TOI Correspondent from Washington: More than six decades after the CIA orchestrated the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro, the United States appears close to engineering a bloodless, warless transition in communist Cuba through economic strangulation and political pressure.In an extraordinary development, CIA Director John Ratcliffe openly travelled to Havana on Thursday…
Kirari residents endure sewage-laden water and illness after recent heavy monsoon rains. NEW DELHI: Nearly a week after the season’s heaviest rain lashed the city, many houses in northwest Delhi’s Kirari remain surrounded by sewage-laden water, public parks resemble filthy lakes, and children cannot attend flooded schools.“We are living in hell,” said 70-year-old Sushila, whose…
Wall Street stocks climbed on Friday after stronger-than-expected US jobs data eased concerns over the economy, even as investors continued to monitor tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty around the Iran conflict.The S&P 500 rose 0.7 per cent and moved closer to a fresh record high, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.2 per cent…
A year before the fierce exchange of US-Israeli and Iranian missiles in West Asia, the Indian subcontinent briefly witnessed a similar scale of aerial drama during Operation Sindoor. India hit Pakistani airbases and radar sites and successfully intercepted projectiles fired by Pakistan. India demonstrated its dominance by compelling a nuclear-armed rival to sue for peace…
There is a special kind of pleasure in Indian street food. It is not only about taste, though taste is certainly the first reason people keep coming back. It is also about comfort, memory, speed and value. For less than the price of a small bill at a café, you can stand by a roadside…
NEW DELHI: Several people are feared trapped under the debris after a five-storey building collapsed near Saket Metro station in south Delhi on Saturday evening.The building, located on Western Marg in Saidulajab, collapsed entirely, leaving behind a massive mound of rubble, said officials according to news agency PTI. Police sources said a coaching institute operated…
After Apple filed a massive lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of running a campaign to steal trade secrets about upcoming, unreleased Apple hardware, ChatGPT creator has responded, announcing that its has “no interest in other companies’ trade secrets”. The fallout between two of the world’s most high-profile technology partners came to fore following a lawsuit…
Code-named “Operation Ajax,” the joint CIA-MI6 covert operation successfully orchestrated the overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh (Representational AI photo) The United States and Iran are once again caught in a dangerous military confrontation. The hostility between the two countries did not begin with the latest strikes and goes back long. For…
15 to 20 grams per serving Greek yogurt has become popular for good reason. It is thicker than regular yogurt and much richer in protein, with many plain 170-gram servings offering about 15 to 20 grams. It also brings calcium for bones and probiotics that may support gut health. The key is to choose unsweetened…
MUMBAI: Bank stocks surged across the board on Tuesday following RBI’s operational guidelines for a special foreign currency non-resident (bank) or FCNR(B), swap window, with public sector lenders leading the rally. Bank of Baroda rose 5.7%, Canara Bank 4.3%, and Punjab National Bank 3.7%, while Bankex, BSE’s index for the sector, climbed 2.2% against a…