Dog owners visiting the Swiss border town of Chiasso will soon have one more responsibility besides picking up after their pets. From mid-August 2026, anyone whose dog urinates on pavements or building facades in the town centre must rinse the area with water or risk a fine for repeat offences. The unusual regulation, believed to…
Priyanka Chopra, shooting for SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’ in Hyderabad, enjoyed a movie night with husband Nick Jonas and co-star Mahesh Babu at AMB Cinemas. On the Jonas Brothers’ podcast, she revealed Rajamouli personally cast her 14 months ago. ‘Varanasi’, set post-asteroid apocalypse, follows Rudhra’s quest, with Priyanka playing Mandakini. Amid a hectic shooting schedule in…
Kaiju No. 8 quickly became one of the standout action anime of recent years by mixing giant kaiju battles with heartfelt character moments and plenty of humor. Kafka Hibino’s unexpected transformation into the very creature he was sworn to eliminate gave the series a unique twist that resonated with fans. If you’re searching for another…
Home takes centre stage today.The support of your mother, her advice or even just presence calms you far more than you admit. The Moon is a calming influence when it comes to domestic issues and Venus offers the comfort of beauty, peace and a desire to enhance your environment. It is possible to feel the…
When you have money, you develop hobbies and preferences that are different from the layman. While a millionaire could have a thing for collecting watches, a billionaire could be into buying up yachts. When it comes to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, he has a propensity for large compounds. The billionaire tech giant with a net…
After a dramatic rally in the previous session, oil prices retreated on Thursday as crude continued to move out of the Middle East even as the US-Iran war widened beyond its primary battlefronts.WTI crude slipped 0.54% to $84.00 a barrel, while Brent crude fell 0.85% to $89.97 a barrel.The decline followed a sharp rebound on…
Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra walks into the Commonwealth Games 2026 as India’s biggest athletics hope, but this may be far from a routine title defence. The Olympic champion and former world champion is returning to the Games after an eight-year gap, and the men’s javelin field in Glasgow is significantly stronger…
Representative image of wolves in Yellowstone National Park (AI-generated) Three decades after wolves returned to Yellowstone National Park, young aspen trees are growing tall in parts of the park’s northern range for the first time in generations. The change has added fresh evidence to one of conservation’s best-known stories, but scientists say the results are…
Every year, as the seasons change, millions of birds undertake one of nature’s greatest journeys. Some travel only a few hundred kilometres, while others fly thousands without recognising political borders or national boundaries. Instead, they follow ancient migration routes known as flyways, natural aerial corridors shaped by geography, climate and the availability of food and…
Tomato growers rarely agree on everything, yet certain garden habits seem to appear in allotments and back gardens year after year. One of the more unusual involves placing a bar of soap close to tomato plants. Sometimes it is left whole, sometimes chopped into pieces, or even hung in mesh bags from stakes. The idea…
Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston vacation in Spain. (Image credits: Instagram) Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, the ‘Friends’ stars, kept their promise to be there for each other – whether through dejection or cruising off the Spanish island of Mallorca and having the time of their lives. The two gorgeous actresses were spotted vacationing with…
NEW DELHI: Smartphone exports rose 23.4% to $9.8 billion during the June quarter, with the segment accounting for nearly two-thirds of electronic shipments of about $15.2 billion during April-June.This was the highest-ever first-quarter smartphone exports by value and was driven by strong iPhone shipments to the US, reinforcing the country’s emergence as a key global…
