India’s young left-arm spinner Sree Charani has become the world’s No. 1 ranked bowler in Women’s T20Is after a superb run in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup. The 21-year-old climbed to the top of the ICC rankings after taking 10 wickets in just three matches, making her the tournament’s leading wicket-taker so far.Charani’s rise…
For centuries, trees have been viewed primarily as natural resources, valued for the shade they provide, the carbon they store or the timber they produce. There exists one little town in Canada that opposes this point of view. Through a significant move, the town of Grand Falls-Windsor in Newfoundland and Labrador has formally recognised trees…
Marie Curie (Image: Wikipedia) Marie Curie spent her life chasing answers, not applause. She discovered new elements, won two Nobel Prizes, and changed science forever, and yet she had little time for fame or personal glory. This short line was something close to a motto for her. It says that in science, our attention belongs…
Travis Kelce’s real estate portfolio includes luxurious mansions in Kansas City. Image credits: Instagram Wedding bells have started ringing on the internet for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as the rumoured wedding date nears. While the couple is photographed at special tight-end events and separate parties with best mates, fan anticipation builds for the day…
President Drupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan NEW DELHI: President Drupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the second civil investiture ceremony. A total of 65 Padma awards were conferred including two Padma Vibhushan, seven Padma Bhushan and 56 Padma Shri Awardees.The conferred awardees included…
NEW DELHI: Young Mumbai and Punjab Kings all-rounder Suryansh Shedge, who earned his maiden India call-up on Tuesday after replacing the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy in India’s T20I squads for the series against Ireland and England, was naturally brimming with joy.“Actually, I still can’t sink it in, and I think I won’t be able to…
Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds over a 12-year period.Murrell, 61, the estranged husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, siphoned off £400,315.65 between 2010 and…
In a quiet stretch of Tasmania’s west coast, where the weather shifts without much warning and the land feels older than anything built on it, a large steel structure has been slowly entering the conversation around climate records. The project, known as Earth’s Black Box, has been described in plain terms by its creators, though…
Ameesha Patel fondly remembers Amrish Puri as witty, warm and fatherly on the sets of ‘Gadar’, despite her nerves during their intense first scene together. She recalls him defending her against director Anil Sharma’s laddoo suggestion, calling it a beautiful memory she cherishes forever. Few actors in Bollywood history have owned the role of a…
A Dubai-based 27-year-old Indian woman has won a free studio apartment in a city-wide shopping promotion.Aysha Ameer, originally from Kerala, was announced as the first winner of the ‘win your home in Dubai’ campaign, receiving a studio apartment offered by developer Binghatti. The initiative is organised by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) and Dubai…