Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan India captain Shubman Gill overcame intense heat and cramps to score 154, while Ishan Kishan struck his second ODI century as India beat Afghanistan by 170 runs in the second ODI in Lucknow on Wednesday and sealed the three-match series 2-0.After Afghanistan chose to bowl first in difficult afternoon conditions,…
Florida restored a degraded oyster reef in 2018; density rose to 91 per sq m in six months and 244 by year five (Image Credit: UF/IFAS) Florida’s Lone Cabbage Reef, once a productive oyster habitat that had deteriorated into a sandbar, began recovering after researchers and local oyster harvesters rebuilt it with dolomite limestone in…
A Class 10 student from Bihar has attracted attention online with an ambitious technology project that claims to provide high-speed internet without a SIM card or regular recharge. Karan Malakar, a student of Adarsh Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Shekhpura, is reported to have developed the device at a cost of around Rs 1 lakh. According to…
The shed features an 18-foot gaming table, storage for equipment and miniatures, and a tea-making station. A garden shed built by a group of friends in Lancashire for their tabletop gaming sessions has won Britain’s 2026 Shed of the Year competition. Known as Otty’s Hobby Shed 2.0, the building belongs to Chris Otterburn and serves…
Every winter, the same scene plays out in kitchens across India, you reach for the ghee jar expecting a soft, scoopable spoonful, and instead find a hard, pale block that barely budges under a spoon. It’s a genuinely common complaint this time of year, and the good news is it’s got nothing to do with…
The property, located at 29-31 Eldridge Street, stands next to Manchester’s new Main Street library. A plan to demolish a historic house in Manchester, Connecticut, to make space for additional library parking has faced opposition from the state’s Historic Preservation Council. The town purchased the two-family property for $455,000 in June 2026, intending to replace…
Filing of patent applications in India rose 30.2 per cent to 1,43,729 in 2025-26 from 1,10,375 in the previous fiscal, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday, attributing the increase to steps taken to strengthen the intellectual property rights ecosystem.India is currently the world’s sixth-largest patent filer.“Our patent filings soared to a historic…
Aamir Khan leads a private family life and enjoys spending time with loved ones, cherishing their special moments. For this, his Panchgani farmhouse is just the perfect retreat if you ever need a break from city noise.It sits on about two acres of green land, surrounded by hills, just a few hours from Mumbai. The…
A routine offshore fishing trip off Massachusetts became an extraordinary battle when charter captain Damon Sacco and lifelong angler Walter Chapman encountered a colossal Atlantic blue marlin roughly 100 miles off Cape Cod. The enormous fish measured more than 11 feet long and weighed an astonishing 1,260 pounds (571.5 kilograms) when it was brought back…
Foreign investors pump over Rs 30,900 crore into Indian equities in August Foreign investors returned to Indian equities in August with a stronger buying pace, putting Rs 30,919 crore into the market and extending their net purchases for the second month. The latest inflow came after Rs 20,200 crore was invested in July, offering a…
France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Kylian Mbappé entered the 2026 FIFA World Cup with an opportunity to add another chapter to…
After spending two years living in a tent, Palestinian potter Jaafar Atallah decided to turn the very earth beneath his feet into a home for his parents. With cement and steel difficult to obtain in Gaza, he gathered around 15 people, collected local clay and experimented with mud bricks until they managed to build a…
