Once a cleaner for coal-soiled wallpaper, a failing company found new life when its owner’s sister-in-law suggested its putty could be a children’s toy. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Before the smell of sweet, colourful dough came to represent childhood throughout the world, it was the aroma of a final bid to keep a failing company…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Prince Yadav, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo) The IPL 2026 points table after Match 50 may not have brought dramatic changes in the standings, but it turned out to be a hugely significant result in the playoff race. Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost the extra-game advantage they previously held over several rivals after…
At the start of 2026, I had gone to Somnath for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple. Now, I will be back in Somnath on 11th May to mark 75 years since the inauguration of the restored Temple by the then President of India, Dr….
A Tennessee optometrist has pleaded guilty to a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say cheated Medicare and other government programs out of millions of dollars over several years.48-year-old Helen Boerman of Brentwood admitted earlier this week that she defrauded Medicare of approximately $6.9 million through false billing tied to her eye care practice,…
Between October 2025 to March 2026, RBI has brought home 104.2 metric tonnes of gold. (AI image) Your grandparents and parents may have often told you to buy gold to tide over any financial crisis – but, guess what? Central banks around the world are doing exactly that! India ranks among the top 10 countries…
The extraordinary aerial photograph captured by NASA on its Earth Observatory site shows the evolution of a “sea of rotating clouds” in the region around Antarctica as a result of fierce winds, forming a phenomenon called the Von Kármán vortex streets. This astonishing image was taken by NASA using Landsat 8 over Peter I Island…
Filmmaker-turned-politician Raj Chakraborty on Thursday announced his decision to quit active politics, days after the TMC candidate lost to BJP‘s Kaustav Bagchi in the West Bengal assembly elections from Barrackpore.Chakraborty, who had won the Barrackpore seat in 2021, lost the constituency this time to Bagchi by 15,822 votes.In a statement on social media, Chakraborty said…
Things tend to fall into place more easily as ripe fruit falls from its tree, with less struggle. Sun and Jupiter favor your confidence from day one – you’ll notice it from that first cup of chai! Calls get returned, errands finish on time, and people respond with respect.Children do reasonably well, which eases your…
WBBSE Madhyamik Result 2026 tomorrow: Steps to check Class 10 scores quickly on TOI portal WBBSE Madhyamik Result 2026: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education will declare the WBBSE Madhyamik Result 2026 on May 8, 2026. Nearly 9.71 lakh students who appeared for the Class 10 board examination across the state are waiting for…
Quote of the day by Elon Musk Some quotes are simple on the surface but stay in the mind long after because of what they quietly reveal about life, responsibility and human relationships. This was exemplified by a statement made by Elon Musk when he spoke about parenting and the parent-child relationship. My children weren’t…