Virat Kohli (Image: BCCI) Virat Kohli is back in his favourite format, but this time without the weight of expectations and the constant chase for milestones hanging over him. As he prepares to return to ODI cricket against the West Indies, the soon-to-be 38-year-old says he has consciously chosen to play with greater freedom and…
After a long wait, Vijay’s much-anticipated final film ‘Jana Nayagan’ arrived in theatres on July 23 giving his fans a special reason to celebrate. The film marked his last big-screen appearance as he focuses on his political career and takes responsibilities as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Now, following its theatrical release, the film’s…
Scientists are checking if an underwater curtain is what will keep an Antarctic glacier from slowly melting due to warm water. The proposal is to install an underwater curtain about 80 kilometres long and up to 150 metres high in front of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. Between January and March 2026, an expedition…
The breeding grounds of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher stretch across thousands of kilometres of rivers and streams in the American Southwest, yet much of its habitat has long been difficult to assess in a consistent way. Thick vegetation, changing river systems and seasonal drought all make monitoring the small migratory bird a complex task. A…
Detail of the main Huashan Rock art. Image Credit: Rolfmueller/Wikipedia Ancient paintings covering limestone cliffs in southern China may owe their remarkable survival to an unexpected ingredient known as ‘blood.’ A new study of the ‘Huashan rock art’ in Guangxi published in the ‘Journal of Archaeological Science’ suggests that the artists used a mixture containing…
Prosecutors presented alleged text messages and forensic evidence in the D4vd murder case, claiming the singer had a secret relationship with 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke has pleaded not guilty, while the defense challenged key evidence during the preliminary hearing. Trial proceedings are expected to continue later this year. The criminal case involving streamer and…
Quote of the day by Martin Luther King Jr Some journeys are about seeing new places. Others are about discovering something deeper, be it a person, an idea, a piece of yourself you didn’t know you were looking for.There are numerous instances in history when someone crossed oceans not for leisure, but because a place…
More than two kilometres beneath the surface of the Pacific, off the coast of Oregon, an active underwater volcano has been hiding one of the strangest landscapes ever mapped on the seafloor. Using robotic vehicles capable of withstanding crushing depths, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have spent more than two decades surveying…
Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi’s ‘Ramayana’ collects 1 billion views on its trailer across all platforms and languages. (Instagram) Ahead of its official release in November 2026, Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi’s ‘Ramayana’ has already begun breaking records. The first official trailer, which was released online a week ago, garnered a lot of attention from…
Akshay Kumar on ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ box office success: ‘Every Friday still feels like an exam result’ Akshay Kumar is riding high on the massive success of ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. In a recent conversation, the star opened up about the film’s box office run, his equation with nervousness before a release, and the…
Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer produced a moment of brilliance on the field, pulling off a stunning mid-air relay catch that left fans at the Wankhede Stadium in awe. The effort also drew priceless reactions from Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, who watched it unfold from near the…
Pastor Cheryl Bartley faces manslaughter charges following a baptism incident that resulted in a man’s / drowning/ Image: Facebook A baptism being streamed to a small online congregation ended in a death that is now the subject of a criminal case, after a 61-year-old man drowned during the ceremony in Birmingham.According to reporting by the…
