NOVEMBER 27, 2021
HALIFAX, Canada — A top Space Force official admitted on Saturday that the U.S. has “catching up to do very quickly” to match Beijing’s hypersonic capability, one week after China successfully launched a missile that circled the globe before striking a target.
Russia also launched a hypersonic missile from a warship in the Arctic this week, underscoring how...
NOVEMBER 27, 2021
A group of up to 30 people robbed a Best Buy store in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area on Black Friday, according to authorities.
The theft resembles other mass robberies recently seen across the country. In such cases, several robbers swarm a store, ransack the shelves and run away, sometimes assaulting shoppers and store employees in the process.
Police in...
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
People ride the temporarily deflated Blues Clues float during the 95th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Shoppers typically bear the brunt of Black Friday frenzy while clamoring over discounted holiday merchandise, but concerns over the new COVID variant gave investors and traders a dollop of holiday...
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021 in London. 2021. - Leon Neal/Getty Images
Hundreds of passengers from South Africa were being held at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on Friday after the Netherlands imposed new travel restrictions amid concerns over an aggressive mutation of the Covid-19 virus.
The European...
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, listens to Italian Premier Mario Draghi during a joint press conference at Villa Madama in Rome, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, after signing the Quirinale Treaty between Italy and France, which aims to provide a stable and formalized framework for cooperation in relations between the two countries. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, Pool)
CALAIS, FRANCE —...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
In a major setback to cryptocurrencies in India, the Centre on Thursday clarified that they will not be accorded the status of legal tender by any means. This came days after the finance ministry finalized and circulated a Cabinet note for further discussions on creating a regulatory regime for an official digital currency issued by the Reserve...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Brief Scorecard: India 258 for 4 (Iyer 75*, Gill 52, Jadeja 50*, Jamieson 3-47) vs New Zealand
Kanpur: Debutant Shreyas Iyer was guts, aggression and flair rolled into one during an unbeaten knock of 75, which was nothing short of a baptism by fire, as India ended on 258 for four on the first day of the opening...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
NEW DELHI: US e-tailer Amazon has written to independent directors at Big Bazaar parent Future Retail (FRL), alleging financial irregularities at the Kishore Biyani-led company.
The November 24 letter, reviewed by TOI, comes close on the heels of FRL directors accusing Amazon of misrepresenting facts and alleged FEMA and FDI violations. Amazon and FRL are fighting several legal...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled and digitally connected vending machines and smart-stores in the food and beverage (F&B) industry are new-age retail distributors which will accelerate the growth of the sector, industry experts said on Thursday.
Speaking at a webinar on 'Intelligent Retailing', they also noted that consumer behaviour is changing in the F&B industry and intelligent retail backed...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Ahead of the mega auction in January 2022, defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings have decided to retain their talismanic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the next three seasons of the T20 league. Apart from Dhoni, the franchise has retained all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played key roles in CSK 2021...
