NEW DELHI: Govt has notified 40 items across six sectors, including rare earth permanent magnets, capital goods, polysilicon wafers, advanced battery components and electronic capital goods and components for expedited FDI clearance for proposals coming from countries that share land border with India, a move aimed at fast-tracking approvals from Chinese companies in select segments.Besides,…
IBM suffered a historic collapse on Wall Street on Tuesday (July 14) as its stock plunged 23% – marking the company’s worst single-day performance in 39 years, CNBC reported. IBM shares dropped 23.7% on October 19, 1987. The panic was triggered after the computing, software and consulting provider released preliminary second-quarter financial results that missed…
PATIALIA: For 26 monsoons, the Bhakra canal’s water hid a grisly secret as three families of Ropar grappled with grief and hope. On Sunday, a mangled Maruti Omni, rusted and falling to pieces, was winched out of the depths, still holding a child’s school uniform, luggage, personal belongings and a few bones — the remains…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In the rapidly escalating global race to harness artificial intelligence for cyberwarfare and cyberdefense, India finds itself in an unusually exclusive club.Anthropic, the US artificial intelligence company behind Claude AI, this week expanded access to its highly restricted cybersecurity model, Mythos, to roughly 150 organizations across more than 15 countries, including…
TN CM flags off 300 buses NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Thursday flagged off 300 new buses of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), marking a major step towards strengthening the state’s public transportation network.The CM inaugurated the fleet at a function held in Chennai, where senior ministers, transport department officials,…
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran addresses a gathering in IIT Madras (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran has cautioned that the world is entering a turbulent two-decade cycle echoing the geopolitical upheaval of the early 20th century, even as he insisted that the public heavily underestimates India’s underlying strength and dismissed…
An employer’s heartfelt reply after a successful surgery is inspiring the internet. A phone call after a successful heart surgery is usually brief: a doctor shares the update, and a family member expresses relief. But when cardiac surgeon Dr Prashant Mishra called the employer of a patient who had just undergone bypass surgery, the conversation…
A rare Himalayan blue poppy, discovered in 1913, thrives in extreme cold at high altitudes across Asia. This elusive flower, symbolizing purity and patience, spends years storing energy for a brief, spectacular bloom. Its unique needs make it challenging to cultivate elsewhere, highlighting its precious rarity amidst a changing climate. Blue is one of those…
Spanish proverb of the day (AI-generated image) Some proverbs offer advice. Others issue warnings. This Spanish saying does neither. Instead, it creates a scene.“There is no woman who sleeps so deeply that the sound of a guitar won’t bring her to the window.”The image feels almost cinematic. A quiet evening. A guitar somewhere in the…
In a recent update, the new government of West Bengal has announced free bus service for women commuters (on government-run buses) from June 1, 2026. It is a major shift in public transport accessibility across the state, and the move is expected to benefit students, office-goers, domestic workers, solo travellers, and women exploring Bengal. But…