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US stock market today: With stock prices already trading close to record highs, companies are under pressure to at least meet the market’s elevated expectations. US stock market today: Shares of chipmakers and other companies that have benefited from the artificial intelligence boom retreated again on Wednesday, dragging Wall Street lower, while oil prices climbed…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photos) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer has thrown his weight behind teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ahead of the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, expressing confidence that the youngster has learned from his difficult introduction to international cricket and is ready to make a stronger impact.Speaking on the…
NEW DELHI: French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja was crowned champion of the fourth edition of the Chennai Grand Masters after holding Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi to a draw in the final round on Wednesday, while world champion D Gukesh endured a disappointing campaign, finishing last in the elite tournament.Firouzja finished the competition with 4.5 points after…
Scientists are checking if an underwater curtain is what will keep an Antarctic glacier from slowly melting due to warm water. The proposal is to install an underwater curtain about 80 kilometres long and up to 150 metres high in front of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. Between January and March 2026, an expedition…
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has released the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) images and machine-recorded responses for candidates who appeared in the Joint Entrance for Computer Applications (JECA) 2026 examination.Candidates can now log in to the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in, to download their OMR sheets and recorded responses.The board has also opened the…
Shilpa Shetty’s premium restaurant chain, Bastian, has long been one of Mumbai’s most talked-about dining brands. The business grabbed widespread attention last year after author Shobhaa De claimed that one of its Mumbai outlets earned between Rs 2 crore and Rs 3 crore in a single night. While Shilpa later rejected those figures, her husband…
A Crowd of People Watching Old Faithful Geyser Erupt in Yellowstone National Park on an Overcast Day (iStock) Some places become famous because of what people build there. Yellowstone became famous because of what nature built beneath its surface.In the summer of 1870, a group of explorers stood in what is now Yellowstone National Park…
NEW DELHI: Indian athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Glasgow underwent two rounds of dope testing before their departure as part of stringent measures to ensure a clean campaign, TOI has learnt. Athletes training overseas were also tested through coordination between the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and the National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) in…
Sawan 2026 is going to be a big month for devotees of Lord Shiva. According to the North Indian calendar, this holy month will start on July 30, 2026 and end on August 28, 2026. During this period, devotees will observe Sawan Somwar Vrat, Sawan Shivratri, Pradosh Vrat, Nag Panchami and Sawan Purnima.This year, Sawan…
Amazon forest fires fell to all-time low in 2025 but could a super El Niño halt progress? Amazon forest fires peaked during a crushing 2024 drought, but just a year later, the total burned area dropped to its lowest level since records began in 1985, reports Euronews.Data from the environmental monitoring network MapBiomas reveals that…
