A honeymoon is usually associated with hotels, beaches or at least a room with four walls. For Sallie and Jim Brewer, it was something quite different. In 1934, the newly married Arizona couple arrived at Wupatki National Monument, where their temporary home was part of an ancient pueblo. The building had stood for centuries. Their…
Three chip designers sold their company and started over. Today, their Bengaluru startup is building one of India’s only commercial quantum computers. (Getty Images) Most entrepreneurs dream of building one successful company.Sujoy Chakravarty, Ravi Mehta and Biman Chattopadhyay did that, sold it to a global technology giant, and then chose a path that was far…
Optical illusions and brain teasers trick the mind into believing what they see at first, among the many hidden elements present in the image, based on a person’s mindset. And while some brain teasers ask you to solve a puzzle, this one asks you to play matchmaker! Carefully notice the elements as you glance at…
Tired of smudged glasses? Improper cleaning damages lens coatings, attracting more dirt. Medical experts recommend a gentle, water-based approach using mild dish soap to dissolve oils, not just spread them. Common frustration faced by people who wear glasses: you clean your glasses until they shine, and then you check them after a few minutes, only…
According to Surjit Bhalla, the significance of an India-US trade agreement extends well beyond the issue of trade balances. (AI image) The comprehensive India-US trade deal can reshape India’s economic growth path, economist and author Surjit Bhalla has said. According to him, the significance of an India-US trade agreement extends well beyond the issue of…
US has intensified a global crackdown on so-called “birth tourism,” revoking hundreds of visas and targeting what officials describe as organised networks helping foreign nationals travel to the country primarily to give birth and secure US citizenship for their children.The US State Department said on Wednesday it is stepping up enforcement action against applicants who…
A Florida teacher was fired in 2018 for giving zeroes to those who did not submit assignments. The chalkboard note that Florida teacher Diane Tirado left for her students in 2018 resurfaced on social media along with a fresh debate on the ‘no-zero’ policy. “Bye Kids, Mrs Tirado loves you and wishes you the best…
Ivy MeenanPhoto credit: BBC A World War Two veteran has marked an extraordinary milestone, celebrating her 105th birthday with family, friends, fellow residents and visitors from the Royal Air Force. Ivy Meenan’s life has stretched across more than a century of history, but her wartime memories and quiet sense of humour remain as vivid as…
Benji busy preparing a dish at his adoptive family’s eatery in Kolkata KOLKATA: Born into loss in Kerala, raised without memory of parents, and finding a home after decades of drift, 50-year-old Benjamin – “Benji” in Kolkata’s Beleghata – says the state has made him an orphan again. EC’s SIR of electoral rolls has struck…
TOI correspondent from Washington: If symbolism is the first language of diplomacy, then US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week amounted to a geopolitical translation of a changing world order: a confident, ascendant China speaking as an equal — if not superior — power to an American president increasingly eager for accommodation rather…
Lucknow Super Giants batter Josh Inglis returned to the playing XI for the important IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, and made an immediate impact with the bat.The Australian wicketkeeper-batter had joined the IPL season midway. Inglis played against Mumbai Indians earlier in the season but failed to…
9 dead as Russia, Ukraine trade fresh strikes after deadly Kryvyi Rih attack. Photo credit: AP At least seven people were killed in fresh Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, while two children died in a Ukrainian drone strike in Russia’s Krasnodar region, officials said.The latest strikes came a day after a…
