A day after the WHO regional committee recommended termination of her appointment as regional director for the South-East Asia Region, Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned from the post on Sept 9. Wazed’s resignation came amid probe by the UN health agency and Bangladesh authorities into allegations against her, which…
Nepal’s forensic laboratories are in a race against time 15 days after the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, with thousands of DNA samples arriving at facilities accustomed to processing fewer than 900 tests in an entire year. As visual identification becomesdifficult because of decomposition and mutilation, DNA is now the main hope of putting names to 1,265…
WASHINGTON: AI agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, according to six sets of independent investigators and data reviewed by Reuters, showing that the agents’ rogue activity was wider ranging than previously disclosed.Although the behaviour falls short of hacking and is in some ways closer…
Eric Thompson’s collection spans ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, barbecue sauce, honey, jelly, seafood sauces, vinegar and numerous Asian condiments. Most people tear open a condiment packet, squeeze out the last drop and toss the wrapper without a second thought. Eric Thompson sees something beyond: a tiny piece of design, advertising and everyday history. Across his…
US moves towards elimination of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders if they lose jobs. As the Donald Trump administration Thursday moved towards ending the 60-day grace period for several work visa holders, panic spread as the H-1B visa is one of them and the proposal would mean that an H-1B holder will have…
TOI correspondent from London: Indian criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and his co-defendant, his personal assistant Manpreet Kaur, appeared in the dock at Southwark crown court on Thursday where the pair are facing charges relating to sexual offences against women in Britain.Aggarwal had represented fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi.Kaur entered in a flowery blouse looking morose….
Sutro Heights Park in San Francisco, CaliforniaPhoto credit: Canva On a windswept bluff overlooking the Pacific in western San Francisco, a once grand estate rose from the dunes in the 1880s, its gardens dotted with hundreds of classical statues and its mansion visible for miles around. The property belonged to Adolph Sutro, a former mayor…
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby shares his daily routine that includes 8.5 hours of sleep and three hours of reading. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby starts his day before most people have even begun checking their emails, but he doesn’t immediately dive into a packed schedule of meetings. 59-year-old Kirby, who runs one of the…
A photograph showing an adult male seahorse with two tiny newborn juveniles in the shallow waters of Mo’orea, French Polynesia, has won the grand prize at the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 awards. French underwater photographer Julien Anton spent countless hours searching through underwater seaweed beds with local naturalists before finding the trio. He…
IShowSpeed turned Apple’s new iPhone Duo event into a viral moment after deciding to perform a backflip while holding the company’s first foldable iPhone. The 21-year-old streamer was standing in front of new Apple CEO John Ternus when he suddenly said he wanted to be the first person to do a backflip with the device….