Representative Image of an ancient Bronze Age stone circle hidden within a dense forest (AI-generated image) For years, a lone stone standing in Farley Wood near the town of Matlock in Derbyshire was thought to be an isolated monument with nothing much around it. That changed after George Bird, a 24-year-old amateur archaeologist and student,…
PM Andy Burnham announces £65m in drought support for farmers/Image: Reuters Farmers in England are set to receive an extra £65 million in government support as drought conditions continue to damage crops and put pressure on water supplies.Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the funding on Saturday following the driest July on record in England and…
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi interacts with students on the stage during the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ program, in Prayagraj on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the next edition of “Chhatron ki Goonj” event, highlighting student issues, will be held in Pune on August…
In one of the first studies of its kind, scientists have claimed that the organisms living inside the gut of psychopaths may be the drivers of their peculiar behaviour. The research team has claimed that they have discovered a link between the specific balance of microflora in the gut and psychopathic behaviour.As detailed in the…
File photo: CJI Surya Kant Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said India had overcome several formidable challenges in the eight decades since Independence, but much remained to be done, urging young law graduates and lawyers to prepare themselves to shoulder the responsibilities of the future.Speaking at the national flag-hoisting ceremony organised by…
Pakistan have been handed a fitness concern ahead of their three-Test series against England after captain Babar Azam was forced to retire from a warm-up game following a blow to his hand.Babar was batting on five for Pakistan against a Professional County Club Select XI when a rising delivery from England Under-19 pacer Manny Lumsden…
As the date changed from August 14 to August 15, 1947, India emerged as an independent nation. “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when…
Newfoundland introduced moose for food in the region more than a century ago. Today, about 110,000 of their population are reshaping the island’s forests, eradicating them slowly. Initially, the animals had been brought in as a dependable source of meat, but the expansion of the herd has unleashed somewhat of an ecological juggernaut on the…
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur remembered the late actress Sridevi on what would have been her 63rd birth anniversary. The filmmaker revisited his experience working with the legendary actress on the 1987 science-fiction superhero movie ‘Mr India’.Shekhar Kapur shared a black-and-white photograph featuring himself and Sridevi from their time working together. “The earliest pic I have of…
Josh Hazlewood (AP Photo) Josh Hazlewood made a strong return to Test cricket after more than a year, taking six wickets in Australia’s first innings against Bangladesh in Darwin. He bowled 28 overs and conceded 89 runs, taking two wickets on Day 2 before claiming four more on Saturday.The performance took Hazlewood’s Test wicket tally…