Shehbaz ministers warn of energy crisis as Pakistan fuel prices surge Pakistan is facing a widening energy crunch as disruptions around key Gulf shipping routes push up global oil prices, fuel costs surge and the government weighs measures to curb petroleum consumption.Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government is facing pressure on multiple fronts, with ministers…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 final T20 cricket match against Delhi Capitals, at Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Kotambi in Vadodara, Gujarat. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) MUMBAI: The Women’s Premier League-2027 auction is likely to be conducted on October 29 in Kochi, TOI has learnt.The option…
India is a melting pot of cultures and the statement has held true for as long as the country has existed. From clothes to spices and even festivals, there is nothing the country has not shared with others across the globe. But cultural exchange and appropriation are different. And what has been happening recently with…
While Will Smith may have quickly shifted from Philadelphia to Bel Air, the move is not as easy as it seems for everyone. His opulent home in ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ is back on sale after a king-sized price cut. Earlier this year, a listing priced the mansion at $30 million which attracted a…
The RBI said the move would help UPI “continue to scale, innovate and serve consumers.” NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India has backed the introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on large-value UPI transactions, saying the move would help strengthen the long-term sustainability of India’s digital payments ecosystem.The National Payments Corporation of India…
New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert shares that she has been living with cancer. (Instagram) Gillian Gilbert, who is best known as the talented keyboardist from the band New Order, recently opened up about a major health update in her life. The musician shared a statement online, revealing that she has been living with cancer for…
A mosquito’s proboscis is built for a very different job from manufacturing. It is a tiny biological structure designed to move through skin and handle fluid at a scale that is difficult to reproduce with conventional engineering. Now, researchers have found a way to put that natural geometry to work after the insect is dead.The…
Psychology Says: Why Some Coworkers Eat Lunch Alone (Image: AI) There is usually one person in every office who picks up their lunch, walks away from the noisy table and finds a quiet corner. While everyone else is exchanging gossip, discussing the boss or laughing over something that happened in the morning meeting, this coworker…
Most people give up on old dreams once life gets busy with jobs, families and daily struggles. But a 45-year-old woman from Jammu has shown that it is never too late to go back and finish what was left incomplete. Renu Hans, a Kashmiri Pandit woman who cannot hear or speak, has cleared her Class…
Vishwakarma Puja will be celebrated on Thursday, September 17, 2026. This festival honors Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect and creator in Hindu tradition. The day holds significance for engineers, artisans, and all who rely on tools and machines. Devotees worship tools and equipment, acknowledging their role in earning a livelihood. The puja emphasizes skill, discipline,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson (Agency Image) Sanju Samson has offered a candid take on the outside noise and his competition with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s omission from India’s playing XI against Afghanistan, insisting that competition between players cannot come at the expense of the team’s larger objective.Samson and Abhishek Sharma opened in India’s first two T20Is…
Across one of Saudi Arabia’s largest protected desert landscapes, a conservation experiment that began in the 1990s is still visible two decades later. A total of 313 captive-bred Arabian and sand gazelles were released into Uruq Bani Ma’arid, where their movements were first followed with radio tracking. When researchers returned in 2015–2016, a large camera-trap…
