US President Donald Trump (PTI file photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of carrying out “the largest compromise of American election data in history,” alleging Beijing illicitly acquired 220 million US voter files in a sweeping espionage operation that he described as an unprecedented threat to American democracy.“China’s...
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Mumbai mayor rejects BMC report on Chembur tree crash that killed 11-year-old
MUMBAI: Mayor Ritu Tawde on Thursday rejected the BMC inquiry report on the Chembur tree crash that killed 11 year-old Vihaan Srivastav. In the general body meeting, she said the findings failed to fix accountability and directed the civic administration to conduct a fresh inquiry.The report came under severe attack in the BMC house, with...
How 58 beavers revived a valley buried by Mount St. Helens eruption
More than 40 years after the Mount St. Helens eruption buried a Washington river valley under volcanic sediment, 58 relocated beavers have helped restore the damaged landscape. (Representational AP photo) More than four decades after the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens, one family in the US state of Washington has watched a damaged landscape...
Why India’s first hydrogen train is special – explained
With the launch of a hydrogen train, India has undoubtedly taken a big leap in the sphere of greener transportation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train. This ushers India into a group of select countries that have hydrogen trains. India’s first hydrogen-powered train has 10 coaches, with the capacity...
Kamaru Usman eyes one more run at UFC gold ahead of Dricus Du Plessis showdown
Kamaru Usman Nearly four years after losing the welterweight championship he held for more than three years, Kamaru Usman believes he still has enough left to become a two-division UFC champion.Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night main event at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on July 19 against former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis is...
Ram Mandir donation theft: SIT seeks more time for probe, likely to submit report to SC
LUCKNOW: The three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government on June 13 and headed by Lucknow divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant, to probe the alleged theft and embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, has sought additional time to complete its investigation, sources said on Friday.The SIT is also...
‘Modi thinks way in advance’: PM says Hormuz crisis didn’t affect railways
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the rapid electrification of Indian Railways over the past 12 years has helped the country withstand global energy disruptions, claiming the rail network would have come to a “complete standstill” during the ongoing Middle East crisis if the same situation had arisen before 2014.Addressing a gathering...
Microplastics reach remote ecosystem as Indian Ocean animals show high levels
Life on Earth isn’t just about the flora and fauna anymore, microplastics have entered the equation deep enough to reach the surface levels of vast oceans that no human has ever seen. Plastic pollution has become a global environmental crisis with an estimated 11 million tons of plastic entering the oceans annually. As larger plastic...
Has Trump’s Pakistan reset failed? Why Islamabad still leans towards China
Donald Trump hosted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House on September 25, 2025 In October 2011, Hillary Clinton stood in Islamabad next to Pakistan‘s foreign minister and delivered one of the most quoted warnings in the history of US-Pakistan relations. A country that keeps snakes...
Why railways picked Jind-Sonipat route for its 1st hydrogen train
India has joined select nations operating hydrogen-powered trains with its first service. JIND: India on Friday entered the league of countries operating hydrogen-powered trains as Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the country’s first such service from Haryana’s Jind railway station.While the launch marks a milestone for Indian Railways‘ green mobility push, the choice of...
