Deep inside the cloud forests of Mexico, certain patches of bark and rotting wood begin to glow a faint, ghostly green once darkness sets in. The source is not the trees themselves but tiny mushrooms growing on them, fungi capable of producing their own light through a chemical reaction inside their cells. For years, very…
A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella as she walks in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering under a heat wave that combines daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104…
Akshay Kumar’s Cape of Good Films LLP issued a public notice claiming exclusive worldwide rights to Hera Pheri 3, warning against third-party dealings. This comes amid Priyadarshan’s exit as director, after alleging repeated insults from producer Firoz Nadiadwala. The film was set to reunite Akshay, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal. The ‘Hera Pheri 3’ rights…
IIM Kozhikode admits record 66% women in PGP as 599 MBA students join 2026-28 batch The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) has inducted its new cohort for the 2026-28 academic session, with women accounting for 66% of students admitted to its Post Graduate Programme (PGP). The institute said this is the highest proportion…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s dismissal on 2nd debut (Image: X) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made a memorable start to his international career during the second T20I against England at Old Trafford, becoming India’s youngest-ever male international cricketer at just 15 years of age. Although his debut innings lasted only 10 deliveries, the teenage sensation gave fans a glimpse of…
Dalal Street ended the last week with gains, with six of the country’s 10 most valued companies together adding more than Rs 1 lakh crore to their market capitalisation. Bharti Airtel and Bajaj Finance emerged as the biggest gains as equities ended the week on a positive note.The broader market remained firm, with the BSE…
Skoda Auto India today finally launched the new Skoda Kodiaq RS in the Indian market, priced at Rs 66.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The limited-run performance SUV quickly attracted strong interest from enthusiasts across the country, and all 50 units from the initial allocation have already been booked. With all 50 units now sold out, it remains…
Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt married in an intimate Pali Hill ceremony, with Spratt in ivory lace and Khan in a cream kurta. Khan had confirmed a simple registered marriage with close family and friends. This is his third wedding, following Reena Dutta and Kiran Rao, with whom he shares cordial co-parenting ties. Aamir Khan…
ChatGPT experienced an outage, with 91% of users facing issues. OpenAI acknowledged the problem, and the service is now back online with performance back to normal. The TOI Tech team verified the restoration on the website and mobile app. ChatGPT went through an outage. The outage tracking website — Downdetector — has also received reports…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (AP/PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reinstated Babar Azam as the national team’s Test captain ahead of two crucial ICC World Test Championship assignments against the West Indies and England. According to the ICC, Babar replaces Shan Masood at the helm and will lead Pakistan in a two-Test series in the…
