Back-to-back Hockey World Cups on home soil, and sixth- and ninth-place finishes in those, still rankle India’s men’s team captain Harmanpreet Singh. As India begin their campaign against Wales on Saturday, the focus is firmly on ending a 51-year medal drought at the quadrennial event.With hard lessons learnt from the FIH Pro League, Harmanpreet’s squad…
Jeetendra, who was once one of Bollywood’s most bankable and highest-paid stars, has also built a successful reputation as a real estate developer over the years. His entry into the property business, however, began with a remarkable deal involving legendary actor Bharat Bhushan, whose financial downfall forced him to sell his prized Pali Hill bungalow…
A brighter day is upon us and you feel it. The knot that has been tying you up in recent tension starts to let go like a door has been unlocked in a stale room. The Moon helps to ease emotional tension and Jupiter brings comfort by fostering family bonds, ensuring that your mood will…
Some days ask for polish, others ask for grit. This one wants grit, Virgo. Mars is a force that increases the effort required, Saturn adds pressure, and you might feel each result you see today is only after pushing twice as hard.Stress and anxiety can sneak into your life if you stare at your entire…
Keeping children properly hydrated is essential for their overall health and daily functioning. While it may sound simple to just offer water, the reality is that children often do not recognise when they are thirsty. They may become distracted with play, school, or activities and forget to drink enough fluids. Experts, including those from the…
Four kilometres beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, beyond the reach of sunlight and far from shipping lanes, lies a forgotten chapter of the nuclear age.Scattered across a vast stretch of seabed are more than 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste. They were lowered into the ocean over several decades during the second half of…
A $12 million donation from Oprah Winfrey to the Smithsonian Institution continues to support public discussions about African American history and culture in the nation’s capital. The Smithsonian Institution announced the donation in June 2013. The money supported fundraising for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Along with an earlier gift of…
The Meitan Teapot Museum in Guizhou, China, is a massive building shaped like a traditional teapot. It celebrates the region’s tea culture and includes exhibition spaces inside the structure. Its unusual design makes it both a cultural landmark and a tourist attraction. These extraordinary structures demonstrate how architecture can go beyond functionality and become a…
Seungah Chung (Image Credit: Society For Science) Most of us have seen ants marching across the ground without giving them much thought. Seungah Chung saw something different. She wondered how such tiny creatures, with brains no larger than a pinhead, manage to find food and then make their way back home without getting lost.That question…
When it comes to things about the supernatural, you are either a believer or a non-believer. ‘FRIENDS’ fame star Courteney Cox was also from the latter category, but then her Laurel Canyon abode changed her belief system. Carole King, the former owner of the house, told Cox about the haunting, but she didn’t believe her…
Andhra Pradesh is set to get an aviation boost on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district. The inauguration comes as PM Modi is headed for a two state visit to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. During the visit, he will also lay…
At a time when most teenagers were focused on school and science assignments, 16-year-old Vyasji Mishra was trying to solve a practical problem with an unusual idea. A Class 11 student from Devsar in Madhya Pradesh, Mishra developed a hybrid stove that used kerosene for initial heating and water converted into steam as an alternative…
