The clever reason most people never realised Modern toilets usually come with two flush buttons instead of one. One is smaller; the other is larger. Most people simply press whichever button they feel like pressing, while some hit both without thinking twice. It seems like a tiny design detail, but those two buttons serve an…
Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer’s first series triumph as India’s T20I captain was built on a fearless brand of cricket, and the skipper believes the young side’s ability to stay positive and attack every opportunity has been the biggest takeaway from their dominant campaign against Zimbabwe.India sealed an unassailable 2-0 lead…
Chhattisgarh invites applications for 2,294 Assistant Teacher vacancies under E-Cadre and T-Cadre recruitment drive CGSSB Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026: The Chhattisgarh Staff Selection Board (CGSSB), also known as Vyapam, has started the recruitment process for Assistant Teacher posts under the Directorate of Public Instruction. The recruitment is being conducted through Advertisement No. F-20/2026/3202 for a…
This week begins with a heavy pocket and a heavy mind. Early on, expenses can run ahead of income, and that alone may make you short-tempered. A few people around you, especially a younger sibling or someone behaving like one, may test your patience. Home life can also feel touchy if every small issue becomes…
Photo credit: Dr. Philip Matthews For years, scientists have believed one major reason insects are almost absent from the ocean is simple physics: their air-filled bodies would collapse under deep-water pressure. But a tiny insect larva living in Africa’s Lake Malawi is challenging that idea in a surprising way.Every day, billions of lake fly larvae,…
Donald Trump at White House correspondent’s dinner (Image/AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: It was as though a bull had been invited to hand out prizes at a china convention. The White House Correspondents’ Association’s rescheduled annual dinner on Friday night produced one of those deliciously improbable scenes that remind the world why American democracy is…
Australia batter Tim David became the latest batter to question Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq‘s bowling action after being dismissed by him during a men’s Hundred match on Friday.David, playing for Trent Rockets against Birmingham Phoenix, edged a full delivery outside off stump to the wicketkeeper. After the dismissal, he appeared to suggest to the umpire…
New details emerge about NYC staber Raul Morales. The 51-year-old man, Raul Morales, who stabbed a Jewish man and an Asian man on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was charged with hate crime. New details emerged Saturday as his Amsterdam Avenue shared apartment was searched and writings of Marx were found. New York Post reported that…
Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan. (Photo/BCCI) India sealed the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 90-run win in the second match on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma, followed by a disciplined bowling effort, helped India outplay the hosts after posting 219/5.The victory also gave new T20I captain Shreyas…
The week opens in a mixed but manageable way, Aquarius. Early on, you’ll feel as if life is asking you to keep one eye on the present and the other on what can wait. Income and expenses may sit in rough balance at first, which is comforting in its own plain way, but don’t mistake…
Texas MAGA influencer said Indians who call their August 15 event better than July 4 should not waste their time in the US and go back to India. A social media post by Indians in a private group of Prosper and Celina, two towns in Texas, has enraged American influencers. And this time, some Indians…
Sharad Pawar and PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he had personally met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to initiate a dialogue over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. He said he had appealed to PM Modi to either accept Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation or…
