Have you ever looked at an image and noticed that what you see first feels almost automatic—like your mind didn’t even have time to “think” about it? That’s exactly what happens with this optical illusion featuring either two faces or a candlestick, depending on how your eyes and brain interpret the lines.More than a visual…
The 2026 Global Attitudes Survey by Pew Research Center now shows an overwhelmingly negative view of Trump The TOI correspondent from Washington: Time and again, US President and MAGA boss Donald Trump has claimed that foreign leaders have assured him that “we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world” and the US was dead before…
Talent can be found in the most unexpected places, and a young boy from Nainital has become the latest example. The child, who performs magic tricks on the streets, recently caught the attention of businessman Anand Mahindra after a video of his performance went viral on social media. Impressed by the boy’s skills and confidence,…
NEW DELHI: A meeting of newly elected Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislators, scheduled to be chaired by party supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, was called off after nearly three-fourths of the party’s 80 MLAs failed to attend.The party said that the low turnout was due to the “sudden and emergent ground situation” after the alleged attack…
A Delhi University professor’s murder in east Delhi has been linked to a multi-crore ancestral property in West Bengal. NEW DELHI: A multi-crore ancestral property in West Bengal allegedly became the motive behind the murder of Delhi University assistant professor Debosmita Paul, police said on Sunday, after arresting a couple from Bardhaman and apprehending their…
Photos from Congo and Uganda as WHO declare health emergency over Ebola (Image credit: AP) The Ebola disease, which the World Health Organization calls a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates, has claimed 130 lives as of May 19, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.The WHO chief on Tuesday expressed concern…
Coca-Cola began as a medicinal syrup in the 1880s. A pharmacist created it to be a nerve tonic. It was sold in pharmacies which were social hubs. Later, it was mixed with carbonated water. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons Should you somehow travel back in time to an active pharmacy in Atlanta from the mid-1880s,…
Jeff Bezos recently appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box where he said that if Amazon were to run the way New York City runs its school system, packages would take weeks to arrive. During the same interview, the Amazon founder pushed back against claims that Airbnb is responsible for high rents in New York City. Jeff…
India, Japan sign agreements in quantum technology, health research cooperation NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Wednesday strengthened their cooperation in emerging technologies and health research, with both countries exchanging agreements in the fields of quantum science and medical devices during a high-level bilateral meeting in New Delhi.Japan’s Minister for Science and Technology Policy and…
Rescue operations are underway for several labourers feared trapped under debris BHIWANDI: Atleast three people died and several are feared trapped after a ground-plus-four residential building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi early on Friday, officials said.The building, which had earlier been declared dangerous by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC), collapsed while repair work was…