Michael Jackson passed away back in 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest because of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication. Following his passing, the distribution of his estate was a major topic of debate, with many wondering how it would be distributed between his family.While the singer was one of the biggest pop icons of the…
BRICS: EAM slams unilateral sanctions, says pressure can’t replace diplomacy (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting began Thursday with external affairs minister S Jaishankar denouncing “increasing resort’ to unilateral coercive measures and sanctions inconsistent with international law and the UN Charter. Delivering India’s national statement, Jaishankar said such “unjustifiable” measures, which…
Mumbai Indians players (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians created a unique piece of IPL history on Thursday when Jasprit Bumrah walked out for the toss against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala as captain.With regular skipper Hardik Pandya sidelined by a back spasm and stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav unavailable for personal reasons, Bumrah led MI…
High in the Spanish Pyrenees at 2,235 meters, archaeologists made a paradigm-shifting discovery that challenges our view of prehistoric life in the mountains. In the remote Cova 338 cave, experts from the Autonomous University of Barcelona found the remains of an 11-year-old child with primitive metallurgical tools. This site dates back over five millennia and…
In 2001, a metal detectorist in Kent unearthed the Ringlemere Cup, a rare Bronze Age gold bowl. Image Credits: British Museum, via Wikimedia Commons While searching an average field in Kent, Cliff Bradshaw was accustomed to seeing the typical pieces of metal waste and junk common to the English landscape. But on an uneventful day…
‘Off Campus’ has recently managed to go viral online, especially after it was revealed that Allie and Dean’s romance will be explored in the first season itself. The series, which has been adapted from the best-selling novels of Elle Kennedy. During a recent interview, Louisa Levy, who penned the script for the hit show, weighed…
Kalyan Banerjee (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appointed Kalyan Banerjee as the new Chief whip of the Trinamool Congress in Lok Sabha replacing Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. The announcement was made during an internal meeting of party MPs held at Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat as the party leadership…
Punjab Kings openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh became the first uncapped opening pair to cross 1,000 partnership runs in the IPL. The milestone was reached when the team score moved to 24 during PBKS’ match against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.The duo also added a 50-run stand in the match before the partnership was broken…
Taiwan emerged as a major flashpoint between China and the United States, with Beijing warning of possible “clashes and even conflicts” if the issue is not handled properly during talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.While Trump stayed quiet on question about Taiwan after his meeting with Xi, Beijing later confirmed the…
In a world where scientific breakthroughs often bring fame, wealth, and global recognition, Grigori Perelman chose a completely different path. The Russian mathematician stunned the academic world after solving the Poincare Conjecture, one of the most difficult unsolved problems in mathematics that had remained unanswered for nearly a century. But what made Perelman even more…