A pair of ornamental swans bought for a private pond in Montana in the 1960s eventually became the starting point for a very different kind of wildlife story. By the late 1970s, the flock in Paradise Valley had grown to 120, drawing the attention of Yellowstone National Park officials concerned about possible competition with native…
A visit to a popular bakery is usually about choosing between too many tempting desserts. But one recent video from Delhi has people looking at a pastry display for a very different reason.A cockroach was reportedly spotted crawling inside the display refrigerator at The Big Chill Cakery in Khan Market, Delhi. And, unfortunately, it was…
Raksha Bandhan is not merely a family celebration; traditionally, it is a sacred ritual representing protection, affection, responsibility and the strengthening of the sibling bond.In 2026, Raksha Bandhan will be observed on Friday, August 28 in India. The Purnima Tithi begins on August 27 and continues until the morning of August 28. For New Delhi,…
Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha (PTI Photo) Sonal Dinusha continued his impressive run against India by registering his fourth consecutive fifty-plus score in Test cricket on Thursday, putting his name alongside some of the game’s most celebrated batters.The Sri Lankan left-hander reached the landmark during the final day of the second Test in Colombo, where his…
Adit Abraham and Raunak Chowdhuri (Photo via LinkedIn) Harry Potter movies and novels have been an integral part of childhood, sending children into a fantasy world. But it seems that some MIT alumni have taken this childhood fantasy to another level.Adit Abraham and Raunak Chowdhuri, two MIT graduates of Indian origin, named their AI company…
Harsh Singh became India’s first male judoka to win Commonwealth Games gold. For Harsh Singh’s family, the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was the culmination of years of training, injuries and uncertainty. The 23-year-old from Delhi became the first Indian male judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold, beating Australia’s Joshua Katz in…
Most 16-year-olds ask their parents for pocket money. Raul John Aju pays his father a salary of Rs 2 lakh a month. That single fact, so simple, so completely unexpected, captures everything that makes Raul’s story one of the most remarkable things happening in India right now. Not just in the world of technology. In…
The cultural importance of the island is demonstrated by the some 3,000 archeological and historical sites and features that were documented through 2004. From an island carved by voyagers, farmers and sacred traditions comes the unlikely story of thousands of hungry goats. They grew on Kaho’olawe from a small 18th-century introduction into a herd of…
Quote of the day by Tim Curry: Tim Curry has been part of the entertainment industry for more than six decades and has worked on some of Hollywood’s most culturally defining and diverse roles. He was best known for his portrayal in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and his appearance in ‘Home Alone ‘. Today’s…
Growing up in Amritsar in the 1960s, Singh had heard whispers that the woman he believed was his mother was not his biological mother at all. His grandmother, whom he knew as the person who raised him, was in fact his paternal grandmother. The truth about his birth remained largely a family secret. At eight,…
Raksha Bandhan in 2026 offers ways to celebrate the brother-sister bond remotely. Sisters can send Rakhis early or perform symbolic rituals at home. A Puja Thali with essential items helps in conducting the ceremony. Tying a Rakhi to a deity or connecting via video call are also options. Distance does not diminish the significance of…
The method, called Extreme Event Aware, or “η-learning”, does not need previous extreme events to create these scenarios. (Representational AP photo) What would a once-in-a-century storm look like if it was stronger than anything recorded before? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a machine-learning method that can generate realistic scenarios for…
