KOLKATA: A day before polling for the first of the two-phase assembly election in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday gave a “bodol noy, bodla chai (revenge, not change)” call, flipping her old slogan of “bodla noy, bodol chai (change, not revenge)” of 2011, when she demolished the decades-old Left Front fort in the state with…
Buddha’s Piprahwa relics (X/@narendramodi) NEW DELHI: For the first time, sacred relics of Lord Buddha — preserved at the National Museum in Delhi — will be brought out for a public exposition in the country from May 1-15. The government sees this ‘Sacred Exposition of the Holy Relics of Tathagata’, to be held in Ladakh,…
Finland is on the verge of switching on what could become one of the most consequential infrastructure projects in the history of nuclear energy, a permanent underground repository designed to store highly radioactive waste for tens of thousands of years. Built deep beneath the island of Olkiluoto, the facility represents a long-awaited answer to a…
Gautam Trivedi, Co-Founder of Nepean Capital, is betting on the power sector as one of the most compelling long-term plays in India, linking it directly to the rise of artificial intelligence and data centre demand. “Power remains our favourite, great way to play AI, because there aren’t direct AI plays in India as yet,” he…
NEW DELHI: Amid energy supply chain disruptions due to the West Asia conflict, govt will soon issue a fresh notification laying down test requirements for vehicles compliant for E85 to E100 fuel, or Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs), a move that will allow OEMs — original equipment manufacturers — to produce automobiles that can run on…
NEW DELHI: As part of a comprehensive set of recommendations to the government towards creation of a “survivor-centric framework”, the National Commission for Women has flagged the need for setting up a national acid attack case tracking registry linking FIR, medical care, compensation and rehabilitation. It has also sought the integration of online FIR systems…
Julia Varvaro addresses the ‘sugar daddy’ controversy and said she did nothing wrong. 29-year-old Julia Varvaro, a deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism of the Department of Homeland Security broke her silence on the viral ‘sugar daddy’ scandal centering her. Robert B, a man who is decades older than Varvaro, complained that he spent $40,000 on…
Indian benchmark indices ended sharply lower on April 22, snapping a three-day gaining streak, with heavy selling in IT stocks dragging the market. The Sensex fell 757 points to close at 78,516, while the Nifty declined 199 points to settle at 24,378, slipping below the 24,400 mark. The downturn was led by IT majors, with…
TOI Correspondent from London: Private landlords are illegally advertising for “Muslim only” and “Hindu only” tenants across London, an investigation by the Daily Telegraph has found.The listings, posted on Facebook, Gumtree and Telegram, feature phrases such as “ Muslims only”, “for 2 Muslim boys or “2 Muslim girls” and “Muslims preferred”.Others say “suitable for Punjabi…
The deepest caves on Earth are still being studied by scientists. They are unique environments created over millions of years of geological processes. They usually occur in areas rich in limestone rocks where water slowly erodes rocks to create vertical pits and horizontal tunnels. It takes a lot of time, but the result is a…
