Spread the love Climate change is making lightning strikes around the world more common and deadlier. Every year, around 24,000 people around the world are killed by such strikes; in India, lightning strikes killed 2,887 people in 2022. There have been petitions to declare this phenomenon a natural disaster in India so that its survivors can access institutional mechanisms for...
Watch: Kohli pulls off Ronaldo’s ‘SIUUU’ celebration after GT collapse
Spread the love Virat Kohli pulls off Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘SIUUU’ after GT collapse (Image: X/Screengrab) Virat Kohli, known for his passionate on-field celebrations and animated gestures, was once again in the spotlight during RCB’s Qualifier 1 clash against Gujarat Titans after pulling off Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic “SIUUU” celebration.A self-confessed admirer of football legend Cristiano Ronaldo, Kohli has often recreated the...
Heatwave Conditions Continue Across Regions
Spread the love Several parts of India continue to face intense heatwave conditions as temperatures remain dangerously high across northern, western, and central regions of the country. Cities in Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and parts of Maharashtra recorded extreme daytime temperatures, with some areas crossing 44°C. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heatwave alerts in multiple states and...
Watch: Heatwave sparks massive fire in Himachal forests; IAF helicopters deployed
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Massive forest fires broke out in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan and Kasauli regions amid extreme heatwave conditions affecting the hill state, with flames spreading through green orchard and forest areas. Videos from the affected areas showed the intensity of the blaze in Kasauli and Kyarighat village near Kandaghat.At least two Air Force choppers were engaged in...
The urge to purge: In Trump’s GOP, disloyalty is political death
Spread the love TOI correspondent from Washington: For Republican politicians in Donald Trump’s America, there are now only two career paths: obedience or obituary.On Tuesday night in Texas, the political undertaker came for Senator John Cornyn — a four-term Republican heavyweight, former Senate whip, longtime conservative stalwart, and co-chair of the Senate India Caucus — who was steamrolled in the...
Luxury Train Breaks 45-Year-Old Rajasthan Tradition
Spread the love India’s iconic luxury heritage train has created history by operating during Rajasthan’s intense summer season for the first time in more than four decades. The move breaks a long-standing tradition where luxury tourist trains usually suspended operations during peak summer due to extreme desert temperatures. The famous luxury train, known for showcasing Rajasthan’s royal culture, palaces, forts, and...
Ebola scare: B’luru woman arriving from Uganda quarantined, govt on alert; what we know so far
Spread the love NEW DELHI: A traveller with recent travel history to Uganda has been isolated at a government hospital in Bengaluru after reporting mild body ache, prompting heightened surveillance by the Centre amid ongoing Ebola outbreaks in parts of Africa. Authorities, however, stressed that no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease has been detected in India so far.The Union...
Stock Market Focus on Major Companies Today
Spread the love Several major companies are in focus in today’s stock market trading session as investors closely monitor corporate developments, government policies, quarterly performance expectations, and market trends. Stocks including Coal India, ONGC, Siemens, PhysicsWallah, and IRCTC are attracting strong attention from traders and analysts. Coal India & ONGC in Focus Shares of Coal India and ONGC remain active as...
Indian Navy foils possible piracy attack near merchant vessel in Western Indian Ocean
Spread the love (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata responded to inputs of suspected pirate activity near merchant vessel MV Mashallah 1 in the Western Indian Ocean, helping prevent a possible piracy attack, as news agency ANI reported on Wednesday.The warship, deployed near the Gulf of Aden, launched an immediate operation after receiving inputs about suspicious...
Byju’s founder Raveendran sentenced to 6 months in jail for contempt of court: Report
Spread the love Byju Raveendran (file photo) Byju Raveendran, founder of the collapsed edtech company Byju’s, has been sentenced to six months in prison by a Singapore court in a contempt case, according to people aware of the development who told Bloomberg.The court directed Raveendran to undergo jail time after finding that he had failed to comply with several court...
