The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century visible from accessible landmasses will take place on August 2, 2027. At the height of this spectacular astronomical occurrence, the sky will plunge into darkness lasting for about 6 minutes and 23 seconds as the moon obscures the sun entirely. The rare eclipse of 2027 will…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that a rape survivor should not be harassed with repeated calls to appear in court during trial proceedings for cross examination. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma quashed an order passed by Tripura HC which had allowed the accused’s plea to recall the survivor…
At a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Paris, therapy donkeys are playing an unusual but structured role in helping patients manage mental health conditions, as part of France’s public healthcare system.At the Ville-Evrard hospital complex in Neuilly-sur-Marne, 19th-century farm buildings and wooded surroundings provide a calm setting for animal-assisted therapy sessions. On Friday, patients…
Actor-comedian Gaurav Gera is currently enjoying the love coming his way following the success of Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge. But the journey to this moment was far from easy. In a recent conversation, Gaurav opened up about his struggles, career choices, financial hardships and the lessons that have kept him grounded.Reflecting on his early…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to protect the biodiversity hotspot in Agasthyamalai landscape from depredation through illegal settlements, Supreme Court has ordered Tamil Nadu govt to prepare within a month a comprehensive time-bound action plan to evict thousands of encroachers, some of whom have been settled there for decades.Warning that failure to ensure compliance would invite administrative…
At the centre of Beijing sits a place that once functioned as a city within a city. From above, the Forbidden City appears orderly and measured, enclosed by walls and surrounded by water. On the ground, however, it reveals something more complicated: a carefully managed world designed to organise power, family life, ritual, and government…
The legal drama between Blake Lively and ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star and director Justin Baldoni is nowhere new its ‘end’. The actress is now reportedly continuing her legal pursuit, allegedly seeking damages, even after reaching a ‘settlement’ ahead of the trial.As per the latest reports on the Daily Mail, Lively is asking a federal…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant urgent hearing to a PIL seeking computer-based test (CBT) for the June 21 re-examination of NEET-UG, which was held nationwide on May 3 but was scrapped following allegations of paper leak.A partial-working day bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Aravind Kumar told the petitioner, RJD…
Winston Churchill (Image: Wikipedia) Churchill’s line keeps turning up in articles about public speaking, usually pulled out as a neat rule for how to hold an audience. It sits in that category of quotes people repeat without always checking the setting it came from. Still, it survives because it speaks to something familiar in communication….
Kim Kardashian has taken a major step in her love life! The reality star has made her romance with her Formula One beau, Lewis Hamilton, Instagram official.In a post captioned ‘lately’, Kim shared a handful of personal photos and videos, including a candid selfie and video featuring Hamilton. The photo is said to be from…