Romania has placed its energy sector under a nationwide 30-day state of alert after the Danube river levels fell to exceptionally low levels. This has forced Unit 1 at the Cernavodă nuclear plant offline and put Unit 2 under continuous review.Emergency river works have kept Unit 2 online for now, but the latest hydrological outlook…
Quote of the day by Harrison Ford: ‘I don’t think I’ve mastered anything… I’m still wrestling with the same problems as I always did’, all about the ‘Indiana Jones’ actor’s humble words of wisdom on life-long growth and self-improvement.Image credit (Instagram) Harrison Ford has been in the industry for decades and has gained a lot…
Quote of the day by Rabindranath Tagore (Image: Wikipedia) Rabindranath Tagore‘s words speak directly to preparation, personal growth and the ability to genuinely recognise an opportunity the moment it actually arrives. “Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it,” he wrote. The line appears in Sadhana: The…
NEW DELHI: Air India group has from Thursday started ‘mandatory substance screening’ for all pilots following the Phuket-Delhi flight serious incident. The move comes to “protect and sustain” the trust AI had earned over the decades that has been shaken by the pilot-in-command of the Phuket flight testing positive for marijuana. Aviation secretary Samir Sinha…
Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja India could field three left-arm spinners in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, with bowling coach Morne Morkel saying Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Manav Suthar offer different skills and can form an attacking bowling combination.Kuldeep brings left-arm wrist spin and an attacking option, Jadeja relies…
Streamer Nicholas “Nick” Fosco, better known online as Lacy, has explained why he canceled a planned stream with actor Mark Wahlberg. Lacy said he wanted the stream to feel like a real meeting between two people, not a short promotional deal. He became upset after learning that Wahlberg had already done streams with three other…
Suvinder Vicky’s portrayal in ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ caught audiences off guard, particularly his scenes as Arjun Rampal’s father, where he unleashes a barrage of abuses at the actor’s character. Interestingly, Vicky himself had doubts about whether his profanity-heavy dialogues would survive the censoring process.The actor even suggested that director Aditya Dhar turn his character…
Across Europe, a massive and long-lasting heatwave has dried up rivers, threatened the flora and fauna and sent many to the emergency ward. Added to the mix have been the raging wildfires that have increased the pressure on the ecosystem and forced the relocation of humans and animals.But in southern Europe, something opposite has been…
Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth The long-standing rift between former India teammates Harbhajan Singh and S. Sreesanth has once again grabbed attention, almost 18 years after their infamous 2008 IPL controversy. The fallout from the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League has resurfaced after Sreesanth publicly challenged Harbhajan to settle their differences inside a…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Sixteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill injured extensive coral habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are developing new ways to help these fragile ecosystems recover. According to NOAA Fisheries, a recent restoration mission combined laboratory-reared corals, specialised technical diving and newly designed equipment to return corals to the deep…