Dr Ronaldo Laishram GUWAHATI: An Indian astrophysicist from Manipur, based at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), has led an international team to discover a 12.6-billion-year-old primitive galaxy protocluster, described as the “seeds” of today’s massive cosmic structures.The structure, located in the direction of the constellation Sextans, has been named the ‘Loktak Protocluster’ after...
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‘If you can’t give us roads, give us choppers’: Chhattisgarh villagers to Amit Shah
A car being pulled by a tractor amid poor road conditions(L), Union home minister Amit Shah (R: Photo credit: X/@Amit Shah) RAIPUR: Tired of waiting for a road that has remained incomplete for nearly a decade, residents of a remote tribal village in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district in Bastar have now made an unusual appeal to...
TN political crisis: Rebel AIADMK MLA backs EPS, submits apology letter
Tamil Nadu political crisis: Rebel AIADMK MLA Balakrishna Reddy backs EPS, submits apology letter amid party turmoil NEW DELHI: Amid growing factionalism within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and a series of resignations by rebel legislators, Hosur MLA P Balakrishna Reddy on Tuesday extended support to party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in...
Government softens stance on repossession of Delhi Gymkhana Club premises
Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: In what is being seen as a shift in stance from that conveyed by its strongly worded letter to Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) to “hand over peaceful possession” of its premises on June 5, Centre on Tuesday seemed more restrained in Delhi High Court, saying that it had given the...
Bakrid tensions flare near Mumbai as goats removed from Mira Road society amid protests
Clashes among members of Poonam Cluster housing society MIRA BHAYANDER: Tensions flared in Mira Road on Monday and Tuesday after members of the Poonam Cluster housing society objected to goats being kept in the society’s premises ahead of Bakri Eid, which falls on May 28. Videos of arguments went viral on Monday evening, and according...
Hyderabad techie’s body to remain on Everest as recovery costs hit Rs 90 lakh
HYDERABAD: The family of Arun Kumar Tiwari, 53, a Hyderabad-based tech professional who died near the Hillary Step while descending Mount Everest last week, has decided to leave his body on the mountain, citing faith, his love for the Himalayas, and the near-impossible task of recovery from the “death zone”.Pioneer Adventure, which handled the Indian...
Trump, nearing 80, continues war on aging, sleep, and other enemies
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, has spent years presenting himself as less an aging president than a human monument to stamina, fast food, and pure willpower. He rarely admits fatigue, claims to sleep little, and speaks about his own health the way medieval poets described immortal kings.Now,...
Revisiting Kargil: The story of how IAF thrashed Pakistan in Op Safed Sagar
In the summer of 1999, after a gap of almost 28 years, the Indian Air Force received orders on May 26 to take the fight to the enemy. The whine of jet engines echoed across airfields in the north — from Srinagar, Awantipur, Pathankot, and Adampur — along with feverish activity across these bases, all...
Kohli left stunned by Patidar’s six to Kagiso Rabada – Watch
Photo/screengrab Virat Kohli’s reaction from the dugout became one of the talking points of the night after Rajat Patidar played a stunning six during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Qualifier One clash against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League at Dharamsala on Tuesday.Patidar reached his fifty in 21 balls with a six off Kagiso Rabada in...
RCB create massive record, register highest total in IPL playoffs history
Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru unleashed absolute carnage on the Gujarat Titans bowling attack in the high-voltage IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 clash at the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday.Asked to bat first, the defending champions piled up a massive 254/5 in their allotted...
