Experiencing a Giant Sequoia is more than just an experience with nature; it’s an experience of sheer impossibility. Within the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, a veritable forest full of these ancient giants defies our understanding of biology and the scale of living organisms. Consider how truly large an organism must be to exceed the…
At least 331 children in Pakistan’s Punjab province contracted HIV between November 2024 and October 2025 in a suspected healthcare-linked outbreak, with a BBC investigation uncovering unsafe injection practices at a government hospital in Taunsa.The identified cases have raised serious concerns about infection control after evidence emerged that syringes were repeatedly reused on medicine vials,…
Iranian delegation member Mohammad Marandi has claimed that the team that travelled to Pakistan for talks with the US received “direct threats and credible intelligence” suggesting their aircraft could be attacked en route to Islamabad, forcing a change in their return journey.Speaking in an interview with Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen network, Marandi said the aircraft was…
JD Vance with wife Usha and kids at Taj Mahal during their visit to India. (PTI photo) United States vice president JD Vance on Tuesday (local time) praised his in-laws, who have Indian-origin background, and called them ‘great contributors’ to America. VP Vance was speaking at a Turning Point USA tour event at the University…
Komodo Dragon, representative image only (Photo credit: AFP) SURABAYA: Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested six people allegedly involved in smuggling endangered Komodo dragons native to the archipelago and destined for Thailand.Two suspects were arrested in February in the port city of Surabaya on the east coast of Java island as they got off…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will not meet survivors linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case during their upcoming state visit to the United States, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.Palace sources indicated that while there have been calls, particularly from victims’ families and advocacy groups, for such an interaction, it has been ruled out due to…
File photo: US President Donald Trump The United States has reportedly put two new conditions ahead of the second rounds of peace talks with Iran scheduled in Pakistan on Thursday.According to a report by he Israel Hayom, Washington wants full and unrestricted reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.The report claimed that the Americans are sticking…
NEW DELHI: Amid a fragile ceasefire after the failed peace talks in Islamabad, one of Iran’s best-known filmmakers, Majid Majidi, told TOI from Tehran—where he has stepped away from cinema and dived into relief work, attaching himself with the Iranian Red Crescent — that the war he witnessed firsthand has irrevocably reshaped everyday life across…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his attack on Pope Leo XIV, escalating an unusual public clash between the White House and the Vatican that has unsettled sections of his conservative support base.Posting on social media, Trump said, “Will someone please tell Pope Leo that for Iran to have a nuclear bomb is absolutely…
Saudi Arabia announces tough penalties for Hajj 1447 permit violations. As preparations intensify for Hajj 1447 AH, Saudi Arabia has laid out a stringent penalty framework aimed at regulating pilgrim movement and preventing unauthorised participation. The Ministry of Interior’s latest announcement makes it clear that both individuals and facilitators who bypass permit rules will face…