Image Credit: Tarun Rawat/TOI NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated further on Monday morning, with parts of the national capital slipping into the ‘severe’ category as a thick blanket of smog reduced visibility across several areas.Data shared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed that the air quality monitoring station at ITO recorded an…
MUMBAI: India’s cryptocurrency tax regime could hamper blockchain innovation and undermine the country’s potential to become a hub for building core blockchain infrastructure, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said.Speaking on the sidelines of Devcon, Ethereum’s annual global developer conference, in Mumbai, the 32-year-old Russian-Canadian programmer said the 30% tax on crypto gains and 1% tax deducted…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “Dimagi Naxals” remarks, accusing him of using the occasion of Diwali to target political rivals and alleging that his comments reflected a pattern of branding those who disagreed with his govt.In a post on X, the Rajya Sabha MP said…
Indian players celebrate the wicket of New Zealand’s Tom Latham. India pacers Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi will remain with the team for preparations ahead of the Test series against New Zealand, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak confirmed on Saturday.The three pacers will stay back after the ODI series as the team begins its…
‘IDBI Bank sale not to have significant impact on business’MUMBAI: LIC has said it is in an advantageous position under Irdai’s new distribution norms and it also has taken steps to ring-fence the performance of bancassurance channels despite the impending sale of IDBI Bank – its largest bank distribution partner. Officials cited low expense ratio,…
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a protest meeting outside TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat against alleged attacks by BJP supporters in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, November 07, 2026 Kolkata: A day after vandalism and mob attacks at Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s house over his birthday celebrations, three Trinamool supporters…
In 1990, Richard Phillip Eckert and Virginia Eckert Garrett donated a cave in Mason County, Texas, to The Nature Conservancy in honour of their father and grandfather. The gift ensured the bats would be permanently protected. According to the Conservancy, about four million female Mexican free-tailed bats now use the Eckert James River Bat Cave…
MUMBAI: For the second time in 10 years, sensex and Nifty both closed lower during the special hour-long trading session on Diwali which marked the start of Samvat year 2083, one of the Hindu calendars which is followed by the Gujarati trading community who dominate the city’s share market.In Sunday’s low-volatility, low-volume trading session, sensex…
The victim, Sarthak Sarkar Kolkata: A 25-year-old engineer was allegedly hacked to death by his live-in partner following a heated argument at their rented flat in Fartabad, Garia, late on Saturday night. Police have arrested the young woman and her mother in connection with the incident.The deceased, Sarthak Sarkar, a resident of Barasat, and had…
Image Credit: Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies (BCSS) Ocean Observatory Sometimes, drowning can give someone (or something) a new lease on life. This is a 5000 year old story of a drowned forest off Mozambique, which have now become living reefs.Off the coast of Mozambique, beneath the shallow waters near Bazaruto, scientists have found the…
