James Farthing, a Kentucky man who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in April 2025, has been arrested for the fifth time since claiming the prize. The latest arrest took place on September 20, 2026, after deputies reportedly found him asleep inside a running Ford Mustang in a Walmart car park in Georgetown. Authorities charged…
Karan Johar’s banner, Dharma Productions, is gradually branching out into the horror and fantasy space. Lined up for next year are a fantasy comedy called ‘Naagzilla’ and ‘Odiyan: The Age of Illusion’, a period folk thriller in Malayalam, along with two horror projects, one featuring Aditya Roy Kapur. All these films are scheduled to release…
Shafali Verma bats during the women’s gold medal match. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma continued her sensational run in T20I cricket in 2026, rewriting another record during India’s Asian Games gold-medal clash against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.The India opener became the highest run-scorer in a calendar year in women’s T20Is, surpassing South Africa’s Laura…
European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria) is now well established in the Oregon dunes In 1910, Oregon introduced European beachgrass near Coos Bay to stabilise its shifting dunes. The plant trapped moving sand and helped hold the dunes in place as it was meant to. But as the beachgrass spread, it changed the coastal landscape and reduced…
Indonesia’s Flores Island was the site of a mangrove reforestation project launched in 2013, with native seedlings planted along the coast between Ende and Sikka. Ten years later, researchers surveyed restored areas at Bangkoor, Kolisia and Talibura to assess plant and animal diversity, carbon sequestration and energy storage. The study recorded 10 mangrove species and…
Einstein famously found quantum mechanics so strange that he once referred to quantum entanglement as “spooky action at a distance”. More than a century later, one of the strangest predictions of quantum theory has now been tested in an environment far removed from the relatively low-energy systems where entanglement is usually studied.Physicists working with the…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the biennial elections for 11 Rajya Sabha seats, along with a by-election for one seat from West Bengal, on October 16. NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday announced elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal on October 16.The polls will cover…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam, leaves the pitch (AP photo) Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis believes the decision to hand Babar Azam the Test captaincy again could be hurting the batter’s performances, arguing that the team risks “losing a player” by placing the leadership burden on him.Waqar, who has served in several coaching roles with the Pakistan…
A touching cricket-meets-Bollywood moment unfolded as former India captain Rahul Dravid gifted actor Abhishek Bachchan his signature No. 19 jersey, along with a handwritten personal note. The note read: “Dear Abhishek, thank you for your support to the game. Best always, Rahul Dravid.” The gesture has become an instant talking point online, given Dravid’s towering…
Smriti Mandhana (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana added another landmark to her extraordinary career on Tuesday, becoming the first woman cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket during India’s Asian Games gold-medal final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park in Aichi-Nagoya.Mandhana entered the final needing just 13 runs to reach…