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BENGALURU: Lightning does more than light up the sky and shake the ground. A new India-wide study shows that powerful lightning strikes can briefly disturb the ionosphere, the electrically charged layer of the atmosphere crucial for satellite navigation and radio communication.The research, published in Remote Sensing Letters, combines data from Isro’s Lightning Detection Sensor Network…
MUMBAI:Amid reports that he is playing hardball with BJP to share the BMC mayor’s post by rotation, deputy CM Eknath Shinde did nothing to set the rumours to rest on Sunday. “The mayor’s post will be with Mahayuti,” Shinde said.BJP won 89 seats and Shiv Sena 29 in the BMC polls. BJP needs Shinde’s support…
Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra has welcomed the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) decision to revise the base year for key macroeconomic indicators — Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) — saying the exercise will better reflect changing consumption patterns and economic structures…
Imagine hearing a sound that began its journey before our galaxy even existed. That is what astronomers are doing now. They are picking up faint signals that have travelled for more than 13 billion years to reach Earth. These signals come from a time when the universe was still very young, long before the Milky…
NOIDA: A man accused of attempting to snatch a gold chain from a senior citizen inside La Residentia society in Greater Noida West was arrested following a brief gunfight during a late-night vehicle check on Saturday.The accused, Rahul Yadav, allegedly entered the condominium wearing a helmet and followed the elderly woman into the lobby of…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah on Wednesday said external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Dhaka would help India and Bangladesh script a new chapter in bilateral ties, guided by shared interests, pragmatism and mutual interdependence.In a post on X, Hamidullah wrote, “As Hon External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar left…
CHENNAI: Lottery operator Santiago Martin’s son, Jose Charles Martin, on Friday said his party, Latchiya Jananayaka Katchi (LJK), had expressed interest in an alliance with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) ahead of the 2026 Assembly election, marking a shift from his earlier criticism of TVK president Vijay’s political messaging.“We have expressed our interest. Now the response…
Actress Nidhhi Agerwal shared a dance video post-controversy at a song launch event where she was mobbed. The video, featuring her grooving to ‘Sahana Sahana,’ was seen as a subtle thank you to fans and a way to focus on her work amidst a police probe into the event’s security. Controversy erupted during ‘The Raja…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: In an animated prime time address from the Diplomatic Room in the White House on Wednesday night that was anything but diplomatic, President Donald Trump doubled down on a protectionist agenda that is sending ripples through the global financial system, emphasizing the benefits of broad tariffs and steep reductions in…
1st BJP national chief from Bihar NEW DELHI: As far as dark horses go, Nitin Nabin‘s elevation in the BJP organisation is as big a surprise as it gets. The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday named the 45-year-old minister in the Bihar govt its working president, putting him on track to become the youngest to…
