General:Having the Moon in Gemini positioned in your second house puts communication, family expectations, and finances front‑and‑center throughout the day. While you may find yourself immersed in diligent effort, a calm, thoughtful reply will prove more effective than trying to power through every distraction. If you make a clear request, assistance from a sibling or…
Lakshya Sen, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand advance Lakshya Sen makes a strong comeback after a shaky start to enter the second round of the BWF World Championships in the men’s singles event.The Indian star loses the opening game to Austria’s Collins Valentine Filimon but quickly turns the match around to win 16-21, 21-8, 21-4 in 45…
Ayushmann Khurrana praises ‘small-budget’ films ‘Hanuman Ansh’, ‘Obsession’: ‘We need to be budget-friendly, connect more with people’ Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has said the theatrical business needs films that connect with audiences without relying heavily on star power or big budgets. Speaking at FICCI Frames in Mumbai, he also said he is returning to the kind…
An Australian traveller exploring India says one thing has surprised him more than anything else: just how different one part of the country can feel from another.From riding camels across the deserts of Rajasthan to exploring the Himalayas and learning to paraglide in Himachal Pradesh, Lewis Pullman has been sharing snippets of his travels online….
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AI representation/ChatGPT “Mom already knows.” “Dad doesn’t need to know.” Some children seem to have a clear choice about which parent gets to hear the full story. They may talk freely with one parent about school, friends, mistakes, crushes, arguments or something embarrassing that happened during the day. But when the other parent asks the…
Specimen of Chondrosia reniformis transplanted into the harbor. Image credit: Carlota Escarré Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges into a polluted Spanish marina, where 91.7 per cent of one hardy species survived for 455 days and began creating mobile clones.The study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, shows that the chicken kidney sponge (Chondrosia reniformis) can…
Ri Song Gum of North Korea had a sweep of world records at 49kg on 94-121-215. (AP Photo) The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has defended the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games as a success, pointing to 54 world records, strong viewership and a nearly 20% increase in revenue despite persistent logistical problems that marred the…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has said that he needs to “stop killing Iranian leaders” to figure out with whom Washington can negotiate with, while reiterating that Tehran must never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.Speaking at a campaign rally in Georgia, Trump claimed that Iran had lost its top leaders and…
Pic credit: Screengrab from AFP YouTube video Dunedin City Councillor Jo Galer washed her dirty laundry in public, literally. Well, she didn’t exactly wash it, but she hung the entire load out during a televised council meeting.It happened on Monday when Galer dialled into a local government reform discussion from Glasgow via Zoom. One look…
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has voiced her support for flood-hit Assam, and has even urged her fans and social media followers to come together and help the state. Sharing a heartfelt message on her Instagram stories, Alia shared the scale of the crisis and requested her fans to and fellow Indians to contribute to relief…
CINTAA row deepens as Upasana Singh accuses Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure of ‘Dictatorship’: ‘Show-cause notices to those people who don’t say ‘yes, madam’ to them’ The controversy surrounding the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) continues to escalate, with general secretary Upasana Singh and former treasurer Deepak Parashar now speaking out against president Poonam…
