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NEW DELHI: Questioning the appointment process for chief election commissioner/election commissioners where a panel of PM, a Cabinet minister and the leader of opposition, pick the candidate, Supreme Court on Thursday said that the present system allows the govt to appoint a person of its choice as two out of three members would favour it...

Deep inside Medellin, Colombia, scientists are breeding millions of mosquitoes every week and then releasing them into the environment on purpose. At first, that may sound strange, especially because mosquitoes are known for spreading dangerous diseases. But researchers say these insects are actually being used to help stop illnesses like dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow...

DoJ said Yale medical school discriminated in admission based on race and disfavored White and Asian applicants. The Justice Department Thursday revealed its findings of a year-long investigation into the admission policies and practices at the Yale School of Medicine and said its leadership selected applications based on race — favored Black and Hispanic students...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131102858,imgsize-207720,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/humblebraggers-beware-elon-musk39s-new-twitter-rules-will-punish-you-for-tweeting-too-much-about-how-many-followers-you-have.jpg" alt="World's richest man Elon Musk says: Read this book and give it to all your friends as …" title=" Elon Musk ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> The richest man on Earth Elon Musk has a book suggestion for everyone. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Tesla CEO has strongly endorsed Gad Saad’s new...

NEW DELHI: In a fresh twist in the ongoing CBI appeal hearings against the discharge of all accused in the excise policy case, Delhi HC’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma initiated criminal contempt proceedings against former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP functionaries Manish Sisodia, Durgesh Pathak, Sanjay Singh, Saurabh Bharadwaj and others, and then opted out...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131102726,imgsize-86852,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/iran-war-could-make-trump39s-trip-to-china-a-bit-chillier-than-his-first-term-visit.jpg" alt="During Trump's China visit, Anthropic just 'reminded' America why it should not sell top-end Nvidia chips to China: Since most …" title=" Donald Trump and Xi Jinping ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Anthropic has released a new paper on AI competition between the US and China. In the more than...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131108327,imgsize-16226,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/-.jpg" alt="Youth late to open Ahmedabad PG facility door killed by roommates" title=" Accused Mahavirsinh ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Accused Mahavirsinh AHMEDABAD: A 25-year-old man living in a PG accommodation in Vejalpur was allegedly stabbed to death by two co-residents after a dispute over opening the room door, taking the city’s murder tally to five...

Talks for a BRICS foreign ministers’ joint statement seemed balanced on a knife-edge on the first day of the meeting, with a consensus on the West Asia situation remaining uncertain. Diplomatic sources said efforts to find common ground between the UAE and Iran were still on, even as the 2 countries held on to their...

LUCKNOW: A devastating thunderstorm that swept across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday left behind a trail of destruction, killing as many as 117 people.According to data released by the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner’s office, 113 deaths occurred due to violent storms and collapsing structures, while four people lost their lives in lightning strikes.The disaster, which unfolded...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131101745,imgsize-40500,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/mmbn-24.jpg" alt="Another 200 bites the dust: PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer on wrong side of unwanted IPL record after MI defeat" title=" Shreyas Iyer ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Shreyas Iyer Punjab Kings suffered their fifth straight defeat in IPL 2026 as Mumbai Indians chased down 201 with six wickets in hand on Thursday, leaving Punjab’s playoff...