Russian court sentences anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years. Photo credit: AP Russian opposition leader Lev Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years and one month in a penal colony on Monday for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. The case comes amid a wider Kremlin crackdown on dissent ahead of next month’s parliamentary…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) Rishabh Pant’s one-liners from behind the stumps are nothing new. The India wicketkeeper is known for his funny banter with players during matches, with several of his conversations being picked up by the stump microphone.A similar moment was caught during Day 3 of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle…
Vijay apologises on minister’s behalf for his Karunanidhi reference Tamil Nadu chief minister C Vijay Joseph apologised in the assembly on Monday after a minister referred to former CM and DMK patriarch late M Karunanidhi by name without using the customary respectful honorific.State forest minister R V Ranjith Kumar’s reference to the late DMK leader…
The box office race between two popular Tamil films has taken an interesting turn, with Suriya’s Vishwanath And Sons showing strong momentum in its opening days while Vijay’s Jana Nayagan continues its long theatrical run. The contrast is clear: one film is building its numbers during its first week, while the other is looking to…
Census 2027. Representative image: ANI NEW DELHI: With ‘caste’ to be captured in Census 2027 strictly as declared by the respondent, the utility and application of caste data so enumerated may be assessed only at the post-census stage, according to experts.Officials involved in conduct of Census told TOI that while OBC status of an individual…
US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with lifeguard Ryder Williams, left, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, as Nathaniel Rai and Shane Williams listen. (AP) US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) met a teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off the California coast, praising the rescue…
The AIIMS board reviewed available national and international scientific literature before arriving at its conclusion. NEW DELHI: An AIIMS medical board that conducted a court-ordered second postmortem of Twisha Sharma has concluded that she died by suicidal hanging and it did not find injuries of medico-legal importance suggestive of assault or struggle.“It is a clear…
Epsom salt for plants: How to use it for tomatoes, roses, houseplants, and lawns ( PC: AI Generated) Epsom salt has become a popular gardening staple, especially among people looking for simple ways to care for plants at home. It is a naturally occurring compound of magnesium and sulphate, and gardeners use it as a…
PJM Interconnection, the largest electrical grid operator in the US, has proposed a framework that would require data centers to switch to backup generators when regional power reserves hit dangerously low levels. According to a report in Reuters, the proposal aligns with President Donald Trump’s “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” a non-binding initiative aimed at shielding residential…
Two students killed in Philippines school shooting (Representative image) A shooting occurred at a high school in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga on Tuesday morning.Speaking to DZMM radio, Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said there were two casualties in the incident, both of them students. One of the students was identified as the gunman.This is…