PM Modi during his visit to meet naval personnel aboard INS Vikrant (left); Rahul Gandhi during ‘Chhattron ki Goonj’ programme (right) From Indira Gandhi’s sarees to Narendra Modi’s carefully curated bandhgalas, from Rajiv Gandhi’s sneakers and sunglasses to the Thackerays’ colour-coded political imagery, what Indian politicians wear has often been more than a question of…
Pakistan cricket team (Pic credit: ICC) Pakistan’s Test crisis deepened at Lord’s as another heavy away defeat left them languishing at the bottom of the World Test Championship standings, with pacer Mohammad Abbas admitting that “everyone is worried” about the team’s performances.Pakistan’s fortunes in the longest format have declined significantly in recent years, both at…
Image(s): Young Science Lab/Canva Ishanvi Sakharpe is a Virginia student using science and technology to address a problem affecting one of the ocean’s most recognisable animals. Her project, Dolphin Guard, was created with the aim of helping protect dolphins from dangerous human activity in marine environments. The young innovator’s work has now earned recognition through…
Kichcha Sudeep explains why he supported Yash’s ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ despite negative reviews: ‘That was my stand to my colleague, a fellow Kannadiga, Kannada cinema’ Kichcha Sudeep has explained why he publicly supported Yash’s ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ despite the film receiving mixed and negative reactions from sections of the…
MEA said that the Indus Water Treaty will remain in abeyance NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Monday categorically rejected a ruling by World Bank-constituted Court of Arbitration on Indus Water Treaty, terming it an “illegally constituted” organisation.In a statement, MEA said that New Delhi’s decision to put the water treaty with Pakistan in…
Namibia vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The Namibia-Zimbabwe contest is set to be played on an evenly balanced surface, with 65m boundaries on both the square and straight sides. The pitch has a fair amount of live grass, which could assist the seamers, while pronounced cracks closer to the batting crease may offer encouragement to the…
Laurance Rockefeller on St. John at Caneel Bay (Image Credit: National Park Service) What if one of America’s most beautiful national parks began with a wealthy conservationist simply looking at an undeveloped island from a boat? In 1952, Laurance Rockefeller sailed past St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands and was struck by its untouched…
SC agrees to hear Centre’s plea NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a plea filed by the Centre seeking to quash FIRs registered against students who participated in protests over the NEET examination paper leak.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took…
Representative Image (AI-generated) What if some of the waste we throw away could eventually become part of the roads we drive on? In 2022, Melbourne’s M80 Ring Road upgrade offered a striking example of how discarded materials can be given another purpose through major infrastructure projects. The upgrade between Sydney Road and Edgars Road became…
Long Lost Bronze Age Settlement revealed at Erskine. Image Credit: GUARD Archaeology More than 3,000 years ago, a community lived, worked and raised families on land that is now being transformed into a modern Scottish suburb. Archaeologists excavating at Northbar, on the south-eastern outskirts of Erskine in Renfrewshire, discovered the remains of 12 Bronze Age…