Modi to meet Iran prez today amid efforts to bridge the ‘gulf’ | India News
PM Modi to meet Iran prez NEW DELHI: For the first time in 8 years, an Iranian president will visit India with Masoud Pezeshkian set to arrive in New Delhi…
Recent Brics summits didn’t benefit India, says PC; BJP hits back | India News
NEW DELHI: BJP and Congress sparred ahead of the Brics summit as P Chidambaram questioned if its last few meetings have brought India any tangible benefits, comments slammed by Nitin…
SC junks anti-HPV vax PIL, says plea has ulterior motive | India News
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a PIL by a doctors’ association challenging India’s nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for adolescent girls to protect them against cervical cancer and…
Russia President Vladimir Putin arrives in India ahead of Brics Summit 2026, to meet PM Modi | India News
PM Modi to meet Putin later in the day NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on early Friday ahead of the Brics Summit 2026.Russian president’s official air…
Last year’s row in mind, govt says won’t reduce med PG cut-off | India News
NEW DELHI: After facing severe backlash last year for reducing the cut-off percentile to zero for admission to medical colleges for super speciality courses, the Centre Thursday told Supreme Court…
Global climate record: August this year joint-warmest month with July ’23 | India News
NEW DELHI: Aug 2026 was the joint-warmest month ever recorded globally across all calendar months, on a par with July 2023, said Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European…
Retro looks, current jibes: Netas give ’80s a new spin | India News
NEW DELHI: “The 80s called, I answered,” quipped agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as he posted on X a picture of him from that era. Congress Kerala posted an invented…
IRCTC case: Laundering charges framed against Lalu Prasad Yadav, kin | India News
NEW DELHI/PATNA: A Delhi court Thursday framed charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad, wife Rabri Devi, their son, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, and six others in a money laundering case linked…
2.5 lakh crore spent on disaster management in 11 years: Amit Shah | India News
NEW DELHI: Around Rs 2.5 lakh crore has been spent in the disaster management sector over the last 11 years, increasing allocations for national and state disaster response funds manifold,…
UP in SC: Magistrate who sent notice to student suspended | India News
NEW DELHI: UP govt informed Supreme Court Thursday that it has suspended the executive magistrate who issued a peace bond notice to a second-year law student in Noida for participating…
‘Shared aspiration for global well-being’: PM Modi’s message ahead of Brics summit | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the upcoming Brics summit would see positive and meaningful discussions on various issues with the welfare of the world…
San Francisco’s long-delayed Candlestick Point project finally breaks ground; $130 million first phase will fund roads, utilities and infrastructure for 7,200 homes across 270 acres
San Francisco’s long-delayed Candlestick Point redevelopment is finally moving forward, with a $130 million first phase funding roads, utilities and infrastructure. (Photo: Daniel Lurie/ZUMAPRESS.com) After years of stalled plans, changing…
Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands have been a national lakeshore since 1970; a new proposal would turn the 21-island chain into a national park without changing federal ownership
Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands Representative image by Canva On the southern shore of Lake Superior, a scattered archipelago of 21 islands rises from the cold, clear water, crowned with pine forests,…
Houthis seize Yemen’s strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed forces
Houthis capture Mokha, move closer to key Bab al-Mandab Strait Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed pro-government forces, military sources and…
Meet Daniel Zhang, the 17-year-old San Diego student who lost his grandmother to cancer at nine, then built a 72-card cancer game reaching 1,500 children
When Daniel Zhang was nine, cancer was something he could not understand. His grandmother had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and the months that followed were filled with hospital visits,…
Mr Singh is not any Sikh truck driver but Harjinder Singh, DHS says as it removes controversial post; Hasbro objects use of its character
DHS said Mr Singh is a specific person, Harjinder Singh, the Indian truck driver behind the fatal crash in Florida in 2025. The Department of Homeland Security removed the controversial…
After countless hours searching for rare seahorses in French Polynesia, a photographer captured an adult male beside two newborn juveniles; the image won Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026
A photograph showing an adult male seahorse with two tiny newborn juveniles in the shallow waters of Mo’orea, French Polynesia, has won the grand prize at the Ocean Photographer of…
8.5 hours of sleep, 3 hours of reading, 15-minute afternoon nap: United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby shares his daily routine
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby shares his daily routine that includes 8.5 hours of sleep and three hours of reading. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby starts his day before most…
Sexual Assault Charges: Lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and assistant Manpreet Kaur appear in London court over sexual assault charges
TOI correspondent from London: Indian criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and his co-defendant, his personal assistant Manpreet Kaur, appeared in the dock at Southwark crown court on Thursday where the pair…
In the 1880s, Adolph Sutro built a 22-acre San Francisco estate filled with hundreds of statues and opened its gardens to the public; the mansion was later demolished and the land became a park
Sutro Heights Park in San Francisco, CaliforniaPhoto credit: Canva On a windswept bluff overlooking the Pacific in western San Francisco, a once grand estate rose from the dunes in the…
Last day of work is last day in US: Immigration expert suggests 6 steps if 60-day grace period for H-1B ends
US moves towards elimination of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders if they lose jobs. As the Donald Trump administration Thursday moved towards ending the 60-day grace period for…
Meet Eric Thompson, the 39-year-old Texas engineer who has collected 5,000 condiment packets, including nearly 400 Taco Bell designs and a toothpaste sachet from 1950
Eric Thompson’s collection spans ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, barbecue sauce, honey, jelly, seafood sauces, vinegar and numerous Asian condiments. Most people tear open a condiment packet, squeeze out the last…
OpenAI agents used 10+ sites for unsanctioned communication: Report
WASHINGTON: AI agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, according to six sets of independent investigators and data reviewed by…
Sheikh Hasina’s daughter quits as WHO regional head after fraud allegations
A day after the WHO regional committee recommended termination of her appointment as regional director for the South-East Asia Region, Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina,…
DNA main hope for identity, but backlog overwhelms Nepal forensic labs
Nepal’s forensic laboratories are in a race against time 15 days after the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, with thousands of DNA samples arriving at facilities accustomed to processing fewer than 900…