CANDID MOMENT: Double silver medallist Elavenil Valarivan takes a selfie with India’s men’s 10m air rifle medal-winning trio. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s wait for a gold medal continued on Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026, but four more podium finishes lifted the country’s tally to six as shooting once again led the charge…
Optical illusion personality tests are interesting mind twisters that compel the brain to believe what a person sees first based on their focus, thoughts, and mindset at the time. What begins as a glance can suddenly transform into two completely different images, and for a second, it seems even the brain begins to argue with…
Helene Ball, an 81-year-old retired teacher, has won a court battle against Derbyshire County Council after workers cemented a metal fence panel across a 3ft gap in the rear wall of her Matlock property in April 2023, blocking the gate that had provided access to her garden for years. Ball successfully proved the gate had…
NSE IPO closes strong after decade-long wait for stock market listing (representative image) The $2.3 billion initial public offering of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) was subscribed 5.7 times by the end of the final day of bidding on Monday, as investors placed bids for more than five times the shares on offer.The…
‘Lust Stories 3’ director Vikramaditya Motwane says ‘gatekeepers’ are behind backlash to bold films as Shakun Batra discusses sex, desire and morality: ‘It’s not like none of these things have ever happened in India’ Filmmakers Vikramaditya Motwane and Shakun Batra have opened up about the criticism surrounding Hindi films that explore sex, desire, intimacy and…
Lead Pigs found at dig in Ceredigion. Image Credit: National Museum Wales The discovery of two Roman lead blocks in Ceredigion has brought a nearly 2,000-year-old piece of Wales history back into view. Found by metal detectorists Nick Yallope and Peter Nicolas on grazing land at Llangynfelyn, the objects carry lettering linked to Emperor Domitian…
You know that feeling when you walk into the office already a little frazzled, laptop bag digging into your shoulder, coffee not yet kicked in, and you just dive straight into emails before you’ve even properly sat down? Turns out that rush might be quietly sabotaging your whole day without you even realising it. There’s…
A microwave omelette is a quick option when you want something filling without standing over a pan.How to make it: Crack 2 eggs into a microwave-safe bowl and whisk them with a tablespoon of milk or water, along with salt and pepper. Add chopped vegetables such as onion, tomato, capsicum or spinach, and a little…
Trying to control people becomes tiresome and leads to frustration. Krishna’s teaching from the Bhagavad Gita offers valuable guidance on attachment. Letting go of possessiveness and expectations brings inner peace to relationships. Detachment is freedom from unhealthy dependence, not indifference towards others. Healthy love thrives when it does not own outcomes or control responses. Trying…
India Under-19 team (Photo/screengrab) There was no stopping Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan as he followed his Player of the Match performance in the series opener with a century to help India Under 19 beat Australia Under 19 by 103 runs in Rajkot and seal the three-match Youth ODI series with a game to spare.Chauhan hit 122…
Redditor says an F-1 visa application for a Harvard MBA got rejected despite a strong financial background. A Redditor has shared a detailed account of how she was refused an F-1 visa, though she claimed to have got through Harvard for her MBA. The authenticity of the Reddit post is not independently verified but several…
NEW DELHI: India’s MMA fighter Varun Sanyal has broken his silence after being forced to withdraw from the Asian Games following a blackout during a sauna session, admitting that his attempt to cut weight on his own was “quite foolish” but saying he felt he had no choice.Sanyal, who was due to compete in the…
