As the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final draws attention from cricket fans, the tournament trophy has a connection with Jaipur, where it was crafted.Jaipur-based designer Amit Pabuwal said he made the T20 World Cup trophy after the initial design concept was prepared by Australia’s Minale Bryce. Extra trains and poojas: How India is preparing…
Disneyland Paris has quietly turned one of its most ordinary spaces, a vast visitor parking lot, into one of Europe’s most ambitious renewable energy installations. Covering 11,200 parking spaces with more than 82,000 solar panels, the resort has built the largest solar canopy over a parking lot in Europe, capable of producing 36 gigawatt-hours (GWh)…
GOSABA (SUNDARBANS): Even in knee-deep murky waters, Rina Sarkar is nimble on her feet as she navigates the slippery mudbanks of Chargheri village on Satjalia island in the Sunderbans. She is one of the 150 local women who have come to the embankment, walking through a dense forest, to plant 2,000 mangrove saplings as part…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) In a move aimed at sending a direct political and financial signal to elite academic institutions, the US Department of War announced to cancell as many as 93 Senior Service College fellowships at 22 institutions, including Harvard University and other Ivy League schools, saying the move is needed to realign military…
Superstar Rajinikanth, a titan of Indian cinema, commands an astronomical fee, reportedly charging between Rs 125 crore and Rs 270 crore per film. His recent blockbuster ‘Coolie’ earned over Rs 518 crore globally, with the actor pocketing a staggering Rs 200 crore for his role. Looking ahead, exciting collaborations are on the horizon. Tamil star…
Have you noticed you make your worst choices in the late afternoon? There is a reason Steve Jobs wore the same black turtleneck every day. Every choice you make—from what to wear to how to phrase an email—drains your brain of “willpower fuel” (glucose). As the day progresses, your brain starts making poor decisions. The…
ChatGPT experienced an outage, with 91% of users facing issues. OpenAI acknowledged the problem, and the service is now back online with performance back to normal. The TOI Tech team verified the restoration on the website and mobile app. ChatGPT went through an outage. The outage tracking website — Downdetector — has also received reports…
Image Credit: X/Embedded video. A video featuring a Mahindra Bolero Pik-Up performing a risky manoeuvre in the mountains is going viral on social media. As seen in the video, there’s a pickup truck attempting to cross a deep trench by carefully balancing on a set of metal pipes placed between two rocky edges. The incident…
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reached a decision on the country’s next supreme leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, although the name of the chosen candidate has not yet been announced, members of the body said on Sunday.“The most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined,”…
NEW DELHI: CV Ananda Bose, who stepped down as West Bengal governor after a sudden resignation, said on Sunday the move was a “conscious decision,” even though he remained tight lipped about the reasons for his exit.Bose said the reason behind his resignation will “remain confidential till the right time comes”.Speaking to reporters at the…
