Team India (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India’s Hockey World Cup campaign has reached a critical juncture, with arch-rivals Pakistan standing between Harmanpreet Singh‘s side and a place in the second round. Following India’s 2-4 defeat to England, former captain PR Sreejesh believes the India-Pakistan rivalry no longer carries the same competitive edge it…
At first glance, the fire salamander appears much as it always has: black skin broken by irregular yellow markings, a pattern long associated with the species’ chemical defences. But under ultraviolet light, that familiar appearance changes. According to the 2026 study published in the Royal Society, titled ‘Glandular biofluorescence in fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra): first…
Quote of the day by Amanda Seyfried: ‘You don’t have to listen to those mean girls…you know, inside, they feel bad about themselves too. But they don’t want to admit it to anybody, the ‘Mamma Mia!’ star’s words about dealing with harsh comments and hate Amanda Seyfried, from her fame in ‘Mamma Mia!’ and ‘Mean…
Rahul said he had personally met some of the injured protesters and alleged that videos of the police action had been widely circulated. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju after he defended the handling of recent student protests by Delhi police. Rijiju had praised the…
The cameras show brown bears waiting around Brooks Falls as sockeye salmon travel upstream. (Getty images) A livestream showing brown bears catching and eating salmon at a waterfall in Alaska has become an unexpected online hit this summer. The Brooks Falls bearcam at Katmai National Park has drawn millions of views as large numbers of…
Antarctica holds more than 60% of the world’s meteorites, but warming could make thousands disappear into the ice (PC: AI Generated) More than 60% of all meteorites ever found on Earth have been recovered from Antarctica, where dark rocks can remain exposed on bright blue-ice fields for thousands of years. Now, climate warming is putting…
Niki Walia reveals she was first approached for Shefali Shah’s role in ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’: ‘Zoya Akhtar ne mujhe UK se khaas fly karke bulaya tha’ Niki Walia has revealed she was originally cast in Zoya Akhtar‘s 2015 film ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, in the role that eventually went to Shefali Shah. The actress opened up…
A Dutch plant is turning a huge agricultural waste stream into renewable electricity and fertiliser. BMC Moerdijk in the Netherlands processes around 420,000 tonnes of poultry manure each year, using thermal conversion to generate electricity for the farms supplying the manure and enough additional power for around 45,000 households. The process does not end after…
Pakistan SC directs govt to move Imran Khan, while a grenade blast near Kabul school injures around 50 children. Meanwhile, Bihar transfers 17 IPS officers amid row over student protest (Photo: AP/IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court has directed the government to move imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan to a hospital amid concerns over his health….
Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh in action on Day 2. New Delhi: Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh were competing in the mixed doubles draw of the Karnataka State Senior Championships in Dharwad. The second seeds had just lost their quarter-final in a thriller to Chiranjeevi Reddy and Sai Akshara Sista when the phone rang.They were…