secure airborne command aircraft to Tehran. The Tu-214PU is a specialised variant of the Tupolev Tu-214 passenger aircraft and serves as a flying command post for the Kremlin.The deployment comes as the...
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How Apple’s lawsuit could end Sam Altman’s AI device dreams
Apple sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI last week, alleging theft of trade secrets. While the Sam Altman-led company has denied the allegations, the lawsuit could do more than challenge the company’s hiring practices. It could also delay or even disrupt OpenAI’s plans to launch its first AI hardware device, according to an analysis shared by AI commentator...
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Material filters tritium from nuclear wastewater at record speed
In 2023, Japan began a decades-long and controversial process — it began releasing treated wastewater from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The water had been filtered to remove most heavy radioactive elements, yet one particular contaminant remained: tritium. Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. When it bonds with oxygen,...
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Badrinath donation theft case: Temple employee Pramod Nautiyal arrested
The alleged irregularities came to light during the counting of cash offerings at the Badrinath temple. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Police has arrested suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) employee Pramod Nautiyal in connection with the alleged donation theft case at Badrinath Dham.Nautiyal has been taken to Badrinath for questioning and will be produced before...
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The Bengaluru Mercedes incident is just the tip of India’s massive parking nightmare
Once again, a problem that exists in almost every Indian city has been brought to the fore with a single picture of a luxury Mercedes parked fully on a Bengaluru footpath. The image was shared on X by Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw who called the act ‘shameful behavior! no civic sense’.Thousands of citizens identified with...
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‘We heard an explosion, then flames spread’: Survivors recount Bangkok pub fire; 27 killed
“I’ve never experienced anything like this. The images are still burned into my mind.” For Laotian tourist Kan Kutirat, the horror unfolded in minutes as flames and thick smoke engulfed a packed Bangkok pub. He managed to carry one woman to safety and later wrote on Facebook: “I could only get one person out. I...
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தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தின் கரிசல் குரல் மௌனம்… பூமணி மறைவுக்கு அரசு மரியாதை
தமிழ் இலக்கிய உலகின் முன்னணி எழுத்தாளரும் சாகித்ய அகாடமி விருது பெற்றவருமான பூமணி (79) உடல்நலக்குறைவு காரணமாக நேற்று (12.07.2026) இரவு 11 மணி அளவில் சென்னையில் காலமானார். இவர் இன்றைய தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டம் கோவில்பட்டி நகருக்கு மேற்கே உள்ள ஆண்டிபட்டி எனும் ஊரில் பிறந்தவர் பூமணி. சிறுவயதிலிருந்து தமிழ் இலக்கிய உலகில் பல்வேறு படைப்புகளை கொடுத்தவர். 1971ல் பூமணியின் முதல் சிறுகதை தொகுப்பு “அறுப்பு” என்னும் சிறுகதை தாமரை இதழில் வெளிவந்தது. அதனைத் தொடர்ந்து நொறுங்கல்கள்,...
