ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week. The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks, a rare instance of high-level US govt engagement…
Virat meets Vaibhav (Image: X) Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully defended their IPL crown, winning back-to-back titles in style, with none other than Virat Kohli sealing the victory with a trademark six. As celebrations erupted, one of the most heartwarming moments of the night came when Kohli met 15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the teenager who didn’t…
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,…
BENGALURU: Infosys shares fell 6% in early NYSE trade after the company forecast broad-based revenue growth of 1.5% to 3.5% for FY27, while maintaining that underlying demand remains resilient despite geopolitical uncertainty. Its operating margin guidance remains unchanged at 20%-22%.For the March quarter, revenue grew 4.1% year-onyear in constant currency but declined 1.3% sequentially. In…
The Middle East conflict has entered its fourth week and the ripple effects are beginning to show up across major economies. Concerns are growing that any further escalation could disrupt energy flows and add pressure to an already fragile global outlook. The strain is not falling evenly on every country.Some nations are far more exposed…
PC: Gryfino Forest District In northwestern Poland lies the Crooked Forest (Krzywy Las), a protected grove of approximately 400 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) that grow up in a way that doesn’t conform to nature. The trees were planted around 1930, and each tree has a sharp 90-degree bend at the base, all of which face…
Stanley Tucci attended the Royal Ascot along with his wife Felicity Blunt for the third day of the event. (Credit: Instagram) The Royal Ascot is one of the most sought-after and popular events of the year in England for many people. Specifically attended by the King and Queen of England, the show becomes one of…
A remarkable find in an active underground stream has recently been made deep beneath the rolling hills of the Edwards Plateau. During a snorkelling excursion through the low ceilings and dark passages of Bender’s Cave in Comal County, Texas, researchers discovered an enormous ‘lag assemblage’ of Pleistocene megafauna. It is also uniquely important, as it…
The incredible archaeological discovery in Cumbria has changed some parts of Britain’s prehistoric timeline because the latest DNA testing showed that “the oldest northerner” was an infant girl aged about three who lived about 11,000 years ago. The prehistoric human bones unearthed in Heaning Wood Bone Cave, close to Great Urswick, represent one of the…
After Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja announced the arrival of their second child, a baby boy, it was Rhea Kapoor who set social media abuzz by sharing an adorable photo of the newborn. Rhea took to social media to share the baby boy’s first glimpse, and the internet couldn’t keep calm. The picture quickly went…