Spread the love LONDON: The great-grandson of British architect Edwin Lutyens, Matt Ridley, has criticised the removal of the bust of his ancestor from Rashtrapati Bhavan.President Droupadi Murmu unveiled its replacement — a bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and last Indian governor-general of independent India — on Monday.Ridley, a science writer, posted a photo of himself on X next...
Trump is making Google, Microsoft, Meta and others make a promise to Americans
Spread the love Data-center President Donald Trump is making all technology companies betting big on AI make a promise to Americans. Trump administration wants Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and all the other technology companies planning to build or invest in data centers to commit that Americans will not have to pay for their rising energy consumption. According to a report...
Kristine McDivitt Tompkins: Ex-Patagonia CEO who helped create one of the world’s largest national parks
Spread the love Kristine McDivitt Tompkins (Image source: Wikipedia) Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is an American environmentalist and the former CEO of Patagonia, one of the most important outdoor clothing brands in the world. After working in business for many years, she quit her job as a business leader to focus on protecting the environment on a large scale. She has...
PM chairs 1st Cabinet meeting at Seva Teerth, pushes for reforms
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Taking forward the “reform express” theme, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked his cabinet colleagues to suggest the list of reforms that ministries intend to initiate over the next few months and provide details of the changes they have already introduced. He has asked them to focus on two themes — ease of living and...
Tendulkar becomes global champion for road safety cause
Spread the love Sachin Tendulkar during a Road Safety World Series event in 2019. (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday released a video backing road safety campaigns as he joined a group of celebrities designated ‘Global Champions for Road Safety’ by the UN.“Every life matters,” he said, hoping that his safety statement for the UN will...
4 dead, 11 injured after speeding bus hits two vehicles on NH-31 in Bihar’s Bhagalpur
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Four people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed and 11 others injured after a speeding bus collided head-on with two smaller vehicles on National Highway 31 near Bagri Pul in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Tuesday evening, officials said.The accident took place around 6:30 pm in the Jhandapur police station area of Naugachia subdivision. According to...
The science of period flatulence: Why your gut goes rogue during your cycle
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiFeb 25, 2026 12:00 AM IST For many women, periods don’t just bring cramps and mood swings — they also arrive with an uncomfortable side effect that isn’t talked about enough: period flatulence or excessive gas. Bloating, flatulence, and sudden digestive changes can feel embarrassing or even alarming, especially when they show up like...
Terrifying highway crash Maharashtra: Car carrying liquor flips several times, driver dies
Spread the love Car accident on the Dhule-Surat highway tragically claimed the life of a 29-year-old driver. NASHIK: A man driving a car died, and another was grievously injured, when the vehicle rolled over multiple times on the Dhule-Surat highway in Nandurbar district on Monday evening.Assistant inspector Narendra Sable, of the Visarwadi police station, said the injured men were taken...
After IBM’s worst day on stock market, IBM VP: AI tools emerge, what they don’t change is …
Spread the love IBM or International Business Machines Corp had its worst day on stock market in more than 25 years on Monday, February 23. The 100-year-old IT giant saw its market value plunge by billions on fears that a new tool from Anthropic could up-end its dominance of corporate IT. The carnage started after AI startup Anthropic said in...
Ever noticed ‘height above sea level’ boards at railway stations? Here’s what it means
Spread the love Height above the sea level board at railway station If you have ever waited for a train at a railway station in India, you may have noticed a small but curious detail on the station name board. Along with the station’s name, there is often a number written in metres, followed by the words “above mean sea...
