Professor Brian O’Brien and the carbide lamp he lost inside an Australian cave in 1953. Image: ABC Brian O’Brien was 19 when he entered the Yarrangobilly Caves in New South Wales in December 1953 with fellow caver Fred Stewart, but a short exploration turned into a three-day fight for survival. The pair became separated inside…
Shah Rukh Khan gets a taste of his own ‘Don’ dialogue as Ranbir Kapoor roasts him and Alia Bhatt joins in; fans demand a film: ‘Cast them in a film’ Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have once again shared the screen for a new commercial, and the trio’s playful chemistry has quickly…
Seema Devi (left) during the Women’s 10,000m Final India’s 16-year wait for a women’s 10,000m medal at the Asian Games ended on Thursday as track and field athlete Seema Kumari ran her way to bronze medal in Nagoya.In a race that built slowly before coming alive at the finish, Seema stayed in the medal fight…
A Wisconsin university campus that spent nearly six decades serving students has entered a new chapter, with its 76-acre property now approved for sale and proposed redevelopment into a large residential neighbourhood.The Waukesha County Board on September 22 approved an ordinance authorising the sale of the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha campus at 1500…
Amitabh Bachchan overtakes Shah Rukh Khan by a slim 1 lakh-follower margin on social media – Report Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan have emerged as the most-followed personalities among India’s wealthiest names, staying well ahead of leading business and technology leaders. Together, the three Bollywood stars have more than 14.5 crore followers…
As Nani celebrates the release of ‘The Paradise,’ a deeply personal story from the actor’s family life has offered a glimpse into the man behind the star. His Chevella farmhouse in Telangana is more than a getaway from the bustle of Hyderabad. Nani bought the property with his grandfather in mind, hoping to recreate the…
Keerthy Suresh has opened up about joining Karthik Subbaraj‘s ‘Dorothy’, a film with music by Ilaiyaraaja, saying she agreed as soon as she read the synopsis. Speaking at the film’s pre-release event in Chennai, the actor also said she expects ‘Dorothy’, which arrives in theatres on September 25, to be appreciated well beyond India. Keerthy…
Milan Pradhan was arrested on September 18 NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Thursday orally directed the West Bengal government to allow arrested Congress candidate Milan Pradhan to contest the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll.Justice Saugata Bhattacharya held that Pradhan would not be treated as “arrested” in the 2007 case for which a lower court…
A recently discovered collection of Golden Age comics, stored for roughly 75 to 80 years, is heading to auction. According to Heritage Auctions, the original-owner Merrimack Valley Collection includes a 9.4 Captain America Comics No. 3, a 9.0 Captain America Comics No. 1 and the first nine issues of Batman. The books are among the…
A striking yellow-and-black spider has turned up in Cheshire for the first time (Image Credit: Chester Zoo) A striking yellow-and-black spider has turned up in Cheshire for the first time, giving conservationists another glimpse of how Britain’s wildlife is responding to a changing climate. The discovery was made during a biodiversity survey on the Chester…