Mayank Chakraborty and Pratitee Bordoloi (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Mayank Chakraborty became India’s 94th Grandmaster and the first from the Northeast region last March. He is still 17, but talking to him, however, gives away very little about his age; he sounds more like a man with years of experience on his shoulders.On Tuesday, he...
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60 child deaths in 3 weeks, 10 in one day: Bengal hospital under scanner
West Bengal health department seeks reports from Malda Medical College Hospital (Representative image) MALDA: The West Bengal health department has sought a detailed report from Malda Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) after 60 children died at the facility during the first three weeks of August, including 10 deaths reported in a single day in the...
88 no-balls! Jadeja’s staggering problem leaves India with a big headache
India’s Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photo) Ravindra Jadeja‘s no-ball problem has become increasingly difficult to ignore, with the India spinner’s latest overstepping taking his tally to a staggering 88 in Tests since 2021.Jadeja bowled three no-balls in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka and added another in the second innings. His...
After Marc Benioff’s reassurance, Salesforce does what it never has with its name
Just months after the Salesforce CEO told everyone to stop getting anxious about AI taking away software jobs, the company has joined hands with one of the biggest AI companies to do what it has never done before. Salesforce and Anthropic expanded their strategic partnership and unveiled ‘Claudeforce’, a new way for salespeople to work...
Rain threat puts India’s WTC hopes under pressure in Sri Lanka Test
India’s Manav Suthar celebrates with teammates (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India appeared to have wrested control of the second Test against Sri Lanka after a late burst of wickets, but rain could yet play a major role in determining the outcome of the Test and, in turn, India’s WTC campaign.Sri Lanka were 218 for 6 in...
Why some people develop insulin resistance while others lose insulin-producing capacity
5 min readNew DelhiAug 27, 2026 06:00 AM IST Insulin does not behave in exactly the same way in everyone who develops problems with blood sugar regulation. In some people, the body’s tissues become less responsive to insulin, so the pancreas must produce more of the hormone to keep glucose under control. In others, the...
Toxic earnings: Yash film makes history with 2nd Rs 100 cr opening after KGF 2
Yash starrer ‘Toxic’ released in cinemas after much anticipation on Wednesday and it did meet expections! History has been rewritten by Yash, as ‘Toxic’ has set the box office on fire with a phenomenal opening day. Making his much-awaited return to the big screen after the blockbuster success of ‘K.G.F: Chapter 2‘, the pan-India star...
Qatar PM to visit Tehran as Iran-US tensions persist over Hormuz Strait
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-133553148,imgsize-44826,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/qatars-pm-and-foreign-minister-sheikh-mohammed-bin-abdulrahman-al-thani-visits-egypt.jpg" alt="Qatar PM to visit Tehran as Iran-US tensions persist over Hormuz Strait and sanctions” title=”Qatar has maintained close ties with both sides.” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Qatar has maintained close ties with both sides. Qatar’s prime minister is due to travel to Tehran on Thursday as Doha seeks to restart diplomatic efforts between Iran and...
India wants to review, expand 15-year-old trade pact with Japan
Union minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal meets President of Aichi Steel Corporation. NAGOYA: Govt Wednesday reiterated its demand for a review of the 15-year-old Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan to make it more contemporary and indicated its willingness to expand scope of the pact, which is seen to have failed in delivering...
Over 61,000 wait for kidney transplants
India performed 11,558 livingdonor and 1,918 deceased-donor kidney transplants in 2024, while 61,668 patients remained on the waiting list as of Feb 9. NEW DELHI: India faces a widening gap between demand for kidney transplants and the availability of donor organs, with 61,668 patients on the waiting list, nearly five times the number of kidney...

