This time his focus was clearly on the India-US trade deal, which he called a “sell-out”. With most of the Opposition parties, especially those from election-bound states, keen to participate in the discussion on the Budget to try and corner the BJP-led government, the Congress saw reason and let the discussion take place in the…
Microsoft discontinues Surface Duo smartphones but files a patent for a new foldable device with a single hinge system called ‘spine cover plate’. The design aims to eliminate the hinge crease and reduce the device’s thickness while offering added benefits and durability. However, its practicality remains uncertain. Microsoft did not get the success it was…
Though the BJP put up a strong show across the 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, the Vidarbha region proved to be a mixed bag for the party. While it retained its bastion of Nagpur, the hometown of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and scraped through in Akola and Amravati, the Chandrapur…
Some rooms when in the wrong direction (as per Vastu) can disturb the harmony of a home. For example: Kitchen in the North-East or North-West is not suggested as it can create disharmony between the fire and water elements and create problems. Sleeping with head towards North: It’s not recommended. As per Vastu, sleeping in…
Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria’s four-day “Nasha Mukti Yatra”, which was launched on February 9 from Tarn Taran and is scheduled to culminate in Abohar Thursday, has turned into a major political talking point in the state despite being projected as a social campaign against drug abuse. The Governor’s yatra, undertaken under the banner of…
Seeing a large monitor lizard inside or around your home can be frightening. These reptiles are strong, fast, and can grow several feet long depending on the species. In tropical and subtropical regions across Asia, Africa, and Australia, monitor lizards sometimes enter residential areas. This usually happens near wetlands, forests, farms, or rapidly expanding urban…
(As Tamil Nadu gears up for the Assembly polls, every Thursday, Arun Janardhanan decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) The coming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections may not be measured in decibels – not in vans with loudspeakers, cut-outs of leaders taller than coconut trees, rows of plastic chairs on…
ChatGPT experienced an outage, with 91% of users facing issues. OpenAI acknowledged the problem, and the service is now back online with performance back to normal. The TOI Tech team verified the restoration on the website and mobile app. ChatGPT went through an outage. The outage tracking website — Downdetector — has also received reports…
New Delhi: More than 75% of state real estate regulators, Reras, have either never published annual reports, discontinued their publication or not updated them despite statutory obligation and directions from the housing and urban affairs ministry, claimed homebuyers’ body FPCE on Friday. It released status report of 21 Reras as of Feb 13.The availability of…
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on January 28 notified the first set of protocols for singing Vande Mataram, the national song, directing that all six stanzas of the composition shall be sung during official functions. With this directive, the Centre has broken with the position taken by the leadership of the Congress from 1937…