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Purnima holds a great religious significance among Hindus. The day is dedicated to worship Lord Vishnu. On this auspicious day, devotees of Lord Vishnu observe fast from sunrise till sunset and perform Satyanarayan puja and Moon God is also worshipped on this day. The day is considered extremely powerful and sacred. Purnima falls every month…
Your smart TV is a mole. As TOI reported yesterday, it collects snapshots of everything you watch and hear, and sends them to ‘data brokers’, so that they can refine your profile, and sell it to advertisers. Are we surprised? Yes, although we shouldn’t be, knowing that our phones – and the apps on them – tablets…
An 11th-century seal once owned by Edward the Confessor has been found again in the French National Archives in Paris. Historians hadn’t seen it for over 40 years. Dr Guilhem Dorandeu, a researcher at the University of Exeter, came across this artefact while examining medieval documents. Dating back to the 1050s, this seal was originally…
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows may have crossed the $90 billion mark for the first time in 2025-26, secretary at department of promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) Amardeep Singh Bhatia told reporters Thursday, while seeking to highlight that greater outreach to investors has borne fruit, with free trade agreements (FTAs)…
NEW DELHI: Streets of Kolkata witnessed a showdown between the Election Commission and Trinamool Congress days after the West Bengal assembly polls, as the latter staged a sit-in protest alleging irregularities inside strongrooms housing EVMs.Alleging procedural lapses, TMC leaders claimed party workers stationed outside the strongroom were asked to leave in the afternoon and later…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country had successfully intercepted and turned back a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying activists, commending the country’s navy for the operation.In a post on X on Thursday, Netanyahu praised the Israeli Navy for stopping the vessels before they reached Gaza. “Well done to our Navy! I instructed them to prevent…
It’s 1.15pm on Wednesday at the Mundka toll plaza in Delhi on the newly opened greenfield Urban Extension Road-II. To the surprise of many drivers, the boom barriers across 16 toll lanes are raised. Vehicles slow down, expecting the barriers to fall for FASTag-based toll deduction. Instead, toll attendants wave them through without stopping. Within…
NEW DELHI: Public sector banks recruited 50,552 employees in the last financial year, 33% higher than 37,860 hired in the previous financial year, as they expanded their operations.In a statement, the finance ministry said that offer letters were sent to over 50,000 candidates in 2025-26 after the recruitment exercise conducted through the Institute of Banking…
Can Starc stop Sooryavanshi’s rampage? (Image Credit: IPL/BCCI) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set to clash against Delhi Capitals tonight, and one of the most aggressive battles of the night could be the mighty face-off between Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Delhi Capitals, still searching for consistency this season, received a timely boost with the return of Mitchell…
Heinrich Klaasen (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Having stepped away from a thriving international career to focus on the franchise circuit, former South Africa batter Heinrich Klaasen believes it is time T20 cricket is viewed almost as a separate sport — one in which professional leagues can flourish and help globalise cricket.The hard-hitting batter said cricketers…
