DOMINANT: Sahaja Yamalapalli beat Jargal Altansarnai 6-0, 6-0 NEW DELHI: India stayed alive in the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup Asia/Oceania Group I with a commanding 3-0 victory over Mongolia but their hopes of reaching the World Group playoffs remain precariously balanced heading into the final day.The hosts delivered a clinical performance on Friday, overcoming…
Babar Azam with heated exchange with Umpire (Screengrab) Babar Azam was seen engaged in a heated discussion with the umpire during PSL match between Peshawar Zalami and Lahore Qalandars after repeated ball changes early in the innings.The first incident occurred on the 11th ball, when Mohammad Basit bowled a back-of-a-length delivery to Mohammad Naeem, who…
As Apple is preparing for its leadership transition, the incoming CEO John Ternus has reflected on his early days at the Cupertino-based tech giant, sharing a candid memory from a a 2024 commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania. Ternus, who will succeed Tim Cook as Apple’s chief executive in September, described his first day…
We’ve all met someone who is 40 but behaves like they are in their 20s, and someone else who is in their 20s but they are way mature for their age. That’s because emotional maturity has almost nothing to do with age and everything to do with how you handle the “messy” parts of being…
A groundbreaking study by Linda Losurdo, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, successfully simulated extreme chemical environments in space in the lab. By combining nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene in high-voltage electrical plasma, she recreated a fragment of the universe inside a bottle in her laboratory, producing cosmic dust from scratch. The findings…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that Iran is “in a state of collapse” and is urgently pleading with Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, projecting an image of a weakened adversary desperately seeking relief. But developments on the ground suggest a far more complex reality: a hardened maritime…
Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei The burial of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remains unresolved more than a month after his death, as Iranian officials continue to assess security risks around holding a large public funeral.Khamenei, 86, was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, an attack that escalated into a…
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has apologised after allegedly calling an Indian-origin Radio New Zealand staff member a “Muslim terrorist” during a visit to the broadcaster’s Auckland officesa.The incident took place on Monday as Brown arrived at Radio New Zealand (RNZ) for an appearance on its Afternoons programme. According to RNZ, a…
Bhubaneswar is emerging as a smart city with fast IT and industrial growth. Affordable land prices, planned infrastructure, and increasing job opportunities make it a promising market for future real estate appreciation. With rapid urban development and rising demand for quality housing, these five cities are shaping up to be some of the most promising…
The much-awaited collaboration of Akshay Kumar and Priyadharshan, titled ‘Bhooth Bangla’, made it to the theatres on Friday, April 18, 2026. The horror-comedy starring Akshay Kumar and Wamiqa Gabbi in the lead is giving tough competition to the undefeated box office champion, Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’, and has brought an end to its reign. After an…