New Delhi, Commonwealth Championships gold medal-winning weightlifter Sairaj Pardeshi has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency for a failed dope test, months after alleging a conspiracy to sabotage his career by a coach. He has tested positive for “Metanolone”, a banned anabolic steroid that aids muscle building. The 18-year-old from Maharashtra, who won…
Saanen goats are being introduced to Kashmir as high-yield dairy animals, notably by institutions like MRCS&G Shuhama, to boost milk production SRINAGAR: GOAT is how visitors are pitching a new arrival at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Srinagar, where a Swiss dairy breed has set tongues wagging and phones ringing. Just two…
Kolkata-based speciality chemicals major, Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd, on Thursday (April 23), reported a 29% rise in net profit at ₹201 crore in the fourth quarter, compared with ₹155.6 crore in the same period last year. Revenue increased 13.5% year-on-year to ₹1,287.8 crore from ₹1,134.6 crore. EBITDA rose 3.6% to ₹242 crore against ₹233.3 crore…
Amit Shah, Jaishankar (C) and Rajnath Singh (R) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday led International Yoga Day celebrations from Kolkata’s Red Road. He joined thousands of people in a mass yoga session and described June 21 as the day of the “world’s largest collective celebration.”Several Union ministers, chief ministers and senior leaders…
Tired of clumpy salt? A simple, time-tested kitchen hack is making a comeback: adding raw rice grains to your salt shaker. This natural desiccant effectively absorbs moisture, preventing salt from hardening. The frustration begins when you walk into the kitchen one rainy day to find the same frustrating dilemma – the salt shaker that refuses…
A looming Android reconstruct is set to change the way smartphones work for millions of users worldwide. Ahead of their annual I/O developer conference, Google has detailed a vision for Gemini’s deeper utilitarian integration across all apps, among other improvements. It essentially transforms Android phones into artificial intelligence (AI) devices, even as industry whispers suggest…
Dharmendra Pradhan (File photo) New Delhi: Signalling the next phase of reforms to be undertaken by the National Testing Agency, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan told TOI the focus will be on creating a “stress-free exam”, alongside developing a global-standard SOP for conducting “zero error exams”.“This (stress-free exam) is the biggest challenge before the NTA,…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi University (DU) has dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegation that it uses interviews to eliminate students.In a post on X late on Friday, it said: “The University of Delhi admits students primarily based on the CUET scores, and the standard admission process does not mandate interviews for most undergraduate and postgraduate…
For decades, petrol motorcycles have dominated Indian roads. They are trusted, easy to maintain and supported by fuel stations and service centres almost everywhere. But things are slowly changing. With petrol prices staying high and EV technology improving quickly, electric motorcycles are now becoming a serious option for everyday commuting.Still, the answer is not as…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Kc Venugopal on Tuesday wrote an open letter to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, posing ’10 questions’ on what he alleged were covert understandings between the ruling Left and the BJP.In his letter, Venugopal said the questions reflect what is being widely discussed on the ground and asked Vijayan to respond.“As…
