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Around 70% of all El Nino years since 1980 have corresponded with poor summer monsoons, showing that the link between the Pacific condition and the country’s June-Sept rains is one of the strongest among global weather phenomena impacting India’s rainy season. The link assumes importance in light of latest forecasts from US and European weather...

Praful Hinge and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Praful Hinge announced himself on the grand stage by dismantling Rajasthan Royals’ top order and putting their run chase in complete disarray at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday. The young pacer broke the backbone of RR’s batting by removing their top three batters...

Ambedkar is a gypsy icon in Hungary,” says Tibor Derdak over the phone from Miskolc, a city two hours from Budapest. It was here 20 years ago that Derdak co-founded a school named after B R Ambedkar, who never visited Hungary. Today, an Ambedkar statue stands near the building of Dr Ambedkar School. “Ambedkar’s life...

Melanie Collins once revealed in 2021 that constant travel is the most “disturbing” part of her NFL reporting career, after logging over 1.9 million kilometres in flights. Despite the exhaustion, she insists “it’s all worth it.” Collins also advised aspiring journalists to stay adaptable, gain experience, be prepared, and remain authentic in a constantly evolving...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have reignited interest in antique diamonds, shifting focus from flawless, mass-produced stones to rare, character-rich pieces. Their engagement spotlighted vintage craftsmanship, sustainability, and uniqueness. Jewellers report rising demand, though high-quality antique diamonds remain scarce and costly. As buyers seek meaning over perfection, these historic stones are becoming prized choices, blending...

NANDIGRAM: The leader of the opposition in the Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has warned Muslim migrant workers in Nandigram that “they would have to return to BJP-governed states” for work after the assembly polls. Saying over 30,000 people from Nandigram were employed in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha, Adhikari singled out Muslims and said they “could...

MALDA: The 77-year-old wife of an 85-year-old voter died of suspected heart attack during a commotion as their family quarrelled with election officials visiting the elderly citizens’ houses to register their vote in a village in Bengal’s North Dinajpur on Monday.After the news of Tafijan Bibi’s death spread, angry locals, along with TMC workers, briefly...

Who is Elfilea VTuber? Her streaming journey explored as she speaks out in Sykkuno controversy (Image via Getty) Elfilea, a small but growing VTuber, is now part of a serious online controversy linked to streamer Thomas Sykkuno. The issue started when another streamer, Mal Hemomal, shared a long public document with strong claims about him....

TOI correspondent from Washington: In a Netflix-era episode of Church vs State, US President Donald Trump, fresh from watching a cage fight in Miami over the weekend, has waded into a brawl with a 2,000-year-old institution that has outlived empires, plagues, and—until now—social media.In a blistering post that read like a theological review on Rotten...

KOLKATA: Election Commission has designated 837 out of the 1,835 booths under the Kolkata North parliamentary constituency as ‘super sensitive’, citing concerns about possible trouble-mongering. On hundreds of these booths, 150 or more names were deleted from the electoral rolls in the SIR exercise. “The EC apprehends residents left out of the voter list might...