Lucknow: More than a dozen municipal dustbins are missing along the 2 km Heritage Zone stretch from the Bada Imambara to the Chhota Imambara in Husainabad, revealed a TOI reality check.With bins gone, visitors have been discarding garbage in corners of the monuments, including umbrella domes (locally called chattris). Rainwater carries the waste into drains,…
According to health department officials, animal husbandry department has been roped in for prevention activities, including fogging. Jaipur: A 6-year-old girl from Dungarpur and a 2-year-old girl from Sirohi died Thursday while undergoing treatment in Gujarat after testing positive for Chandipura virus.The 6-year-old, a resident of Ratanpura village in Dungarpur district, was being treated at…
SC expressed concern about the vanishing of the joint family system Expressing concern about the vanishing of the joint family system and parents in nuclear families not spending quality time with their kids and instead handing over gadgets to keep them busy, Supreme Court Thursday said that it would lead to “disaster” as the new…
Long before houses, mattresses, and woven fabrics became part of daily life, humans were already creating dedicated places to sleep. Deep inside a South African cave, traces of ancient grass bedding have preserved a small but revealing detail of prehistoric life: our ancestors cared about where they rested. The remains suggest that hunter-gatherers were not…
Global benchmark Brent crude topped the $100-per-barrel mark NEW DELHI: Global benchmark Brent crude topped the $100-per-barrel mark Thursday for the first time in nine weeks as the renewed conflict between US and Iran in West Asia disrupted shipments thr-ough Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran-backed Houthi rebels continued to target shipping through Bab el-Mandeb Strait.Brent…
Rajkummar Rao’s courtroom drama ‘Prahaar’, based on Ujjwal Nikam’s cases, has reportedly been postponed from its August 7 release due to a crowded market featuring Spider-Man, Batwara 1947 and Awarapan 2. Maddock Films’ Eetha may also shift dates. Co-starring Wamiqa Gabbi, Prahaar covers the 1993 and 2008 Mumbai attacks; no new date announced yet. Rajkummar…
The remarkable act of Joe Root (Image: AI Generated) NEW DELHI: Joe Root finished the ODI series against India unbeaten, scoring 249 runs in three innings to guide England to a 2-1 series victory. At 36, while many of his contemporaries have retired, Root continues to redefine consistency across formats. All of Root’s scores in…
For centuries, honey bees introduced from Europe quietly became part of life across the Americas, pollinating crops and producing honey without drawing much attention beyond farms and gardens. That picture shifted during the second half of the twentieth century after an agricultural breeding project in Brazil took an unexpected turn. What began as an attempt…
The Moon can make things feel intense or personal at work. Anuradha Nakshatra is favourable to patience, loyalty and progress through reliable alliances. Your behaviour under pressure may matter more than how quickly you respond. What to Do Today Concentrate on work that will affect your reputation. Finish that important report, review pending targets or…
New Delhi: For nearly two months, birders and walkers gathered at Lodhi Garden to follow an oriental pied hornbill’s every move as she hovered around and raided grey hornbill nests, chased away parents, delivered food to chicks that were not her own, and fiercely guarded fledglings.What began as an unusual sighting soon turned into an…
