NEW DELHI: With the West Asia crisis bringing electrification of economy back into focus, the countries participating in dialogues to deal with challenges of climate change may by the year-end agree to a new global target of electricity meeting 35% of the world’s energy demand by 2035.A proposal to this effect was made by the…
India’s agriculture sector has undergone a significant transformation over the past 12 years, driven by higher public investment, record foodgrain production, expanded irrigation, improved access to credit and a stronger safety net for farmers, according to a government paper released this month.The report, titled Empowering India’s Annadatas, outlines how agricultural policy has evolved from a…
NEW DELHI: IIT-Kanpur has launched a four-year Bachelor of Cybersecurity (BCyber) degree from the 2026-27 session — and a break from how the institute usually admits students, a JEE Advanced score won’t be required to get in. The launch lands with unmistakable timing: it comes just weeks after a 19-year-old ethical hacker exposed alleged flaws…
You just walked in the door from an exhausting day at work. You’re hungry and spent, just wanting to catch your breath for a minute. You grab something to eat and then sit in front of the TV. The next thing you know, you’ve just binge-watched five episodes of the latest show.While that’s okay occasionally,…
Veteran actor Dinyar Tirandaz, known for his memorable roles in television shows and Bollywood films, has reportedly passed away in Mumbai. The news of his demise surfaced on social media on Thursday, leaving fans and members of the entertainment industry saddened.The news was first shared through a Facebook post by the group “Parsi Zoroastrians Worldwide…
Image credit: Manu Bhaker’s X handle NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will compete in two events at the upcoming Asian Games after being named in India’s 30-member shooting squad announced by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Thursday.The Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4,…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: The White House Situation Room, forged during the Kennedy years of the Cold War, has hosted some of the most consequential discussions in modern American history: nuclear crises, the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, responses to terrorist attacks, and wars overseas.According to a forthcoming book by New York Times…
Arvind Kejriwal (Image source: ANI) NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message thanking US President Donald Trump for his wishes and said India’s sovereignty, dignity and national interest should remain paramount in its dealings with foreign nations.Reacting to a post by Modi on X in which he…
US stock markets traded higher on Thursday, with technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-linked stocks rebounding after a volatile week, while investors continued to monitor rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, inflation concerns and global interest rate expectations.The benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.5% in morning trade, recovering some of the losses recorded over the previous…
One of Bollywood’s most iconic heartbreak songs, Tadap Tadap Ke from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, was not originally composed for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial. Music composer Ismail Darbar recently revealed that the chartbuster was initially created as a scratch track for another major film before it eventually became a part of the 1999…
