Spread the love Teachers Day 2026 will be observed on Saturday, September 5, marking the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second president, a philosopher, scholar, and above all, a teacher at heart. The story behind the date is a genuinely lovely one, when Radhakrishnan became president in 1962, his students and admirers wanted to celebrate his birthday, and...
SAI creates ‘Little Japan’: Indian athletes get taste of Asian Games life in containers
Spread the love Inside SAI’s ‘Little Japan’ (TOI Photo) BENGALURU: Shipping containers with exteriors painted with cherry blossoms and chochins — traditional Japanese lanterns — hung on the sides have been transformed into two-bedroom accommodation. Inside are modern amenities, an LED screen displaying information about the Asian Games and Japanese books such as Ikigai and Kaizen. The menu features ramen,...
Game on, history off: White House unveils MAGA arcade
Spread the love A White House website featuring arcade games is photographed on a computer screen (Picture credit: AP) TOI correspondant from Washington: America has spent 250 years arguing about how it was built. The White House has now settled the matter in the most authoritative medium available to the United States: a video game.The Trump administration on Friday unveiled...
275 Indian nationals remain missing in Nepal; 166 rescued so far: MEA confirms
Spread the love 275 Indian nationals remain missing in Nepal floods; 166 rescued so far: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: During a bi-weekly briefing on Friday, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared that 275 Indian nationals remain missing in the aftermath of the recent disaster in Nepal.“As per our current information, 275 Indian nationals remain missing. We...
‘Cut rates or I’ll halt trade with countries US has deficit with’: Trump threatens Fed
Spread the love Donald Trump, Kevin Warsh US President Donald Trump on Friday renewed pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, citing stronger-than-expected job growth and arguing that the United States should have among the world’s lowest borrowing costs.Trump made the remarks in a post on X after a jobs report showed employers added 162,000 jobs in August,...
Illinois expressway used coal fly ash in 1972; monitoring found no major issues
Spread the love More than five decades ago, civil engineers in northern Illinois carried out a major engineering experiment by using 246,000 cubic yards of coal fly ash beneath 7,500 feet of a major expressway embankment. The pioneering project, completed in 1972 near Waukegan along the US Route 41 corridor, was one of the earliest large-scale examples of recycling industrial...
Harano Sur: Uttam Kumar at 100
Spread the love Uttam Kumar Synopsis: At a hundred, Uttam Kumar, the Mahanayak or great hero of Bengali cinema, is the most agreed-upon man in Bengal. The agreement conceals a long negotiation, in which Bengal accepted certain things about him, refused others outright, and has still not accepted the one obligation that matters.The centenary arrived on schedule on September 3...
Keyaa Banerji’s 140kg lift went viral. Then came AI images, fake accounts & abuse
Spread the love Keyaa Banerji Indian powerlifter Keyaa Kunal Banerji’s remarkable 140kg deadlift was supposed to be a moment of sporting celebration. Instead, the viral attention surrounding her silver-medal-winning performance at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior & Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships has exposed her to a deeply disturbing side of online fame.The 21-year-old powerlifter has revealed that she has faced...
Naomi Osaka vs Serena Williams: How did their 2018 US Open final change her career?
Spread the love How Naomi Osaka’s emotional US Open win over Serena Williams changed her career forever, making her a global star(Getty Images) Naomi Osaka arrived at the 2018 US Open as a talented 20-year-old who had already shown she could trouble the biggest names in tennis. What happened in New York, however, turned her from a rising star into...
Punjab Police detains FBI-wanted fugitive accused of defrauding US govt of $600,000
Spread the love Jalandhar Police detains US-wanted fugitive Manjit Singh Bedi linked to SNAP fraud case NEW DELHI: Jalandhar Commissionerate Police detained Manjit Singh Bedi, a fugitive wanted in the US in connection with an alleged SNAP benefits fraud case, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.Bedi was reportedly placed on the US Most-Wanted Fraudsters list over...
