A major British kebab manufacturer has been hit with a massive financial penalty after a court heard it defrauded the public by selling “lamb” kebabs that actually consisted mostly of skin, fat, and cheaper meats, reports BBC.Kismet Kebabs Ltd, based in Chelmsford, Essex, was fined £500,000 (approximately Rs 6.3 crore). The firm supplies takeaways and […]
British man Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly imprisoned for more than 17 years for a rape he did not commit, has criticised the prison term handed to the man responsible for the attack, describing the sentence as an “insult” after spending years behind bars.Paul Quinn, 52, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 24 years […]
Deep under the pine forests of southwest Finland, the rock arrives first before anything else. It is old in a way that makes human construction feel temporary, shaped by geological time rather than anything built at the surface. According to PBS, the underground facility known as the Onkalo nuclear repository lies near Eurajoki, where nothing […]
A California tech executive has been arrested at his luxury ocean-view mansion after being accused of illegally supplying advanced US networking and encryption equipment to Iran’s nuclear and military institutions for more than a decade, according to US jutice department.63-year-old Jamshid Ghomi is a dual Iranian-American national. He was taken into custody at his $35 […]
The remains of one of medieval Europe’s most influential queens have been examined for the first time in nearly 700 years after archaeologists opened her tomb at the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes in Barcelona. Queen Elisenda of Montcada, a powerful royal figure who helped shape medieval Catalonia, was buried in an elaborate […]
Derbyshire cave reveals Britain’s earliest known prehistoric artwork / Image: File For years, they were little more than mysterious scratches on a cave wall.Some believed they were accidental marks. Others thought they were too faint and fragmented to hold any real archaeological significance. Now, after detailed scientific analysis and years of research, experts have confirmed […]
At the centre of Beijing sits a place that once functioned as a city within a city. From above, the Forbidden City appears orderly and measured, enclosed by walls and surrounded by water. On the ground, however, it reveals something more complicated: a carefully managed world designed to organise power, family life, ritual, and government […]
UAE fuel costs climb again with petrol up nearly 50% since February 2026 / Image: File For thousands of motorists across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the rest of the UAE, June has begun with a familiar routine, checking fuel prices before heading to the petrol station.This time, however, the numbers are significantly higher.The UAE […]
Rajeev Krishna, a 1991 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh, ending years of uncertainty. LUCKNOW: Ending nearly four years of uncertainty at the top of the state’s police hierarchy, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday appointed 1991 batch IPS Rajeev Krishna as the state’s […]
TOI correspondent from Washington: The White House late Friday released a three-page medical memo declaring that US President Donald Trump, who turns 80 on June 14 and is the oldest person ever sworn into the Oval Office, possesses “excellent” cognitive and physical performance and is fully fit to continue as commander-in-chief.The timing of the release, […]
