Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues involved in heated staredown (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: India’s must-win Women’s T20 World Cup clash against Australia saw emotions run high as close friends Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues were involved in a heated exchange following a costly mix-up in the middle.India got off to a solid start, with openers Smriti Mandhana…
A cabin crew member on the Jetstar plane was injured, and the connection between the Qatar Airways plane’s nose gear and the aircraft tug was damaged, the regulator said A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on the tarmac at Sydney airport on Sunday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was…
The Centre has completed the implementation of the four new labour codes by notifying the corresponding rules, more than five years after the reforms were first introduced to replace and consolidate 29 existing labour laws, PTI reported.The four codes — the Code on Wages, 2019; Industrial Relations Code, 2020; Code on Social Security, 2020; and…
During a recent rally, Donald Trump voiced his disapproval of France’s immigration policies, coinciding with widespread protests that saw nearly 1,000 arrests due to rising living costs. (Pic Credit: ANI) US president Donald Trump criticised France’s immigration policies during a campaign rally for republican candidates in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, claiming the country was facing…
PC: United Nations Environment Programme In the early hours of 22 August, a seven-year-old Przewalski’s horse gave birth at the Alibi Reintroduction Centre, a wildlife sanctuary on Kazakhstan’s steppe. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, experts believe the male foal may be the first Przewalski’s horse born on these grasslands in two centuries. Eight…
China’s unemployed are pretending to go to work every day, here’s why Tired of relatives asking, “So, where are you working now?” Some young Chinese adults have found an unusual way to dodge the question — getting dressed, leaving home on time and heading out for the day.But there is one catch: they have no…
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…
‘Hanuman Ansh’, the spiritual drama written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, recorded an impressive increase in box-office earnings on Saturday, October 10. According to Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 2.45 cr net in India across Hindi and Telugu screenings. This marked a 104.2% rise over the previous day’s collection of Rs 1.20 cr. ‘Hanuman Ansh’…
Did you know that Saif Ali Khan was one accused of eating a dog. While the incident today sounds hilarious, it was quite heartbreaking as actor Sheeba Aggarwal once lost her pet because of Saif’s dog. At that time, Saif was married to Amrita Singh and they were Sheeba’s neighbours. They were also very good…
Santa Monica’s historic 1897 Shotgun House found new life as a Preservation Resource Center (Image Credit: Stephen Schafer via Santa Monica Conservancy) A small wooden house in Santa Monica has survived something few historic buildings ever face: demolition threats, years in storage and several moves from one location to another. Built in 1897, the…
Vaishali Rameshbabu and Dommaraju Gukesh (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the whole nation woke up to a historic realisation. Two of India’s young chess prodigies, 19-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh and 24-year-old Vaishali Rameshbabu, will compete in their respective World Chess Championship matches. This means that for the first time, India has a simultaneous shot at…
