NEW DELHI: How does the world truly function? Some argue it runs on money, others insist natural resources dictate the balance of power. But moments of conflict often cut through these theories and reveal a more enduring truth: the world moves through its sea lanes. From crude oil and LNG to semiconductors and finished goods,…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: The prime-time address was intended to reassure an anxious nation and steady jittery markets; instead, U.S President Donald Trump on Wednesday underscored the deep contradictions at the heart of his war in Iran, declaring that American objectives were “nearing completion” even as he threatened an intensification of military action.The speech,…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday criticised rock musician Bruce Springsteen in a social media post, accusing the singer of having what he described as “Trump Derangement Syndrome”.“Bad, and very boring singer, Bruce Springsteen, who looks like a dried up prune who has suffered greatly from the work of a really bad plastic surgeon, has…
A day after the source code of Anthropic Claude Code – its popular AI coding assistant – leaked online, the company quickly raced to file copyright takedown requests with GitHub, successfully pulling down more than 8,000 copies of the instructions that had spread like wildfire across the platform overnight. But one engineer had other ideas,…
In a landmark revival of human spaceflight beyond low-Earth orbit, Nasa’s Artemis II mission launched on April 1, propelling four astronauts towards the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. This crewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket marks a pivotal step in Nasa’s Artemis program,…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said several neighbouring countries have sought India’s assistance for petroleum supplies amid rising regional pressures as the Middle East conflict continues. “On Bangladesh, we continue to supply energy requirements to them since 2007… We have also recently supplied 38,000 metric tonnes of petroleum products to Sri…
Kylian Mbappe can’t keep calm as LEGO unveils star-studded football collection featuring Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi for FIFA World Cup 2026 (via X) LEGO has launched a new football-themed collection. The collaboration has been launched to celebrate the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. The collection features the top names in football. LEGO World Cup collection…
NEW DELHI: The internal rift between Raghav Chadha and the AAP high command came into the open after the party on Thursday replaced him with Ashok Mittal as its deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha.In a letter to the Rajya Sabha secretariat, AAP requested that Chadha not be allotted speaking time from the party’s quota…
WhatsApp has issued a warning about a fake version of its app designed to conduct surveillance. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the warning from the Meta-owned messaging app comes after a few hundred iPhone users in Italy were tricked into downloading a fake WhatsApp app. According to the report, WhatsApp said…
In 1997, Soufrière Hills erupted and entombed the city of Plymouth on the island of Montserrat. The capital, which was once a bustling centre for commerce, was covered in many feet of ash and debris within a few hours, leading to a permanent evacuation. The Montserrat Volcano Observatory states that over 80 per cent of…