There was a time when passenger pigeons were so numerous that their flocks darkened the skies for hours. People believed a bird found in such unimaginable numbers could never disappear. There are few stories in nature as heartbreaking as that of the passenger pigeon. It is not because the bird was rare or fragile. It…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) KOLKATA : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi isn’t a normal 15-year-old kid. He is quite different and the Rajasthan Royals sensation has the cricket world watching him with great excitement. However, Kumar Sangakkara, the Royals head coach, wants this batting prodigy to be just like any other 15-year-old.“I just want him to be…
Washington has reached a striking milestone in its effort to make a major highway safer for wildlife. More than 10,000 successful animal crossings have now been recorded at the I-90 wildlife overcrossing near Snoqualmie Pass. The milestone was reached in July 2026 and was announced by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The bridge is…
Gupt Navratri may be growing in popularity, but astrologer and spiritual mentor Dr. Jai Madaan says that with the rise in interest has come a rise in confusion. “Every year around this time, I get the same set of questions, and unfortunately, the same set of errors,” she says. “People are enthusiastic, which is wonderful,…
Nissan India has just launched the much-anticipated Nissan Tekton SUV in the Indian market. Interested customers can book the new Tekton online or by visiting their nearest dealerships by paying Rs 21,000, and deliveries will start from July 20. The new Tekton shares its platform with the new Renault Duster and will be manufactured at…
Croatia was still dealing with the hidden legacy of the Balkan wars when scientists began looking to an unlikely ally: honeybees. Years after mines had been buried across fields, forests and rural land, uncertainty over their locations continued to complicate farming, development and everyday life. Traditional mine-clearance teams faced the difficult task of finding explosives…
NEW DELHI: Parul Chaudhary broke her personal best on the way to a bronze medal in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday, adding a second Asian Games medal to the event.The Indian clocked 9:08.67 to finish third on the podium, improving her personal best in a strong performance. Parul…
US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House in Dublin US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Canada was keen to reach a trade deal with the United States and that an agreement could come “fairly soon”.“Canada wants to make a deal very badly,” Trump told…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to begin a 10day ceasefire at 5 pm EST (2100 GMT), signalling a pause in Israel’s conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has raged in parallel to the war with Iran.A US official said the ceasefire would start on…
Most of us wash a mountain of dishes in the kitchen sink every day and then barely give the sink itself a second glance, until one morning it looks tired, spotty and faintly greasy, no matter how much you rinse it. The culprits are usually the same few things: food film, grease, and the chalky…
Samay Raina clearly wasn’t going to let Gaurav Munjal’s big Unacademy deal pass without a joke.After the edtech company was acquired by upGrad for a little over $200 million (around ₹1,680 crore), the comedian took a playful swipe at his friend over just how far the company’s valuation has fallen.And Munjal played along.Raina shared a…
2nd Test: India’s spin attack delivers 10 no-balls against Sri Lanka, third-highest in Tests since 2021 India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule proposed introducing free hits in Test cricket, in half-jest, to tackle the problem of bowling no-balls after India’s spinners delivered 10 no-balls in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports…
