El Niño is forecast to intensify (AP) World Meteorological Organisation (WHO), in a press release on Friday, warned that El Niño has officially developed in the tropical Pacific and is expected to strengthen rapidly over the next few months.According to United Nations’ weather and climate agency, El Niño will intensify into a strong event between…
MUMBAI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad, moderate to intense spells of rain at isolated places and urging people to take precautions.Mumbai continued to receive heavy monsoon showers, with the island city recording an average rainfall of 114 mm between 8 am on July…
Siya Goyal, accused in the murder of her fiancé and realtor Ketan Agarwal, allegedly showed the middle finger PUNE: Siya Goyal, accused in the murder of her fiancé and realtor Ketan Agarwal, allegedly showed the middle finger and made obscene gestures on Thursday after Pune Rural Police took her to her Market Yard residence for…
NEW DELHI: A consumer commission in Chandigarh has directed Asics India to refund the price of a pair of defective running shoes and pay compensation, after holding the company guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice.The Chandigarh District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered a refund of Rs 6,499 — the price paid for…
Your landlord may ask you to vacate the property, but can they switch off your electricity or water to force you? While such situations might arise during landlord-tenant disputes, the law provides safeguards against the denial of essential services. Electricity, in particular, is recognised as a basic necessity and forms part of the fundamental right…
NEW DELHI: As the annual Shri Amarnath Yatra began on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to devotees undertaking the pilgrimage, describing the journey to the holy Amarnath cave as a “matter of great privilege” and urging pilgrims to follow five “Sankalps” (resolves) centred on cleanliness, safety, environmental conservation, support for the local…
America’s biggest investor, Michael Burry who is known for predicting the 2008 housing crash and expanded his bearish wagers against the AI stock rally. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Burry’s latest positions include shorts on Tesla, Caterpillar, Applied Materials, and an ETF tracking semiconductor makers (SOXX). The bets are structured to…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Thursday wrote to the two Trinamool Congress factions, one led by Mamata Banerjee and the other by Ritabrata Banerjee, regarding their claims and counter-claims with respect to the organisational elections and authorised signatories of the party.Sources in the EC told TOI that the two groups have been…
Long before they became fashionable, millets were a regular part of meals across rural India. Crops like bajra, jowar and ragi were valued because they could survive droughts and provide reliable harvests. As rice and wheat became symbols of prosperity, millet consumption steadily declined. Today, the tide has turned. Rich in fibre, minerals and complex…
BENGALURU: Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists unlock a century of the Sun’s history by analysing hand-drawn observations from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, turning fragile paper records into a valuable digital archive that could improve understanding of long-term solar activity and future space weather.In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal, researchers led by Dibya Kirti…