Team TOI Plus TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Aug 06, 2026, 18:02 IST IST Five years after a Goa court acquitted him, former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal was convicted of raping a junior colleague during a work event in 2013.A division bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar overturned the 2021 verdict and convicted Tejpal under provisions covering … Read more
Monsoon rains bring relief from summer heat, but flooded roads and contaminated water supplies trigger a huge spike in cholera, typhoid, and stomach infections. When groundwater mixes with sewage and runoff, protecting your family comes down to basic daily habits.Boil or Filter Your WaterBoiling tap water is the surest way to kill bacteria, viruses, and … Read more
Camels in Gobi desert (Image Credit: Canva) There’s a tradition out in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert that sounds almost too tender to be real, yet herding families have kept it alive for generations. It’s called Khööslökh, sometimes translated as the “camel coaxing ritual,” and the idea at its core is simple. When a mother camel won’t … Read more
A gas stove works through daily spills, splattering oil, and boiling sauces. Over time, those small messes settle into the burner caps and ports, forming a layer of burnt grease that can affect both appearance and flame performance. With time, these small marks harden into stubborn grease that seems impossible to remove.Sometimes, using a hard … Read more
Maharashtra opens NEET UG counselling 2026 registrations for MBBS and BDS seats through State CET Cell MBBS और BDS में अंतर क्या है? (फोटो-Canva) Maharashtra opens NEET UG counselling 2026 registrations for MBBS and BDS seats through State CET Cell MBBS और BDS में अंतर क्या है? (फोटो-Canva) Maharashtra opens NEET UG counselling 2026 registrations … Read more
Abaan Ahmed, son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, died in a car crash. LUCKNOW: Abaan Ahmed (21), the youngest son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, was killed in a road accident on Thursday morning after the SUV he was travelling in crashed into a road divider in Jhansi district. One of his friends also died in … Read more
Anees Bazmee and Govinda have delivered some of Bollywood’s most memorable entertainers together, including ‘Swarg’, ‘Raja Babu’, ‘Aankhen’ and ‘Sandwich’. Over the years, the filmmaker has often credited Govinda’s impeccable comic timing and instinctive improvisation for elevating his films. In an exclusive conversation with ETimes, Bazmee once again showered praise on the Bollywood superstar and … Read more
Rare Himalayan Blue Poppy (Instagram) Once presumed to be a myth of the mountains, Bhutan’s national flower is a once-in-a-lifetime rare find. A video going viral on social media has left nature lovers beautifully shocked and stunned at the same time. The video shows a local boy in Nepal’s remote Dolpa region gently holding a … Read more
The Bombay High Court found Tarun Tejpal guilty of rape after thirteen years. PANAJI: Thirteen years after the arrest of a high profile founder in chief of Tehelka magazine, Tarun Tejpal, for rape in an elevator of a starred hotel, the Bombay high court on Thursday found him guilty of rape and sentenced him to … Read more
NASI Young Scientist Award 2026 honours IIT Roorkee’s Prof. Ankit Agarwal The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has announced that Prof. Ankit Agarwal of its Department of Hydrology has been selected for the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) Young Scientist Award 2026. The institute shared the announcement on August 4, stating that the … Read more