NEW DELHI: With Nitish Kumar tipped to quit as Bihar chief minister on Apr 14 after chairing his last cabinet meeting, the process for the first BJP-led govt to take over in Bihar kicked in on Sunday as Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was named the party’s central observer for election of the leader of…
Scott Bessent said the executive order to make banks collect citizenship information is in the works. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the proposed executive order that would make it mandatory for banks to collect citizenship information is in the process. “It’s in process. And I don’t think it’s unreasonable, because: Why don’t we have…
Whenever Aishwarya Rai Bachchan steps onto the red carpet, all eyes are inevitably on her. And if you ask Abhishek Bachchan, walking alongside her only adds to the pressure. In a recent conversation, Abhishek didn’t hold back while describing his discomfort at high-profile appearances. The actor also recalled a moment when his nervousness translated into…
At 81 years of age, most people are looking to slow down, but Thomas Markle seems to be starting a whole new chapter. After years of being the “villain” in a global royal drama and surviving some terrifying health scares, the retired Hollywood lighting director has found a reason to smile again – and it…
The one place in your garden snakes love to hide (Image source: Canva) People often think that snakes are rare visitors to homes, but they can actually live very close to homes without being seen. A lot of people think that snakes only live in forests or open fields, but gardens can also be good…
IIT Delhi allows CFTI graduates to apply for MTech without GATE IIT Delhi MTech admissions 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has unveiled new measures to expand access to its M. Tech programmes for national candidates in the academic year 2026-27. The Institute will offer up to 30 per cent supernumerary seats…
NEW DELHI: India is well placed to weather the current global energy shocks as risks are “cushioned by ample buffers” including high forex reserves, fiscal space and a well-capitalised banking system, World Bank said Thursday, while projecting average growth of 7.1% during FY28-FY29. The assessment comes a day after the multilateral lender raised its FY27…
While space agencies are making significant preparations for long-term missions to the Moon and Mars, a fundamental human query is emerging: can life be initiated outside of Earth? While space travel has progressed significantly, human reproduction in space is an unexplored area of uncertainty. Scientists are using animal research, lab experiments, and space missions to…
Pro democracy protests in Myanmar (AP file photo) Myanmar’s exiled National Unity Government (NUG) – formed by elected lawmakers ousted in the 2021 military coup – has constituted what it calls the Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF).In a statement shared with TOI, the NUG says that SCEF’s aim is…
JAMMU: A fast-track court in J&K’s Ramban has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and impregnating a deaf and mute woman in 2020.Judge Pardeep K Sandhu also fined the convict, Abdul Qayoom, Rs 10,000 on Tuesday.Qayoom raped the woman several times and threatened to kill her if she revealed the…