On a low stretch of countryside not far from Stonehenge, where the road from Bulford cuts across open grassland, archaeologists have been piecing together something that never quite forms a full picture. Scattered postholes, fragments of pottery, bits of bone and charcoal that seem ordinary until they are placed in relation to each other. The…
Romanch Mahajan, Indian teen killed in horse carriage at Central Park in New York (AP) NEW DELHI: A proposed New York City bill aimed at phasing out horse-drawn carriages has been renamed in honour of 18-year-old Indian national Romanch Mahajan, who died last week after suffering critical injuries in a horse carriage accident at Central…
NEW DELHI: The index of infrastructure industries grew 0.5 per cent in May, the slowest pace of expansion since last Oct, as only three of the eight sectors registered higher output. While cement expanded at 8.4 per cent, steel saw production rise by 5 per cent and power generation was 8.7 per cent higher, according…
NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the two-match T20I series against Ireland starting June 26 in Belfast. It is learnt that Reddy’s quadriceps injury, which kept him out of the 2nd ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow, has flared up and requires attention before he can take the field again….
A Ranchi-based commerce student has emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the CBSE Class 12 re-evaluation process. After challenging her marks in English and Business Studies, Avani Kejriwal saw her score rise by 24 marks, taking her overall result from 95.2 per cent to a flawless 500 out of 500. The Central Board…
We all know someone who practically lives in jeans. Maybe it’s your friend who owns exactly one dress but somehow has fifteen pairs of denim. Maybe it’s your colleague who wears jeans every Friday, Monday and probably every day in between. Or maybe it’s you.No matter how many fashion trends come and go, jeans somehow…
The day has a bright flag flying over it, Sagittarius. Recognition, a smoother progression and the feeling that doors will open without effort all indicate an excellent run. Jupiter is your ruler. He is a good person and a status symbol and therefore, people will be more likely to recognize your work and think highly…
Madonna has opened up about the collapse of her much-talked-about biopic, which was set to star actress Julia Garner. The singer, in her latest interview, revealed that budget issues ultimately killed the ambitious project despite years of development. Madonna on budget issues The pop icon got candid in a chat with Interview Magazine and revealed…
Hardik Pandya (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: In a bid to keep the BCCI’s centrally contracted players in prime form skill wise, the Centre of Excellence (CoE) has launched a programme called the performance block. TOI understands that this programme has opened the doors for the international players to sharpen their cricketing skills at any point…
Proverb of the day: The more grains it bears, the lower it bows Some evergreen sayings are there in all countries and cultures; only the words are different and local. In the traditional villages of the Malay Archipelago, wealth was historically measured not in gold coins or digital ledger balances, but in the yield of…
