The recent failure of a Blue Origin mission has raised fresh questions about the timeline of NASA’s Artemis programme, even though the space agency was not directly involved in the launch. The company’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket lifted off successfully but failed to place a commercial satellite into the correct orbit, ultimately leading to the…
After appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in June 2024, popular Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh returned to the American late-night talk show on April 27, 2026. He not only promoted his recent album ‘Aura’ and its North American tour, but also taught Jimmy Fallon a few bhangra moves. Diljit Dosanjh teaches Bhangra to…
A Sikh man jailed for murdering an 18-year-old student in Southampton had previously been reported to police over the alleged theft of ceremonial religious blades, the Daily Mail reported.Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of murdering Henry Nowak, 18, with an eight-inch kirpan in Southampton city centre in December 2025.Members…
Cabinet secretary T V Somanathan NEW DELHI: For the first time, government has carried out a performance assessment of ministries on various administrative parameters, including delays in clearing of files, grievance redressal and responses to Cabinet proposals. Cabinet secretary T V Somanathan, on Thursday, presented the ranking of ministries and departments on each of these…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said externally aided projects (EAPs) should not be seen merely as financing tools but as instruments to help local products from the Northeast access global markets, strengthen livelihoods and turn the region’s geographical challenges into economic opportunities.Chairing a conference on “Leveraging externally aided projects in the northeastern states”,…
South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail (right) celebrates taking a wicket. (AP Photo) South Africa pace spearhead Shabnim Ismail etched her name into the record books by becoming the first bowler to claim 50 wickets in Women’s T20 World Cup history during the semifinal against England at The Oval on Thursday.The landmark came in Ismail’s 38th Women’s…
Bengaluru: A 60-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes was started on a glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 drug to improve glycaemic control and aid weight loss. While she initially responded well, she developed sudden vision loss after eight to nine months and was diagnosed with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION), also known as eye stroke.GLP-1 drugs,…
Bengaluru: An interest rate of 9% is more appropriate in cases involving death and serious injury, especially where there is a long delay in the claimant’s receiving the compensation, the high court ruled.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, upholding the decision of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bengaluru, in a 10-year-old accident case, noted in her recent…
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: A day after markets regulator Sebi banned Rajesh Mehta, the chief of Bengaluru-based gold refiner Rajesh Exports, for inflating the company’s revenues over several years to induce investors to invest in the stock, the company said there was communication gap with Sebi that led to the regulatory decision. Mehta also stood by the company’s…
In a conversation with TOI ’s Manash Gohain , BJP MP and chairperson of parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, Nishikant Dubey , speaks on digital addiction, AI risks, fake news, cyber fraud, exam stress, online gaming, deepfakes and why India may need stronger digital guardrails for children and the youth. Excerpts:Your committee…
