Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mitchell Starc (Agency Image) NEW DELHI: A marquee battle is set to headline Friday’s IPL 2026 clash as Mitchell Starc makes his season debut for the Delhi Capitals, setting up a mouth-watering contest against teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi when they face the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.RR skipper Riyan Parag won the toss…
The department of war announced Tuesday that the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) will officially restore its name to the US Pacific Command (USPACOM), reversing the 2018 decision to rename it.Originally established on January 1, 1947, by then-President Harry S Truman, the command operated under the USPACOM banner for over 70 years, standing as the oldest…
Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar. Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday accused the Donald Trump administration of political intimidation after federal agents searched her Washington-area home as part of a criminal investigation, with reports linking the probe to allegations of immigration fraud involving her family.“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political…
You’ve probably seen it happen many times. You inflate a balloon for a birthday party, tie it carefully and leave it in a room. The next morning, it already looks a little smaller. A few days later, it is hanging sadly from the wall. The first thought is usually that someone must have poked a…
PM Modi and Belgian PM Bart De Wever during their bilateral meeting in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said Europe had undergone a “rude awakening” over the risks of trade dependencies, acknowledging that India had warned European countries about the issue earlier but that the warning was not heeded.Speaking about…
Makers end confusion over ‘Ramayana: Part One’ release date, say ‘Yeh Ram ke Yug ka Aarambh hai’ as new poster with Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi arrives The makers of Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana: Part One’ have cleared up the confusion around its release date. The film will open in cinemas worldwide on November 5, 2026,…
In the late 1930s, a small group of guanacos, native South American camelids, was shipped from southern Patagonia to Staats Island, a remote, treeless Falklands island. Only fifteen animals founded the entire herd. Roughly twenty-five years later, a cull reduced it from about 300 animals to between 10 and 20. Such a herd would be…
File photo: US army secretary Dan Driscoll (left) and US defence secretary Pete Hegseth (Picture credit: AP) US Army secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down from his position by the end of 2026, or possibly earlier, following months of tension with US defence secretary Pete Hegseth, according to people familiar with the discussions…
Scientists have uncovered plastic pollution in one of Earth’s most isolated environments, challenging the long-held belief that the deep ocean remains largely untouched by human activity. Analysing animals living more than 2,000 metres beneath the sea, researchers discovered that 92% contained microplastics, offering some of the clearest evidence yet that plastic waste has reached even…
General:There’s a festive current around you today, like marigolds at a doorway and voices filling the house. The Moon supports family warmth and social interaction, while Jupiter adds grace to your speech and presence. An evening at home party or an invitation to a party is highly likely. Even if you don’t stay at the…
An amazing scientific breakthrough discovered that some natural bacteria living in the waters of a flooded uranium mine may be a new approach to dealing with radioactive pollution. As per a study, scientists found out that the microbes are capable of altering the form of the dissolved uranium in such a way that makes the…
Anupam Kher revisits his 1981 Mumbai journey with emotional throwback photos: ‘Dreams are strange, They don’t come true because you merely wish for them’ Anupam Kher took a nostalgic trip down memory lane by sharing photographs from his very first portfolio shoot after arriving in Mumbai in 1981. The veteran actor accompanied the black-and-white images…
