After a dramatic rally in the previous session, oil prices retreated on Thursday as crude continued to move out of the Middle East even as the US-Iran war widened beyond its primary battlefronts.WTI crude slipped 0.54% to $84.00 a barrel, while Brent crude fell 0.85% to $89.97 a barrel.The decline followed a sharp rebound on…
Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra walks into the Commonwealth Games 2026 as India’s biggest athletics hope, but this may be far from a routine title defence. The Olympic champion and former world champion is returning to the Games after an eight-year gap, and the men’s javelin field in Glasgow is significantly stronger…
Representative image of wolves in Yellowstone National Park (AI-generated) Three decades after wolves returned to Yellowstone National Park, young aspen trees are growing tall in parts of the park’s northern range for the first time in generations. The change has added fresh evidence to one of conservation’s best-known stories, but scientists say the results are…
Every year, as the seasons change, millions of birds undertake one of nature’s greatest journeys. Some travel only a few hundred kilometres, while others fly thousands without recognising political borders or national boundaries. Instead, they follow ancient migration routes known as flyways, natural aerial corridors shaped by geography, climate and the availability of food and…
Tomato growers rarely agree on everything, yet certain garden habits seem to appear in allotments and back gardens year after year. One of the more unusual involves placing a bar of soap close to tomato plants. Sometimes it is left whole, sometimes chopped into pieces, or even hung in mesh bags from stakes. The idea…
Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston vacation in Spain. (Image credits: Instagram) Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, the ‘Friends’ stars, kept their promise to be there for each other – whether through dejection or cruising off the Spanish island of Mallorca and having the time of their lives. The two gorgeous actresses were spotted vacationing with…
NEW DELHI: Smartphone exports rose 23.4% to $9.8 billion during the June quarter, with the segment accounting for nearly two-thirds of electronic shipments of about $15.2 billion during April-June.This was the highest-ever first-quarter smartphone exports by value and was driven by strong iPhone shipments to the US, reinforcing the country’s emergence as a key global…
Take off your sleeves. It’s a tough day and your mind could be in a state of tension even as your hands move. The Moon pushes activity, while Saturn adds pressure and restlessness. So the work gets done, yes, but not without inner noise. You may feel that everyone wants something at once.The good part…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India enter a critical phase in their bid to stay alive in the World Test Championship (WTC) race, Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill are taking a cautious approach to regaining full fitness ahead of the two-Test series in Sri Lanka starting Aug 15.TOI understands that Bumrah will begin…
Days after Elon Musk admitted that he “got carried away” during Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign, he is once again stepping into the US political arena with a major push to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections. The tech billionaire is reviving his political action committee, America PAC, which played a key role in…
Image Credit: Fireballs Aotearoa A spectacular fireball passed over the night sky of New Zealand’s North Island with extreme speed, at approximately 10.26 pm on Tuesday, 28 July 2026. It was accompanied by thunderous rumbles and sharp sonic booms that shook windows and alarmed the livestock in the region. From Auckland down to the Wairarapa,…
Make your own natural garden pest spray: 5 DIY recipes and the plants you should never spray them on There’s an understandable appeal to reaching for something from the kitchen cabinet instead of a chemical pesticide when aphids show up on your roses or whiteflies start clustering under a tomato leaf. But “natural” and “harmless”…
