Woodland standing in Epping Forest, south of High Beach, England. Image Credit: Wikipedia Britain has been planting new woodland on former farmland, but a 25-year study found that these new woods can take much longer to develop like ancient woodland. Researchers studied an old farmland site and found that its soil and plants were still…
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an unexpected increase in US crude inventories outweighed concerns over supply disruptions following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.Brent crude futures declined 93 cents, or 0.86%, to $107.82 a barrel at 0028 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 97 cents, or 0.92%, to $104.86…
Hulk Hogan’s former Florida mansion attracted attention after it was put on the market for nearly $11 million, around six months after the wrestling legend died in July 2025. Hogan had purchased the Gulf-front Clearwater Beach property for about $3.33 million in 2012, giving it a price history that stretches back more than a decade….
When Anderson Cooper bought a historic former fire patrol house in New York’s Greenwich Village for $4.3 million in 2010, the purchase raised concerns among local preservationists, according to contemporary reporting by DNAinfo and the Village Preservation Society. The four-storey building at 84 West 3rd Street had spent decades as a working Fire Patrol station,…
Mumbai: Banks with the largest number of bank accounts will be the biggest gainers as they will receive the lion’s share of the fees. While third-party payment apps will receive a smaller share, the MDR will make the biggest difference to them as their business model suddenly becomes sustainable without having to look for alternative…
Quote of the day by Michael Douglas(Image Credit: Instagram) A famous surname can get people talking before you have even had the chance to introduce yourself. For Michael Douglas, that was part of growing up as the son of Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas. His father was already a major movie star, which meant Michael was…
PM Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney (File photo) New Delhi: India and Canada, which is in the midst of an intense trade battle with the US, may finalise a trade deal by the end of the year, if not earlier, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said.The statement comes amid ongoing talks at the official level,…
Bengaluru: Oracle began a fresh round of layoffs in India on Monday, affecting several mid- to senior-level employees in web development and maintenance, people familiar with the matter said. Some sources estimated that 1,000-1,500 employees in India could be affected, though TOI could not independently verify the figure. An email sent to Oracle did not…
New Delhi: Goods exports jumped over 26% to $43.8 billion, the fastest pace of expansion since June 2022, due to a surge in electronics, engineering goods and petroleum products, while lower gold shipments helped moderate import growth to 14%, and narrow the trade deficit to $26.9 billion, a five-month low.Latest data released by the commerce…
Mumbai: With Brent firmly trading significantly above the psychologically important $100/barrel mark, US 10-year yield at two-decade high at over 5%, India 10-year at above 7.1%, and rupee weakening close to 96/$, Dalal Street investors pressed the panic button on Tuesday. As a result, sensex lost about 1,400 points from the day’s high and closed…
