It begins with an Instagram reel: an influencer touting the most potent weight-loss peptides. Two taps, and the feed is flooded with peptide-fuelled weight-loss journeys. Then the descent into rabbit hole begins: YouTube explainers, AIsimplified scientific papers, Reddit thread obsessions, private chat groups. It ends with a shipment from China of powdered weight-loss medication, unapproved,…
America turns 250 this year. Laird & Co., the New Jersey distillery still run by the Laird family, beat that milestone by 78 years. According to a Wall Street Journal feature on the family, it has been making apple brandy in Colts Neck since 1698, and George Washington was reportedly a fan of its signature…
HPL Electric & Power Ltd has secured new work orders worth ₹242.24 crore (inclusive of taxes) from multiple existing clients for the supply of smart meters, according to an exchange filing. The orders have been awarded by GMR Triveni Smart Meters, GMR Kashi Smart Meters, GMR Agra Smart Meters, Paschimanchal Infrastructure and Madhyanchal One Infrastructure,…
NEW DELHI: With the IPL 2026 opener around the corner, Congress MLA Kashappanavar Vijayananda Shivashankarappa on Thursday kicked up a row, saying legislators were being forced to stand in queues or buy tickets at inflated rates despite being “entitled” to passes. He also alleged large-scale black marketing by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), even…
Q4 Results LIVE Updates: Today is the busiest day in terms of quarterly results this week. The big earnings reaction of the day comes from Bajaj Finance where brokerages have raised their targets and even upgraded the stock, along with Waaree Energies, who also issued its guidance for FY27. The biggest result of the day…
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is expected to announce the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2026 result soon on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates who appeared for the entrance examination will be able to check and download their KCET 2026 scorecards once the result link is activated online. To access the KCET 2026 result, candidates…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Just hours after the US and Iran exchanged verbal salvoes and fresh attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the two sides are simultaneously reported to be inching towards a diplomatic breakthrough yet again.According to Axios, US and Iranian negotiators have reached agreement on a draft Memorandum of Understanding extending…
AI giant Anthropic has scored a major legal victory after the federal judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labelling the company a “national security risk.” According to a report by Business Insider, US district judge Rita Lin has granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction, halting both the Presidential Directive ordering federal agencies to stop…
According to Entertainment Weekly, one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actors following the success of ‘The Housemaid’, Sydney Sweeney was spotted on set during production, and speculation about her involvement circulated throughout 2025. She played herself in a three-minute scene set inside the Dior offices, where Emily Charlton is dressing her when Andy, Miranda, and Nigel…
In the middle of fast moving days and constant phone use, a small story from Karnataka is quietly getting people to slow down. A video that is now going viral shows how a simple auto ride can turn into something more thoughtful. It is not a big change, but it is enough to make people…
