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After spending most of his life on the same Pennsylvania farm, dairy farmer Jeff Biddle has chosen to protect it from development, even after receiving two lucrative offers from potential buyers. The 170-acre Bear Meadows Farm near Tussey Mountain was placed under a permanent conservation easement in July 2026, according to the Centre County Farmland…

Choksi failed to pay the security to the court by the deadline, and so the claim was struck out against the four male defendants. TOI Correspondent from London: Diamond businessman Mehul Choksi has dropped a multi-million-pound London high court damages claim he was bringing against the Indian govt and a Hungarian woman named Barbara Jarabik,…

Smoke rises in the aftermath of a Russian jet-powered drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 28, 2026. Russia launched ballistic missiles and several jet-powered drones at Kyiv, Ukraine’s air force reported on Tuesday, as Moscow tries to force Ukraine to crumble under round-the-clock bombardment of its capital and other cities.The…

Eiffel Tower chief to step down after row over female staff at BAPS visit The chief of the company operating the Eiffel Tower will leave his post at the end of the year after an independent probe found that female employees were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group earlier this month.Patrick Branco…

Julia ChildPhoto: Wikipedia Julia Child’s former Cambridge home has returned to the real estate market, offering buyers the rare chance to own a property connected to one of America’s most beloved television chefs. The six-bedroom residence at 103 Irving Street is listed for $6.475 million, according to the Boston Globe. Property details on Redfin show…

How Uri led to surgical strikes (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Ten years ago, on the night of September 28-29, 2016, Indian Army commandos crossed the Line of Control and carried out surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.The operation, carried out in response to the Pakistan-sponsored Uri terror attack, marked a hard-hitting…

Asian elephants can abandon a familiar way of reaching food when it stops working, as per a new study conducted in Thailand. In tests with 16 animals, researchers found evidence of inhibitory control, the ability to hold back an unhelpful response and switch to a successful one in seconds.The research, published in PLOS One on…

“Stop punishing women for the crimes committed against them,” Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X. NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday backed the ongoing student-led protests over women’s safety, accusing the government of responding to violence against women by restricting their movement instead of making public spaces…

Security personnel stand guard as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conduct searches at the residence of former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday searched the premises of former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen and others as part of a money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),…

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s home ministry told TOI on Monday that it has launched a search for 43-year-old Assam woman Mumtaz Begum, who was sent to Bangladesh in the intervening night of June 13-14 and has been untraceable since. Top bureaucrats in Dhaka also said they were awaiting official communication from India on the case.Dr Ziauddin…