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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…
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…
Ecuador’s Willian Pacho, right, challenges for the ball with Mexico’s Gilberto Mora. (AP Photo) Teen prodigy Gilberto Mora etched his name into FIFA World Cup history after becoming the second-youngest player ever to start a World Cup knockout match, as Mexico ended a 40-year wait for a knockout victory with a commanding 2-0 win over…
By the 1980s, Costa Rica was facing an environmental crisis that few could have imagined just decades earlier. Once blanketed by lush tropical forests, the Central American nation had lost nearly half of its tree cover as logging, cattle ranching and agricultural expansion rapidly transformed the landscape. Wildlife habitats shrank, biodiversity declined, rivers became increasingly…
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…
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…
Named after the harvest festival itself, pongal has been offered in temples and homes across Tamil Nadu for hundreds of years. The savoury version combines rice, moong dal, black pepper, cumin and generous amounts of ghee, while the sweet version uses jaggery and cashews. Deeply rooted in agricultural traditions, pongal continues to symbolise gratitude, abundance…
Tragedy struck the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa as a private bus veered off the road into a gorge after colliding with a trailer, claiming at least seven lives and injuring over 15. DAUSA: At least eight passengers were killed and 24 others injured after a private bus travelling from Haridwar to Indore collided with a…
The family’s car, reportedly being reversed after a missed exit, was violently struck from behind by a speeding SUV. MEERUT: Four members of a family from Haryana’s Sonipat district were killed and three others suffered critical injuries after their car was hit from behind by a speeding SUV on the busy Delhi-Dehradun expressway in Rampur…
Many people turn to astrology for career, money and personal development advice. Astrologers say a person’s birth date can reveal their strengths, weaknesses and chances to make money. While financial success is largely a matter of education, skills, disciplined saving and smart investing, astrology buffs believe some traditional remedies can be useful in attracting prosperity…
