Years can change a person’s life. They can bring dream jobs, bigger homes, and salaries that once felt impossible. But some memories refuse to fade, no matter how far life moves ahead.For Bengaluru-based software engineer Manu Agrawal, one such memory goes back to his college days, when arranging Rs 15,000 for a semester fee was…
NEW DELHI: India is likely to face a greater impact on its energy system from this year’s El Nino than any other country, according to a new report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).The report said the transition from La Nina to El Nino between July 2026 and June 2027…
Representative image (Photo: Canva) Scientists may have found the strongest hint yet that life could exist beyond Earth, and the focus is not Mars but a distant planet called K2-18b. The James Webb Space Telescope’s 2025 results point to gases linked on Earth to biological activity, but the discovery is still tentative and not confirmed…
First wedding pictures! Anshula Kapoor marries longtime beau Rohan Thakkar; Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor help their ‘jiju’ apply sindoor Producer Boney Kapoor’s daughter, Anshula Kapoor, has shared the first pictures from her wedding to longtime beau Rohan Thakkar.A few hours after tying the knot on Monday, Anshula took to Instagram to post a series…
Expensive birthday party or a holiday with kids This family chose the latter and explains why it became the best parenting formula Every parent wants to make their child’s birthday special. For some, that means a grand celebration with themed decorations, entertainers, return gifts, and a long guest list. But now, parenting styles are changing….
WASHINGTON: The beautiful game has met an ugly precedent. MAGA supremo Donald Trump, who has long believed that every contest — whether it is elections, tv ratings, golf games, beauty pageants or trade negotiations — is existential, has now added football matches to the same universe of perpetual competition. Following an extraordinary intervention from Trump,…
nearly 10 million in total darkness Cuba’s national power grid collapsed on Monday, triggering a nationwide blackout that left around 10 million people without electricity and deepened the island’s ongoing energy crisis.State grid operator UNE said the outage occurred around midday and that authorities were investigating the cause of the collapse.The nationwide blackout comes after…
CHENNAI: AIADMK leader K B S Raja, a cousin of party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, resigned from the party along with his supporters on Monday.Raja, who served as the deputy general secretary of the party’s MGR Manram, claimed he had worked for the AIADMK for 30 years but was denied an Assembly election ticket on…
The house sits slightly off the usual tourist rhythm in a corner of Aveyron where stone villages tend to blur into one another after a while. At first glance, it does not try to announce itself, though the upper storeys seem to lean out with a kind of quiet confidence that interrupts the street below….
Trump says both Putin and Zelenskyy want war to end US President Donald Trump said Monday that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy want to end the war in Ukraine, expressing optimism that negotiations are making more progress than many observers realise.“I think we’re getting much closer than people realize,” Trump…
Image credit: Zimbabwe Cricket NEW DELHI: Zimbabwe produced a brilliant all-round performance to beat Bangladesh by 25 runs in a thrilling low-scoring contest in the first ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Monday. After being bowled out for just 141, Zimbabwe fought back with the ball to dismiss Bangladesh for 116 in 33.1 overs…
Funeral expenditure faces scrutiny amid economic woes The Islamic Republic’s funeral for Ali Khamenei has drawn criticism from a section of Iranians over attendance, the scale of state resources used for the ceremonies and what critics described as an attempt to project political strength. Much of the criticism focused on the contrast between the public…
‘Raaka’ star Allu Arjun made a virtual appearance before the Nampally Criminal Court on Monday, July 6, 2026, in connection with the tragic Sandhya Theatre stampede case. The legal proceedings stem from a chaotic crowd surge during a premiere screening of his blockbuster film Pushpa: The Rule in Hyderabad, which tragically resulted in the death…
Child swimming underwater (Image Credit: Canva) A day at the swimming pool is often associated with fun, exercise and family time. But for one Australian mother; a routine swimming lesson turned into a frightening reminder that parents should continue watching their children even after they leave the water.The woman recently shared her experience on social…
Who is Erling Haaland’s sister? Gabrielle goes viral during FIFA World Cup 2026 as fans call her striker’s “female version”, all about Erling Haaland’s siblings (via Gabrielle Haaland/Instagram) Erling Haaland has become one of the biggest stories of the FIFA World Cup 2026. While the Norway striker has impressed on the pitch, one of his…
The largest (left) and the smallest (right) skulls of Homo naledi found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa. All specimens of H. naledi have been shown to be female. All known skeletons of the ancient human relative Homo naledi discovered in a South African cave system appear to be female, according to…
Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he personally spoke to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the red card and one-match suspension handed to Team USA striker Folarin Balogun during the FIFA World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The suspension was later lifted,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson NEW DELHI: The national selection committee has decided to bench Sanju Samson for the three-match T20I series in Zimbabwe starting on July 23. Ishan Kishan will don the role of the lead wicketkeeper while Prabhsimran Singh has received a maiden call up. TOI understands that the selectors have only rested Samson…
Telugu actor Akhil Akkineni is gearing up for the release of his next film, ‘Lenin’. Ahead of the film’s release, the makers announced that Jr NTR has lent his voice to the action drama, which is set to hit the big screens this week. Jr NTR meets the ‘Lenin’ team The announcement was made on…
China is building a very different kind of AI story than the one most people see in the West. Instead of focusing mainly on chatbots and artificial general intelligence, it is investing heavily in systems that help cities, factories, logistics networks and public infrastructure adapt in real time, reported Asia Times. China’s AI is about…
