Category: News

Osama bin Laden (File photo) Ahmad Shah Massoud, the prominent Afghan resistance leader and one of the Taliban’s strongest rivals, was assassinated on September 9, 2001, just two days before the 9/11 attacks, in a killing believed to have been ordered by al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a favour to his Taliban hosts, according...

An under-construction building collapsed in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area on Wednesday AHMEDABAD: Nearly 15 labourers were feared trapped under the debris after a slab collapsed at an under-construction commercial building in Kudasan near Gandhinagar on Wednesday evening.Eight workers were rescued by fire brigade personnel and local residents and taken to hospital, officials said.According to Gandhinagar chief...

Synthetic paneer production continues in Gondola village despite a statewide ban. Standing outside a closed gate that looks like the entrance to a foundry, the man who identifies himself as Imran asks what we want.“Paneer,” we say. “Do you take large orders?”“Any quantity,” he replies. “We supply to many places in Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad....

AI’s math breakthrough raises bigger questions TOI correspondent from Washington: A researcher at the Artificial Intelligence firm Anthropic quit his job on Tuesday with a grim warning over the rapid progress in the field which he fears could kill humanity as soon as 2030.“The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all...

Jessica Pegula, right, of the United States, embraces Emma Navarro, of the United States, after Pegula won in three sets in the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open ( (AP Photo) The US Open produced an unusual storyline even before Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro walked onto Arthur Ashe Stadium.This was not just an all-American...

Wall street trades in red as crude tops $101 per barrel Oil’s return above the $100-a-barrel mark pushed Wall Street lower on Wednesday, as the intensifying US-Iran conflict raised fresh concerns over fuel costs and inflation.Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed 3.3% to $101.18 a barrel, crossing $100 for the first time since July. The...

Accused wanted to ‘teach him a lesson’, police say NEW DELHI: The men accused of killing Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh in southeast Delhi allegedly wanted to “teach him a lesson” for objecting to noise outside his home, but did not expect the assault to turn fatal, police said on Wednesday.During questioning, the accused allegedly...

India’s ethanol production capacity has surpassed the requirements for blending, prompting the government to explore additional uses for the surplus. NEW DELHI: Indicating that govt is unlikely to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond the current 20% (E20) for existing vehicles, adviser to PM, Tarun Kapoor, said Wednesday that allowing higher ethanol blending will have...

The father claimed that the youngest subjected him to repeated torture and humiliation. (Image for representative purpose only) A father bought land parcels in the youngest son’s name, but their relationship turned bitter and the senior citizen alleged that he had been humiliated and tortured. Orissa High Court’s judgment in the case holds significance.When an...

Nitish Kumar Reddy (Image: IANS) NEW DELHI: All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has received the green signal from the BCCI medical staff and is set to join the rest of the India squad in the national capital on Thursday ahead of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, starting on September 13, the TimesofIndia.com can confirm.Reddy last...