Spread the love Representative image Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta are facing growing resistance across the United States as more states push back against large data centre projects, turning what was once a quiet infrastructure build-out into a political and public flashpoint. At least 11 states have proposed laws to restrict or pause new data centre construction since late 2025,...
National Maritime Day: India’s oil lifeline churns through conflict waters
Spread the love Generative image On National Maritime Day, when India pauses to mark the historic voyage of its first modern merchant ship and celebrate a legacy that stretches back to ancient seafarers, the focus is usually on pride.This year, however, it may also be a moment to look harder at the seas that sustain it. In many ways, the...
‘Climbed 7,000ft’: How US pilot survived 24 hrs in hostile Iranian terrain
Spread the love The wounded US airman stranded deep inside hostile Iranian territory after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down, survived for more than a day by relying on training, terrain and sheer discipline, according to details reported by CNN.Hiding in a mountain crevice and constantly on the move, the weapons systems officer evaded Iranian search teams closing in...
‘TMC’s time is up’: PM Modi attacks Mamata govt, tells voters ‘fear will be driven out’
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a broadside against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, claiming that the TMC government is hell-bent on carrying out the “funeral procession” of law and order in the state.Addressing a rally in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, the Prime Minister said that huge number of people here in Cooch...
Pradeep Ranganathan asks if an app can replace real love in the Love Insurance Kompany trailer, watch
Spread the love 3 min readHyderabadApr 5, 2026 06:19 PM IST Love Insurance Kompany trailer: Some films take their time getting to audiences. Love Insurance Kompany, also known as LIK, has taken quite a lot of it. The project was initially announced in 2019 with Sivakarthikeyan in the lead and Lyca Productions producing, but was shelved due to budget concerns....
‘Power plant & bridge day’: Furious Trump warns Iran of ‘hell’ in expletive-laced post
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130039620,imgsize-47328,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/article-91.jpg" alt="‘Open Hormuz or you’ll be living in hell’: Trump’s expletive-laced rant at Iran, threatens attack on Tuesday" title=" Donald Trump (File photo) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an expletive-laden warning to Iran, demanding that it reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened severe military action, saying...
Questions arise over reproducibility in social, behavioural sciences
Spread the love A seven-year-long project in the US that analysed 3,900 claims from research papers in social sciences has revealed that results from about half the papers examined for reproducibility were precisely reproducible as they yielded the same result when the same analytical method was applied to the same data. The findings help provide a picture of scientific credibility...
Why does alcohol make you more aggressive?
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiApr 5, 2026 06:00 PM IST Have you ever seen a person become a little more aggressive, irritable, and rude after drinking alcohol? Almost as if the drink turned their violence barometer a few notches up. This isn’t a coincidence but a rather unwanted side effect, with a proper scientific explanation. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW...
Suspected ISIS-linked terror module busted, youth radicalisation plot uncovered
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130038957,imgsize-46154,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-04-05t173552.jpg" alt="'Jihadi module with links to foreign handlers': Andhra Pradesh Police busts suspected ISIS-linked network with multi-state links" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image NEW DELHI: A suspected terror module with alleged links to foreign handlers and extremist organisations, including ISIS, has been uncovered, with investigators claiming the network was involved in radicalising young...
Psychedelics are revealing how the brain builds the sense of self
Spread the love Many people have reported moments when the sense of being a distinct self ‘loosens’. Among astronauts, it is called the overview effect while deep-sea explorers report a similar shift sometimes called the underview effect. Both involve sudden changes in perspective in which the usual boundary of ‘me’ briefly softens, as if the vastness they encounter is mirrored inwardly...
