NEW DELHI: At least ten workers were killed and 23 injured in a boiler explosion at Vedanta Limted power plant in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district on Tuesday. Sakti Collector Amirt Topno shared the updated toll from the tragic incident. Earlier, Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur had reported preliminary casualty figures of nine workers killed and…
Javokhir Sindarov vs Anish Giri (Photo by Niki Riga/FIDE) NEW DELHI: Javokhir Sindarov delivered a flawless campaign to clinch the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 title on Tuesday, sealing the crown with a round to spare and setting up a blockbuster World Championship clash with D Gukesh later this year.The Uzbek Grandmaster remained unbeaten throughout the…
A 90-year-old woman in South Korea has drawn national and international attention after being arrested and later sentenced for laundering money linked to her son’s drug trafficking activities. According to court proceedings in Incheon, the elderly woman handled hundreds of millions of won over multiple transactions, transferring funds at her son’s direction while he was…
Forests seem sturdy and solid from the outside, but there might be something happening silently underneath. Some fungi can cause trees to decay internally and leave them weakened without showing any sign of it. Researchers are cautioning us that these seemingly insignificant beings could be pointing towards a more serious environmental problem, which is global…
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge have achieved a historic feat at the box office. The Ranveer Singh-starrer franchise has officially crossed the Rs 3000 crore mark worldwide, becoming the first Indian film series to do so. With this milestone, the franchise has overtaken some of Indian cinema’s biggest blockbusters like Baahubali, Pushpa and…
NEW DELHI: The “josh” is high for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as Bihar is all set to get its chief minister from the saffron party. Samrat Choudhary was elected the leader of the NDA legislative party, paving the way for him to become the first BJP CM of Bihar. And with this, the BJP…
BENGALURU: It’s still early days in the IPL season, but after four matches, Lucknow Super Giants find themselves languishing in the lower half of the points table with two losses. Their power-packed batting line-up is yet to truly fire, and Tom Moody, global director of cricket, RPSG Group, believes the M Chinnaswamy Stadium could be…
Recent archaeological excavations in the Yangtze River Delta, China, have revealed the complex socio-cultural practices of the Neolithic Liangzhu civilisation, dating back about 5000 years. Using remains from the Zhongjiagang site, researchers have found that human bones were routinely used as a source of functional and ritualistic objects like ‘skull cups’ and ‘skeleton masks’. Unlike…
Our oceans encompass over 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface area; however, the depths of the oceans represent one of mankind’s most mysterious frontiers. Under thousands of meters of water and tremendous pressure are many geological anomalies, biological marvels, and historically mysterious things that defy our existing scientific knowledge. Examples of this are the…
Akshay Kumar is now re-uniting with Priyadarshan after 14 years. The actor-director duo have given some iconic movies to the audience, including ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’. Vidya Balan’s portrayal of Manjulika in in the film left audiences thoroughly spooked when the film released and its impact seems to have lasted far beyond the screen. Even Akshay Kumar’s…