Long before Stonehenge became one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments, a group of people living on the edge of the Sahara were already watching the movements of the heavens. In a landscape that is now one of the driest places on Earth, they built a small but remarkable arrangement of stones that marked…
“At that point in time, Hasina was still the prime minister of Bangladesh. We had hardly any choice on that”, Trivedi said (Photo credit: AP). NEW DELHI: The Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh on Saturday said Dhaka’s extradition request for ousted ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was being legally examined, so New Delhi could not state…
A lego effigy of Trump was seen being lit on fire at Khamenei’s funeral Iranian state media circulated a video showing a Lego doll depicting US President Donald Trump being set on fire, as mourners at Ali Khamenei’s burial repeatedly called for Trump’s death and burned effigies of the US leader. The burning of the…
Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ continues to find appreciation within the film industry even months after its release. The Ranveer Singh-starrer has particularly drawn praise for its grounded treatment of the spy genre, with several members of the film fraternity pointing to its approach to storytelling. Actor Nimrat Kaur has now said that the film has changed…
Ranveer Singh’s mega-budget zombie thriller ‘Pralay’ has signed Narcos cinematographer Juan Carlos Gil, who also shot Vikrant Massey’s political drama ‘White’. Both films aim for a global, high-scale visual treatment. ‘Pralay’ follows Ranveer’s Dhurandhar success, while ‘White’, based on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s life, releases in 100+ countries. Interestingly, these two major upcoming films…
Photo credit: David Baldacci/ Instagram For many families, a visit to a food bank is about meeting an immediate need: putting meals on the table. Author David Baldacci and his wife, Michelle, wanted to add something that could nourish another part of family life, too. In 2008, their Wish You Well Foundation partnered with Feeding…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay honoured the state’s chess players (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay honoured the state’s chess players for their performances at the 2026 Chess Olympiad, awarding a total of Rs 60 lakh to five recipients at a ceremony in Chennai on Thursday.World champion D…
Elon Musk reacts to a viral post about getting Indian citizenship. Aidan Joyce, a social media account that claimed to be an Irish man, said he fell in love with India and wanted to make Kolkata his home. He asked Elon Musk‘s AI chatbot Grok how he could move to the country permanently. The exchange…
Taurus Saturn Retrograde 2026 starts from July 27, 2026, to December 11, 2026. Saturn will be retrograde in Pisces, which is the 11th house of your horoscope. This time is going to have a great impact on your career, gains, seniors, long-term ambitions and luck. Saturn governs your 9th and 10th houses. Career Taurus, Saturn…
‘Some encounters feel like a dream, but the expression turned out a little comical’; ‘Khalifa’ actor. Actor Shammy Thilakan has revisited a memorable encounter with Bollywood icon Shammi Kapoor. The Malayalam actor shared a photograph from their meeting on social media.Shammi Thilakan described the meeting as one of those moments that felt almost unreal. However,…
The discovery of penicillin transformed modern medicine, but scientists have continued to investigate how nature builds the antibiotic’s essential chemical structure. Researchers from the University of Oxford and international collaborators have now captured previously unseen stages in the process that produces penicillin.The team captured the reaction with ultrafast X-ray free-electron laser experiments, observing how an…
MUMBAI: The Rs 22,568-crore NSE IPO was subscribed 5.7 times the bidding amount, generating a total demand worth nearly Rs 90,200 crore. While the institutional part was subscribed 12.7 times, the HNI part was subscribed 6.6 times and the retail part 1.4 times, data on BSE showed. The part reserved for employees was subscribed 2.4…
