Camouflage in the animal kingdom is often about blending into a colour or a general shape, but a small, remarkable group of snakes has taken the game several steps further, evolving to mimic the exact texture, shape, and even movement of dead leaves and twigs. It’s a survival strategy that works both ways, staying invisible…
Keep your goals close to your chest today. There are a few people around you who deserve the first seat in your ideas. Hidden opposition is active, and someone may quietly watch, compare, or wait for you to slip. Saturn’s hard glance creates pressure from rivals, while the Moon can make you say more than…
Visitors to a hillside near Vicenza in northern Italy spent nearly a decade believing they were exploring the remains of a forgotten Roman amphitheatre. Guided by dramatic tales of ancient emperors, gladiators and even visits by Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, they willingly paid €40 for tours of what appeared to be an extraordinary archaeological discovery….
Eucalyptus trees- Representative Image Drive down almost any highway or hill in India, walk through the hill stations of India, or wander the eucalyptus-scented eastern coast of Ethiopia, or drive across California, and you’ll likely run into the same tall, silver-leafed tree with peeling bark and that unmissable minty smell, much of which is famous…
India’s Ajinkya Rahane, left, is congratulated by Australia’s Steve Smith (Photo by AP/PTI) NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane never sought the spotlight. In an era dominated by classy stroke-makers and larger-than-life personalities, he quietly built a reputation as one of India’s most dependable overseas batters and one of the country’s most respected leaders. On Thursday, the…
Minimum balance penalty (representative image) NEW DELHI: Banks collected nearly Rs 7,100 crore as penalties from customers for failing to maintain minimum average balance (MAB) in their accounts in financial year 2025-26, up from around Rs 6,800 crore in the preceding year, government has told Parliament. Nearly 70% of the charges, adding up to Rs…
Ravi Kishan reveals how he lost 18kg without weight-loss drugs: ‘When you are in your 50s, it’s not easy, I was 90 kg’ Actor-politician Ravi Kishan has credited his dietary changes and regular exercise for helping him shed a significant 18 kg of weight. The 57-year-old star is proving that traditional methods still hold strong…
Peter Beck never earned a university degree or landed the aerospace job he hoped would launch his career. Instead, the New Zealand engineer turned rejection into an opportunity that reshaped his future. After an unsuccessful trip to the United States in 2006, where attempts to gain experience with organisations including NASA and Boeing fell short,…
Image Credit: By Micha L. Rieser Deep within the Swiss Alps, 1,200 metres above sea level, lies the small farming village of Vals. This remote location hosts a structure that challenges traditional architectural limits, the ‘Therme Vals.’ Designed by Peter Zumthor and completed in 1996, this thermal bath complex was not built to stand out…
Good days have a certain clean rhythm, and yours begins that way. Your mind is alert, your body cooperative, and tasks move with less resistance than usual. The Moon supports practical thinking, while Mercury, your ruler, keeps your timing sharp. You’ll feel more active from the start, and that matters.This is also a day for…
File photo: Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: Exporters are worried due to uncertainty of orders, higher logistics costs, liquidity issues and possible disruption of raw material supply chain due to a prolonged crisis in West Asia, with other shipping channel (Bab el-Mandeb) also affected.The issue briefly came up for discussion…
Judoka Arun Kumar and Tulika Maan (Image credit: Agencies) Shortly before the Commonwealth Games (CWG) began at Glasgow, a startling doping scandal rocked the weightlifting contingent. Four national campers – N Ajith (71kg), Sairaj Pardeshi (88kg), Harcharan Singh (110kg) and Vanshita Verma (77kg) – tested positive for prohibited substances during the qualification period, forcing them…
