<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131768216,imgsize-31496,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/eq-of-m-63.jpg" alt="6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Qinghai province in Northwest China, aftershocks follow” title=”EQ of M: 6.3″ decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> EQ of M: 6.3 A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Haixi Prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai Province on Tuesday evening, prompting authorities to assess the impact in the sparsely populated high-altitude region.According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC),...
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Dharamsala gives wake-up call to rest of the BCCI state associations
The HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala was able to host the first ODI between India and Afghanistan despite steady rain at the start. (ANI) TimesofIndia. com in Dharamsala: Around 5pm on Saturday, Rohit Sharma was the first Indian cricketer to walk out at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Relentless rain delayed the start of the first...
Who is Sarpreet? First Indian origin player to start a FIFA World Cup match
New Zealand’s Sarpreet Singh (10) battles for the ball (AP Photo/Andre Penner) NEW DELHI: New Zealand midfielder Sarpreet Singh created history by becoming the first player of Indian origin to start a FIFA World Cup match. Coach Darren Bazeley kept faith in him until he was substituted in the 90th minute. New Zealand will next...
Twisha Sharma death case: Husband, mother-in-law get 14-day custody extension
BHOPAL: A Bhopal court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of model Twisha Sharma’s husband, Samarth Singh, and her mother-in-law, former judge Giribala Singh, by 14 days in connection with Twisha’s death and an alleged dowry harassment case.Ankur Pandey, counsel for Twisha Sharma’s family, told PTI that both accused attended the hearing virtually before Judge...
Mamata files plea in Calcutta high court challenging Bhabanipur poll result
KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee filed a plea in the Calcutta high court on Tuesday, challenging the result of the assembly election in Bhabanipur, where she suffered a surprise defeat to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.Banerjee lost the Bhabanipur seat by 15,105 votes, marking one of the biggest...
‘Had to take drastic step as …’: NTA chief on temporary Telegram ban ahead of NEET retest
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has defended its decision to temporarily block Telegram during the re-NEET examination process, saying the messaging platform was being extensively misused by fraudsters to circulate fake question papers and scam students.Speaking on the issue to ANI, NTA Director General Abhishek Singh said the move was necessary to protect candidates from...
Call drops, frozen payments and buffering screens are the new traffic jams of India’s cities
A TRAI assessment reveals inconsistent mobile network performance on Delhi-NCR’s Metro and Namo Bharat corridors, impacting commuters’ daily digital lives. (AI image) Uninterrupted connectivity is becoming as essential to urban mobility as trains and roads as work, payments and entertainment move online. The modern Indian city commuter carries more than a smartphone. He carries his...
‘Collapsing tunnels, booby-trapping entrances’: How Iran is shielding its near bomb-grade uranium stockpile
Satellite photo of Iran from Maxar Technologies. (AP photo) Iran has significantly strengthened protections around its stockpile of near bomb-grade uranium in recent weeks, reportedly collapsing access tunnels and laying explosive mines around key nuclear sites.According to CNN, Iran has dramatically escalated efforts to make collapsing tunnels and booby-trapping entrances with explosive mines near uranium.The...
Elon Musk responds as French President praises UK’s ban on social media for kids
Elon Musk has escalated his criticism of the UK’s planned social media ban for children under 16, responding sharply to French President Emmanuel Macron after the French leader praised the move. After Macron welcomed Britain’s decision and wrote on X, “Thanks for joining the movement,” Musk replied “Of a government surveillance state.” The exchange comes...
Flight of the ‘seagull’: Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space 63 years ago today
Image: Nasa On the morning of June 16, 1963, a 26-year-old textile worker from the Yaroslavl region of Russia climbed into a capsule called Vostok 6 and, within hours, became the first woman to leave Earth.Valentina Tereshkova was not a military pilot. She had no engineering degree. What she had was nerve, a parachute licence,...
