Category: Events

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already made a remarkable impression on the cricketing world at 15, and Australia pace great Brett Lee believes the teenager has everything required to achieve “bigger and better things” — provided he is protected from the pressure accompanying his rapid rise.Sooryavanshi became one of the biggest...

Heavy rain forecast across several states NEW DELHI: Several states across India are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall this week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting intense spells over the Western Himalayan region, east Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and parts of Karnataka.The IMD has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy...

Jeff Dean’s final act as a Google employee was a photograph. On Friday, the man who joined the company as employee number 30 in 1999 posted a picture of the two things he surrendered on his way out the door: a scuffed black Google laptop, and the plastic-sleeved badge with his face on it, still...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-133062384,imgsize-84317,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75/the-second-suspect-fled-the-scene-prompting-a-search-operation-while-a-pistol-cartridges-spent-casings-and-the-motorcycle-were-recovered.jpg" alt="Bulandshahr encounter: Wanted rape-murder accused carrying Rs 50,000 reward killed in police firing” title=”The second suspect fled the scene, prompting a search operation, while a pistol, cartridges, spent casings and the motorcycle were recovered.” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> The second suspect fled the scene, prompting a search operation, while a pistol, cartridges, spent casings and...

Shanghai’s two airports cancelled more than 1,300 flights on Sunday. (Representative image) Shanghai’s two airports cancelled more than 1,300 flights on Sunday as China stepped up preparations for Typhoon Dolphin, which brought heavy rain to northern Taiwan and threatened to cause flooding and landslides along China’s eastern coast.The storm’s outer bands hit northern Taiwan, including...

Jharkhand exam stir: Govt to hold fresh talks; health of student leader on fast deteriorates (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand government will hold another round of talks with protesting recruitment exam aspirants on Sunday, as the 16-day agitation continued and the health of student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on an indefinite...

Sourav Ganguly and Javagal Srinath CHENNAI: If Javagal Srinath had been the match referee when former India captain Sourav Ganguly famously kept his Australian counterpart Steve Waugh waiting at the toss during the 2001 Eden Gardens Test match, Ganguly may well have faced a suspension!“I would have banned Sourav for a few games,” Srinath said...

While one might assume that lowering huge white blocks of concrete into the sea was an attempt at dumping construction waste offshore, in Britain’s North Sea it is a conservation effort. The country is dumping 20 carefully designed structures into the deep waters to restore the population of the European native oyster, Ostrea edulis, along...

Abdul Ghafoori charged with murder of Himanshi Khurana Canadian police have arrested and charged a 32-year-old Toronto man with first-degree murder in the death of his Indian-origin partner, 30-year-old Himanshi Khurana, in December last year.Toronto police said officers from the fugitive squad and homicide unit worked with national and international law enforcement agencies to bring...

After heavy depletion of missile stocks, Pentagon asks defence firms to ramp up weapons production. Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth (AP image) The US Pentagon has asked defence companies to urgently accelerate weapons production and deliveries as Washington faces growing pressure to replenish critical munitions depleted during the war with Iran, according to a memo obtained...