Category: Events

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130169046,imgsize-1362569,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/pluto-letter.jpg" alt="Pluto to become 9th planet again? Nasa chief says 'looking into it', replies to 10-yr-old's letter" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> “My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.” Growing up, many of us memorised the planets through playful mnemonics. Over time, however, a revised version emerged: “My Very Educated Mother Just...

The Indian Army showcased cutting-edge combat prowess at the Pokhran Field Firing Range during Exercise Brahmastra, headlined by the first-ever firepower display of its AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.The Army received the first of its six Apache helicopters in July 2025. During the exercise, the helicopters demonstrated their ability to operate in close coordination with ground...

NEW DELHI: A boat carrying a group of devotees capsized in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura on Friday afternoon, leaving at least six people dead while rescue operations remain underway.According to officials, the accident occurred near Kesi Ghat when one of two boats carrying around 30 people suddenly sank in the river.“Today, a...

Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini. (Getty Images) The NFL Draft is closing in, but attention around New England has drifted beyond football. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and The Athletic’s Dianna Russini are facing unexpected scrutiny after photos of the two surfaced earlier this week. The images, reportedly taken at a luxury hotel in Arizona, quickly...

PC: Google Gemini A remarkable find in an active underground stream has recently been made deep beneath the rolling hills of the Edwards Plateau. During a snorkelling excursion through the low ceilings and dark passages of Bender’s Cave in Comal County, Texas, researchers discovered an enormous ‘lag assemblage’ of Pleistocene megafauna. It is also uniquely...

NEW DELHI: As efforts intensify to stabilise a shaky ceasefire between Iran and the United States, a new dimension has come into focus: China’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy. While Pakistan has positioned itself as the venue for talks, officials and analysts suggest Beijing’s role may ultimately prove decisive in determining whether the current truce evolves into a...

Image used for representative purposes A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has injected cautious optimism into one of the world’s most strategically sensitive maritime corridors, the Strait of Hormuz. But despite the diplomatic pause, shipping through the waterway still remains constrained, uneven, and heavily conditioned by security considerations.The strait, which connects the...

Union home minister Amit Shah (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would implement the RSS and his party’s ambitious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) once they are voted to power in high-stakes West Bengal elections.Shah, who has pulled out all the stops ahead of...

The Aditya Dhar-directed ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has entered its fourth week. Released on March 19, 2026, the movie has already entered the Rs 1000 crore club, and on day 23, it is still keeping the cash registers ringing. Even with the IPL buzz, the movie has kept a stronghold at the box office. Ahead of...

Justice Yashwant Varma NEW DELHI: Justice Yashwant Varma on Friday submitted his resignation to the President, stating that he was stepping down ‘with immediate effect’ and expressed ‘deep anguish’ in his letter.His resignation comes amid the ongoing cash recovery controversy and impeachment process.In his April 9 letter addressed to Droupadi Murmu, Justice Varma said that...