It’s factually correct that light is crucial for photosynthesis, but research from Osaka Metropolitan University uncovers an intriguing contradiction: it also slows down plant growth. The study, published in the Physiologia Plantarum journal, shows that white light exposure triggers biochemical modifications; this reaction makes the bond between a plant’s internal tissues and outer layer stronger….
The sanctions waiver in place since almost the start of the US-Iran conflict has benefitted India. (AI image) In wake of the US-Iran understanding for a peace deal and the signing of an MoU, the Trump administration has quietly let the sanctions waiver for Russian crude oil to lapse. US President Donald Trump had earlier…
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress lurched towards its biggest rupture in 28 years Monday after rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed support of 20 MPs and wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary bloc that would back BJP-led NDA.If the numbers hold, rebels would clear the two-thirds threshold needed to…
NEW DELHI: While 82% of the census houselisting work is already complete in the national Capital, the enumerators are dealing with a different challenge: reluctance on part of certain sections — migrants, occupants of “unauthorised” settlements and owners of residential buildings with multiple rented units — to enumerate due to preconceived notions and misplaced fears…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: IPL) MUMBAI: Much before he took the cricketing world by storm by smashing the best bowlers in the world for a barrage of sixes while batting for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, Sarfaraz Khan, the ‘run machine’ of domestic cricket, was left impressed by the first glimpse of Vaibhav Sooryvanshi….
PUNE: Amid mounting speculation over the future of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, state government sources told TOI that while the flagship welfare scheme will continue, there are no plans to extend the e-KYC deadline or admit new beneficiaries at this stage.Following a rigorous verification exercise, the number of beneficiaries has seen a sharp…
AJMER: Four members of a family, including a former sarpanch and his wife, were burnt alive inside a vehicle in a village in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Thursday morning, police said.According to news agency PTI, the incident took place in Shrirampura village, around 60 km from Ajmer city.The deceased have been identified as former sarpanch…
China is carrying out an extensive ocean-mapping and monitoring programme across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, collecting data that naval experts believe could significantly enhance its submarine warfare capabilities against the United States and its allies. The effort, involving dozens of research vessels and hundreds of underwater sensors, is not limited to scientific research….
HYDERABAD: It was a tale of two debutants and how they consigned Rajasthan Royals to their first defeat in IPL-2026 on Monday.Praful Hinge (4/34) from Vidarbha and Sakib Hussain (4/24) of Bihar, the former 24 and the latter 21, couldn’t have asked for a better start to their IPL careers. Steaming in and hitting the…
Both MAGA and the Indian-American community celebrate the defeat of Abraham George in the Texas GOP election. The first Indian-American chairperson of the Republican Party in Texas, Abraham George, lost his re-election to D’rinda Randall. The reactions to his loss, however, were shocking as both MAGA and the Indian-American community cheered for his exit. MAGA…