Recent Views 21 World number one Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from this month’s Wuhan Open due to a foot injury, tournament organisers said on Sunday, a day after the Kazakh suffered a shock defeat in her opening match at the China Open.Rybakina lost to world number 118 Alina Charaeva in Beijing in her first match…
Recent Views 23 Bailey Quinn FrankPhoto credit: Society for science When Bailey Quinn Frank learned that scientists can identify species from genetic material left behind in the environment, she saw an opportunity to apply the same idea to public health. The eighth-grader from Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale designed a simple air sampler using…
Recent Views 15 US-Pakistan drone deal sparks concern in Indian defence circles TOI correspondent from Washington: An obscure American defence start-up has suddenly acquired an outsized geopolitical significance after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Pakistan army and securing an initial order for unmanned aerial systems, raising questions in Indian strategic circles over whether…
Recent Views 26 GST Council likely to consider proposals on arrest powers, ITC, prosecution threshold and more The GST Council may consider a package of GST process and enforcement reforms at its October 7 meeting, including a proposal to take away the power of tax officers to arrest taxpayers and require judicial authorisation for any…
Recent Views 26 NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India has stepped beyond traditional advocacy to actively broker peace and operational agreements between Russia and Ukraine.During the Munich leaders meeting, Jaishankar said that India is actively holding conversations with Russia and Ukraine to end the war, which has stretched on…
Recent Views 21 BCCI president Mithun Manhas presents the trophy to Rest of India captain Rishabh Pant. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant could not have asked for a better 29th birthday present. On a day when he missed the action because of fever, the Rest of India captain watched his teammates complete a stunning…
Recent Views 25 Zelenskyy claims Putin-Kim military partnership now includes jet drones Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia may have shared technology behind its jet-powered drones with North Korea, deepening concerns over growing military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.According to news agency Reuters, when asked at a press conference whether Russia had…
Recent Views 19 In 2023, a London house-clearance crew found two old computers buried under boxes; they were two of only three known surviving Q1 microcomputers, and the 1972 model later sold for £37,179/Image: Heritage Auctions via SWNS The world’s first fully integrated desktop computer was found among boxes during a London house clearance in…
Recent Views 23 When Lionel Messi makes his final appearance for Argentina against Benin on Tuesday at Buenos Aires’ Monumental stadium, it will mark the end of an international career that has lasted more than two decades.It will also bring the curtain down on a relationship that took time to develop. Argentina’s football authorities once…
Recent Views 22 Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation helped fund the veteran housing project. Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Foundation helped fund a housing project that turned part of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, into homes for formerly homeless veterans. The project opened in 2019 with 77 permanent supportive housing units.According…
