Europe heatwave: Why residents are skeptical about ACs As Europe reels under increasingly intense heat waves with temperatures crossing 40 degrees, one question continues to puzzle visitors from warmer parts of the world — Why are so many homes, schools and even hospitals still without air conditioning?A report by The Wall Street Journal explores the…
Signs reading in Russian “We are sorry, the equipment is temporarily out of service” are seen on gas pump nozzles at a Gazprom Neft gas station in Moscow (AP photo) Russia is facing an unprecedented fuel shortage after months of Ukrainian drone strikes damaged oil refineries and disrupted supplies, leading to fuel rationing, long queues…
Pakistani singer Mustapha Zahid reacted after Amaal Mallik recreated Awarapan’s ‘To Phir Aao’ as the title track for sequel Awarapan 2, calling it his career-best. Mustapha responded warmly, saying “borders are dangerous but so is love.” The Emraan Hashmi-starrer, also featuring Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi, releases 14 August. ‘Awarapan’, released in 2007, achieved cult…
The Directorate of Technical Education on Wednesday released the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2026 rank list, with 2,36,017 students figuring in the list ahead of this year’s counselling process. Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan released the rank list. This year, 53 candidates secured the maximum cut-off score of 200 out of 200, underlining the…
Hardik Pandya is set to leave Mumbai Indians. New Delhi: Hardik Pandya has become one of the most sought-after players since the all-rounder decided to leave Mumbai Indians (MI) after the five-time champions’ disastrous campaign in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).The race to sign the 32-year-old has intensified, and TimesofIndia.com can confirm that seven…
Good news for rain-starved north and central India as the monsoon is set to advance, bringing widespread showers over the next few days. NEW DELHI: After a sharply deficient June, the southwest monsoon is set to make further progress across north and central India over the next 2–3 days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
MLC Sachin Ahir has filed his nomination for the deputy chairperson of the council, a move that has weakened Shiv Sena (UBT) to just five members. MUMBAI: MLC Sachin Ahir filed nomination for the post of deputy chairperson of the council, and Mahayuti, with its numbers, is expected to easily win the election which will…
Shimla: A 43-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed after their car plunged into a deep gorge while being turned around near Nerwa in Shimla district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Lokendra Dhanaik and his daughter, Tiya, residents of Babi village in Nerwa tehsil. The accident occurred around 6am at Babi Kainchi…
PUNE: Pune Rural Police on Wednesday brought accused Chetan Chaudhary to Lohagad Fort and conducted a crime scene recreation and gait analysis of Chetan as part of the investigation into the murder of Ketan Agrawal, officials said.The exercise, which lasted around two to three hours, was carried out to reconstruct the sequence of events related…
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday called the alleged donation theft at Ram temple “an extremely serious” matter but cautioned against turning it into a political issue.Citing daily media reports on the controversy, she said the developments were worrying, yet insisted that politicising the case “won ‘t be right.”Mayawati demanded a thorough investigation…
