TOI correspondent from Washington: Every party has uninvited guests and on America’s 250th birthday bash, they arrived in matching khakis, face masks, dark glasses, and military-style formation.Hours before President Trump extolled the virtues of liberty, democracy and the American experiment in his speech, roughly 400 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through…
On a small, mountainous island in the Canary archipelago off the coast of northwest Africa, an entire community still communicates using nothing but whistles. The island is called La Gomera, and the whistled language, known as Silbo Gomero, can carry a full sentence across several kilometres of deep mountain ravine, far further than the human…
Whoever goes out tonight — five-time champions Brazil or Norway, which is participating just for the fourth time — the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be poorer for its remaining days. Erling Haaland is very popular among fans. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters) Norway have never been a major force in international football, but this time…
Mangrove forests are usually celebrated for one thing above all else, their ability to lock away planet warming carbon in their tangled roots and waterlogged soil. A new global study suggests that praise has been badly incomplete, and that these same coastal forests are quietly performing another job worth billions of dollars every year, cleaning…
Nifty Prediction for Monday, July 6: Technical analysts, however, expect the key index to witness some consolidation before resuming its upward trajectory on Monday, July 6. Benchmark equity indices ended higher for the third consecutive day on Friday, with the Nifty 50 extending its weekly gains as supportive global cues, easing crude oil prices, optimism…
Despite the recent Middle East disruptions, India’s fertiliser supply has remained largely on track, with most shipments crossing the Strait of Hormuz safely and domestic production exceeding targets, according to the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers.The ministry said that out of 20 vessels carrying fertilisers and raw materials for India, 15 have successfully crossed the…
Chirag Paswan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday said the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) plans to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, adding that the party’s central parliamentary board would give the final approval in this regard.“LJP (Ram Vilas) intends to contest elections in Uttar Pradesh. The nature of…
Seen from above, they resemble giant doughnuts carved into the landscape. From ground level, they look more like medieval fortresses than family homes. Their towering earthen walls, narrow entranceways and vast wooden interiors seem designed for defence rather than domestic life. Yet behind these imposing façades lies one of China’s most remarkable examples of communal…
Ellyse Perry (Image credit: T20 World Cup) NEW DELHI: Ellyse Perry equalled Alyssa Healy’s record for the most Women’s T20 World Cup final appearances after taking the field in Australia’s title clash against England at Lord’s on Sunday. Perry made her seventh appearance in a Women’s T20 World Cup final, matching Healy’s milestone and adding…
Since 2014, a strange and violent phenomenon has been unsettling scientists and local herders across the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia. Without warning, the ground itself explodes, blasting soil and chunks of ice hundreds of feet into the air and leaving behind a massive crater that can plunge more than 160 feet…
