The Peloponnesian War, which lasted from 431 to 404 BCE, is one of the most defining conflicts in the history of the ancient Greeks. The war, which saw Athens and Sparta, along with their respective allies, engage in a protracted war, not only redefined the Greek world but did so in ways that went far…
TOI Correspondent from London: An Indian man, believed to be from Kerala, has been charged with driving a car into pedestrians in Derby on Saturday night, leaving seven people seriously injured.Sandhu Ponnachan (36), who moved to Derby in April 2025 and is an Indian citizen, appeared at Southern Derbyshire magistrates’ court on Wednesday where he…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has fully utilised its capital outlay of Rs 1.86 lakh crore (revised estimate) for FY2025-26. In FY2024-25 too, the ministry had utilised its capital budget fully. The overall use of the defence budget, including MoD (civil) and pension, during FY2025-26 stood at 99.62 per cent.The original appropriation for capital expenditure…
Voice actor Eugene Mirman, known for his role as Gene Belcher in ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ was seriously injured after his car caught fire at a New Hampshire toll plaza. A state trooper heroically pulled the 51-year-old comedian from the burning vehicle. Mirman is recovering and expressed gratitude to those who saved him. Voice actor Eugene Mirman…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Photo by PTI) NEW DELHI: The meteoric rise of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is no longer just a feel-good breakout story; it is rapidly turning into a serious selection debate, with growing chatter around a potential India debut in the upcoming Zimbabwe T20I series.Just days after turning 15, the…
US stock markets traded higher on Wednesday, tracking a global rally as easing oil prices and hopes of a potential end to the Iran war lifted investor sentiment, according to AP.The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, adding to its sharp gains from the previous session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 292 points, or…
Mangaluru: The New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) handled over 50 million tonnes (MMT) of cargo in its golden jubilee financial year, surpassing the 48.5 MMT target set by the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways, said S Shanthi, deputy chairperson of NMPA.She was presiding over a seminar on ‘Maritime adversities and role of stakeholders’ and…
Bengaluru: A 40-year-old murder convict, M Ramakrishna, who had jumped emergency parole and gone incommunicado, landed in police custody earlier this week.Ramakrishna had walked out of Bengaluru Central Prison on Dec 11, 2025, after the high court directed prison authorities to grant him 90-day parole. However, he failed to return to prison on the scheduled…
View from Manhattan towards Brooklyn, 2009/ Wikipedia Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, a stretch of sealed-off rooms, long closed to the public, has unexpectedly become part of New York City’s latest budget fight. City Council members are now proposing to lease out these hidden vaults to raise revenue, pitching the idea as a way to plug…
Is Taylor Swift stepping in to replace Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella 2026 amid health issues ahead of her wedding to Travis Kelce?(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have stayed away from the spotlight after their joint appearance at a recent awards show.While this has convinced many that they are fully focused on…
