Meningitis outbreak in Berkshire causes panic in three schools There have been reports that two Berkshire schools have been linked to an outbreak of meningitis that caused the death of one student at Henley College. The students who are undergoing treatment are attending Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre,…
The species that outlasted empires: Porites rus, now at the centre of one of science’s most unexpected discoveries. Image Credits: Google Gemini Imagine three NBA basketball courts, side by side, at the bottom of the sea. Now, imagine that whole surface is one living coral colony, one that was already 500 years old when the…
Ganpati arrives on September 14, which means the festive beauty rush is officially on.And if you’re planning to dress up for darshan, attend aarti, meet family or simply want to feel a little more put together during the celebrations, the trick is not to leave everything for the last day.Beauty experts say the best results…
Former India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh Former India goalkeeper P R Sreejesh has urged the Indian men’s hockey team to put the jersey controversy behind them and concentrate on ending the country’s 50-year wait for a World Cup medal. The two-time Olympic bronze medallist said changing jersey colours is not new, pointing out that India had…
Sanjiv Goenka wins hert with humble gesture (Image: X/Screengrab) Sanjiv Goenka won praise on social media for his humble gesture after Lucknow Super Giants’s victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.Lucknow Super Giants defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs via the DLS method in a rain-hit IPL 2026 thriller at the Ekana Stadium, keeping…
In the previous fiscal, the top four positions were Ranthambore, Rishikesh, Mumbai, and Delhi. NEW DELHI: For the first time since Covid, the leisure and spiritual destinations — Ranthambore and Rishikesh — have been overtaken by Mumbai and Delhi as the Indian cities with highest average hotel tariffs. Leading hospitality consulting firm Hotelivate’s recently released…
MUMBAI: After a break of about two weeks, Closing Auction Session (CAS) again played truant during Tuesday’s late session as weekly derivatives contracts on NSE were expiring. Within a span of just 30 seconds-between 15:20:00 and 15:20:30-Nifty rallied a little over 300 points or about 1.5%, and in the next eight minutes fell about 240…
Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate and Ishan Kishan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate did not hold back after India’s poor run in overseas T20Is continued with another series defeat. After being whitewashed 0-2 by Ireland, India have now lost the five-match T20I series against England 0-3 with…
What exactly makes this palace quite so extraordinary? Unlike the rest of India’s grand monuments, you won’t come across the usual imposing stone walls or blinding white marble here. Instead, Padmanabhapuram is an absolute masterclass in timber. It was cleverly engineered well before the advent of modern air conditioning, utilising a rather ingenious design to…
Shan Masood and Babar Azam Pakistan’s successful Caribbean campaign has brought a significant boost in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, with captain Babar Azam returning to the top 10 while Abdullah Shafique and Sajid Khan also made notable gains. Babar’s rise comes after Pakistan secured an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in…
Nurse impaled by pole during hike forced to trek 10 miles for help: ‘A freak thing’ A 32-year-old nurse walked more than 10 miles down a rocky mountain with a metal trekking pole stuck through his side after a fall near the top of Granite Peak in Montana. David Cifaldi, who lives in Billings, spent…
PM Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (ANI photo) India and Japan on Thursday announced a series of major initiatives, including a new economic partnership framework, a defence agreement for the joint development of military equipment, and measures to deepen cooperation in the energy sector to strengthen resilience against oil supply disruptions. The…
