However, India’s relationship with the mango doesn’t end with the well-known Alphonso variety. Even though the Alphonso steals the show with its distinct flavour and smooth texture, there are scores of other varieties that can provide different tastes and textures and that are less known. Ranging from the aromatic farms in the northern parts of…
The Osmonds were a beloved family musical group from America that were known for hits such as ‘Down By The Lazy River’, ‘Let Me In’, ‘One Bad Apple’, and ‘Crazy Horses’. Their eldest member, Alan Osmond, as per the latest reports, has passed away. He was 76 at the time of his demise. Alan Osmond…
NEW DELHI: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting aboard an aircraft carrying a pointed message from Tehran: Minab168. The inscription on the plane is a reference to the 168 schoolchildren Iran says were killed in a US strike on a school in Minab on…
Former Congress MLA Alka Lamba NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday convicted former Congress MLA Alka Lamba in a case linked to a protest over women’s reservation held at Jantar Mantar in 2024, news agency ANI reported.The case pertains to an FIR registered at Parliament Street Police Station following the protest demonstration organised…
Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari (File photo) NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry has proposed new vehicle standards — provision of testing AC and heating system in agricultural tractors; and type approval norm for troop carriers (defence or police) and trailer caravans in India.As per the draft automotive industry standards (AIS), the norms for type…
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Friday launched a campaign against stray dogs, and chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the state government will follow the Supreme Court order in letter and spirit.“The Punjab government will strictly follow in letter and spirit the Supreme Court order given on May 19, 2026. As per the SC orders, we…
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) recently revealed that it successfully blocked a massive cyberattack where criminals used artificial intelligence (AI) to discover and weaponise a previously unknown software flaw. Google’s message is clear: The era of the ‘AI-powered hacker’ has officially arrived. The discovery effectively confirms the “doomsday” warnings issued just weeks ago by AI…
NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major international drug trafficking network and seized captagon, a highly addictive psychotropic substance used by Islamic State operatives in West Asia, which gave it the name, ‘jihadi drug’. This is India’s first-ever seizure of captagon.The mega operation resulted in the arrest of a Syrian national, Alabras…
TOI correspondent from Washington: For nearly a million Indian professionals who spent years believing that hard work, due diligence, patience and an H-1B visa would eventually deliver the “American dream,” the Trump administration’s latest immigration memo has landed like a deportation notice wrapped in bureaucratic prose.In a sweeping new directive issued by the U.S. Citizenship…
By raising duties, the government aims to curb excessive bullion imports, reduce dollar outflows and manage pressure on the current account deficit. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold and silver prices are rallying in the domestic market due to the sudden hike in import duties. In the coming days they are expected to align…