Four major e-commerce platforms– Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho and JioMart– have removed listings of the allegedly unregistered “Cyclosinone Herbicide” following notices issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), which has now ordered a detailed investigation into the matter.In a statement issued on Saturday, the regulator said the platforms informed it that listings of the product…
In 1740, during a winter tempest off the English coast, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) merchant ship Rooswijk sank with the crew and cargo in a wreck that has now been found nearly 280 years later by Historic England and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE). Researchers discovered an incredible treasure trove…
Lewis Hamilton dating Kim Kardashian?Photo: Kristina Bumphrey/Getty Images Seven‑time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and reality TV star Kim Kardashian were recently spotted spending time together in Tokyo, adding fresh fuel to the already growing speculation about the nature of their relationship. The sighting came during a short break in the busy Formula 1…
Beneath our feet lies a vast, living world of subterranean fungi, forming an intricate network stretching millions of times the distance to the Sun. This vital ‘fungi city’ sustains plant life and cools the planet by storing carbon. However, intensive farming practices are significantly degrading these crucial underground ecosystems, threatening soil health and water quality….
The Jeffrey Epstein saga has once again reached the highest levels of American politics, with former President George W. Bush becoming linked to questions surrounding the pedophile’s controversial treatment by the justice system.A new report by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julie K. Brown, published in the Miami Herald, suggests that senior officials within Bush’s Department of…
NEW DELHI: DRDO on Friday evening launched the maiden test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast.“Though the test-launch doesn’t look like that of an Agni-6 missile, the missile tested today is of ICBM category,” a defence source confirmed to TOI. However, DRDO has yet to officially announce the missile test.Days…
It is hard to imagine Indian cooking without heat, yet the chilli itself is a later arrival. Native to the Americas, chilli peppers reached India through Portuguese trade routes in the 16th century during the Columbian Exchange. Before their arrival, Indian kitchens relied on black pepper, long pepper, ginger, and mustard for heat. But chillies…
19-year-old Gaurav Chopra kills father, mother, grandmother in a shooting rage in Texas. An Indian-origin businessman, Sweeta Ram, was killed along with his wife and his wife’s mother in an unexplained shooting rage by their 19-year-old son, Gaurav Chopra, in Alton, Texas. As Gaurav faces justice, the community in Alton and Palmview is grieving over…
New Delhi: Noting that they are a flight risk, the Delhi HC has stayed a trial court order that allowed two Chinese nationals to visit their country.Both are facing prosecution in an alleged Rs 20,000 crore money laundering case linked with Vivo Mobile and were named by the ED in its chargesheet.The agency challenged the…
Saif Ali Khan recently found himself at the centre of a viral social media moment after a video from the trailer launch of his film ‘Kartavya’ began circulating online. During the event, the actor was seen touching his own poster as if seeking blessings, leaving fans amused and triggering a flood of memes across the…
