Studies show that the ancient timber circle, dubbed “Seahenge,” was built in 2049 B.C. It was excavated from a salt marsh near a beach on England’s east coast in 1999. (Image credit: Holmes Garden Photos/Alamy) A mysterious wooden monument buried beneath the Norfolk coast may have been built more than 4,000 years ago in an…
Today is a fairytale.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding is fast approaching Friday at Madison Square Garden, where the couple’s closest friends and family – and several hundred more – are attending the elaborate event inside the iconic New York venue.Guest arrivals are well underway and Swifties were amassed outside, where the heat was harsh…
‘A horse knows the road, even if its rider does not’ A horse on the steppe remembers what maps forget: A proverb from Mongolia where survival once depended on animal instinct, weather sense, and inherited knowledge of the land.Among Mongolia’s vast grasslands, where landmarks can be scarce and weather changes without warning, traditional wisdom often…
Bhutanese proverb of the day on happiness and sorrow. Bhutan is one of the happiest countries of the world and it is no wonder that a Bhutanese proverb lays bare their secret of happiness. It says everything is in the mind — both joy and sorrow and there is no external factors to be credited…
‘A house without curtains cannot face the wind’ A house without curtains is not just exposed to wind. In Palestinian speech, it becomes a warning about fragility, about what happens when protection is missing where it is needed most.“بيت بلا ستارة ما بيستحمل ريح”“A house without curtains cannot withstand wind.”This proverb is short, domestic, and…
Representative image (AP) BENGALURU: HCLTech shares rose nearly 6% on the BSE on Friday after the IT firm announced a $1.1 billion mega deal with a Europe-based Fortune Global 50 enterprise, which people in the know told TOI is Mercedes-Benz. The agreement is among the largest AI-led deals announced by an Indian IT firm this…
BENGALURU: India’s AI data-centre boom is creating an unexpected winner: engineers from mechanical, electrical and industrial backgrounds. As companies race to build energy-intensive AI infrastructure, mechanical, electrical and cooling engineers-roles long overshadowed by software jobs-are back in demand, commanding hefty salaries and opening a new career path for industrial talent.Companies actively hiring span the full…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday described the middle class as the growth engine of India and said nearly 500 cities are poised to emerge as the country’s next centres of economic activity.Participating in a panel discussion on ‘How to promote the rise of a new middle class’ at…
BENGALURU: German software major SAP is tightening hiring, travel and third-party spending as it steps up investments in artificial intelligence, according to an internal email sent to employees.In the email, SAP said the rapid pace of AI adoption is driving significant investments in AI products, strategic acquisitions and the infrastructure needed to support AI workloads….
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday urged states to identify products that are currently imported but can be manufactured competitively in India.He said such efforts would not only reduce import dependence and save foreign exchange but also strengthen domestic supply chains and reduce vulnerabilities arising from excessive dependence on foreign suppliers.This…