File photo: Mojtaba Khamenei Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has signalled a tougher stance on the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz, warning that Tehran will push its control over the vital waterway to a “new stage” even as a fragile ceasefire with the US and Israel remains under strain.Addressing the nation in a written […]
CHENNAI: “The crowd applauded us for 15 minutes at a stretch after the Test match was over. I still remember that moment,” CD Gopinath told TOI a few years ago, recalling India’s historic first Test win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Madras (then). It was 1952, India had beaten England in the fifth Test […]
Peaky Blinders portrays Tommy Shelby’s empire as a vast, sophisticated crime network, far beyond historical reality With Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man now streaming on Netflix and a new sequel series already in development for a likely 2027 release, Peaky Blinders has returned to the centre of attention. The film revisits Tommy Shelby in wartime […]
KOLKATA: Bengal’s favourite ‘maachh-bhaat’ filled the poll plate on Thursday as PM Narendra Modi accused Trinamool Congress of failing to feed the piscine-loving state enough fish, seeking to turn on its head a debate triggered by CM Mamata Banerjee’s party portraying BJP as being “anti-non-vegetarian”. In Haldia, where he addressed the first of his three […]
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) registered a dramatic three-wicket victory against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 15th match of (Indian Premier League) IPL 2026 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Thursday (April 9). Chasing 182, LSG reached the target in exactly 20 overs, winning with three wickets in hand and zero balls remaining. Mukul Choudhary starred […]
After the young Mukul Choudhary turned a lost cause into a heist in Kolkata, Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer revealed how a quiet call from the team’s performance analyst set the wheels in motion for LSG to pick the unknown 21-year-old Rajasthan wicketkeeper in the IPL 2026 auction. On a humid Thursday night […]
Candace Owens (Image Via Getty) Donald Trump did not hold back this time. In a long post on his Truth Social account on Thursday, the US President openly attacked four well-known conservative voices: Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones. He called them “losers” and “stupid people,” saying they only speak against him […]
Synthetic DNA’s incorporation into electronics is changing neuromorphic computing’s methodology and is the new way of addressing the rising energy costs associated with current Artificial Intelligence. Integrating molecularly engineered DNA sequences with quasi-2D perovskite semiconductor materials allows researchers to create ‘memristors,’ or memory resistors, based on the brain’s ability to create new memories through synaptic […]
NEW DELHI: Indian exporters on Thursday flagged their concern over the charges being levied by shipping lines as well as gaps in the ECGC scheme announced by commerce department, while seeking measures to address concerns related to packaging material, which is in short supply. At a meeting on the West Asia crisis with commerce secretary […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine for the duration of the Orthodox Easter holidays, the Kremlin said, after Kyiv also proposed a pause in hostilities.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that he had passed a holiday truce proposal via the United States, even as talks to end […]
