Mumbai: A retired Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) scientist has allegedly been duped of Rs 1.3 crore in a sophisticated online stock trading fraud scheme operated through a WhatsApp group. The fraudsters showed him virtual profits of several crores, and when he tried to withdraw, was informed that his account was blocked, and he was…
Pic for representational purpose only Pune: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists are developing an advanced hull for a futuristic infantry combat vehicle (ICV) using composite materials to build lighter, stronger and stealthier battlefield platforms for the Indian Army.The DRDO’s Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) (R&DE-E) is developing the project in Pune.In April, the…
At the bottom of a lake in Mexico City lives a creature that should not, by biological rules, be able to do what it does. Cut off one of its legs, and a new one grows back. Damage its spinal cord, heart, or even part of its brain, and the tissue regenerates with no scarring…
MADURAI: A day after Tamil Nadu governor R V Arlekar met senior district officers in Madurai, state law minister R Nirmal Kumar said Lok Bhavan had no authority to review administrative works and instructed officials not to participate in such exercises.“Administrative powers to review govt work rest solely with the elected govt and its representatives….
MUMBAI: The Customs Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch (SIIB-Export), Mumbai Zone-III, has arrested the director of a pharmaceutical company and a customs broker director for allegedly attempting to export a controlled substance to the Czech Republic without mandatory permission from narcotics authorities.The arrested accused have been identified as Venkat Shinde, director of M/s Veeprho Laboratories…
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…
Stalls under sealdah flyover Shoppers under Sealdah flyover on Sunday photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: Following state govt directives, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is gearing up to remove illegal encroachments and shops below flyovers across the city. The authorities on Saturday issued notices to unauthorised hawkers and occupants to remove their shops from under…
Since 2019, political discord has arisen between Uddhav Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his political rival Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray travelled on the same flight from Mumbai to Nagpur on Friday evening. Thackeray was accompanied by his MLA son Aaditya and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on the…
You’re in a frenzied mood the moment you read this, Leo, perhaps more than normally. Mars encourages you to take risks and the Moon encourages you to do something different, make a statement or tackle the task that many people aren’t able to handle. Fine. Just don’t confuse bravery with recklessness. There’s a thin line,…
Pune: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) raided a chemical-producing company at Kurkumbh MIDC in the early hours of Monday, on the Pune-Solapur highway.“We have seized the chemicals and are probing whether these were drugs. Samples have been sent for forensic examination,” said a senior ANTF officer.“We received information that the company was illegally producing synthetic…
