Category: Events

Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow at their Big Bear Valley nest. (Image credit: Friends of Big Bear Valley) IThe 63 acres of shoreline forest below Jackie and Shadow’s nest was supposed to become 50 luxury homes and a marina. It won’t, because Greg Brockman, OpenAI‘s co-founder and president, and his wife Anna wrote a $5.5...

NEW DELHI: Madras high court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to release DMK leader and former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin after questioning him over his alleged “double meaning” remark made during a protest in Thanjavur over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute.The court issued the direction after the Tamil Nadu government informed it that...

Venture capitalist David Friedberg has pushed back against predictions that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s planned municipal grocery store initiative will immediately fail. The tech investor argued that the heavily subsidised locations will prove wildly popular with consumers in the short term before creating broader economic strains.Speaking on a recent episode of The All-In...

Jana Nayagan continues its strong theatrical run after two weeks of release. The film has amassed a worldwide gross of Rs 300 crore and is nearing Rs 180 crore India net. Early estimates show Rs 0.34 crore India net collection on its thirteenth day. Weekday collections have slowed but steady footfalls maintain its momentum. The...

The Income Tax Department begins processing refunds only after a taxpayer completes e-verification of the return. Income tax refund status: Have you filed your income tax return within the deadline? Were you eligible for a refund and are wondering when the amount will be credited in your bank account? The deadline for filing Income Tax...

Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced turbulence-related event during cruise. (Photo: TOI) NEW DELHI: Some passengers and crew members onboard Air India’s Phuket-Delhi flight (AI 2379) suffered injuries when the aircraft encountered turbulence during descent at the destination on Tuesday morning, causing a sudden drop in altitude.An AI with medical support received the...

The opposition questioned the expenditure, while the ruling BJP accused the opposition of going back on a decision that had been taken unanimously by all political parties. MUMBAI: After BMC’s proposal to replace Mahindra Scorpio SUVs allotted to key political office-bearers in the civic body with six new Toyota Innovas ran into a controversy, MNS...

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders stopped from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday stopped AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s residence, prompting the party to stage a sit-in protest on Firoz Shah Road.Kejriwal, along...

Photo credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged differences with US President Donald Trump over the implementation of a proposed Gaza peace framework, saying Hamas must be fully disarmed and the Gaza Strip demilitarised before reconstruction can begin.“There are disagreements with President Trump that I don’t hide regarding the recent agreement with Hamas....

PM Modi Facebook post row NEW DELHI: The Centre will raise a range of concerns with Meta’s global team during its meeting in India on August 5 and 6, including the platform’s handling of Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM), the temporary restriction of prominent verified accounts, and the spread of AI-generated content, IT...