Pencil marks, composed of graphite flakes, adhere to paper fibers through weak van der Waals interactions. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons A new sheet of paper is a blank canvas, but a microscope shows that it’s a wild, tangled jungle of cellulose fibres. “Every time you drag a pencil across that grid, you’re causing a little…
Gabriel Bonfim believes a win over former champion Belal Muhammad can establish him as a legitimate UFC welterweight contender. Over the past 18 months, the welterweight division has seen two title changes, several contenders emerge, and as UFC Fight Night prepares for another welterweight main-event showdown, former champion Belal Muhammad, the division’s most consistent performer…
Madonna reflects on her journey from 1980s New York to her upcoming album Confessions II during a candid appearance on The Graham Norton Show.Image Credit (Madonna Instagram) Madonna has provided wide-ranging insights into her personal life and creative process during an extensive appearance on ‘The Graham Norton Show’. The pop icon discussed her forthcoming album…
A woman from Florida pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the attempted murder of Rihanna. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, also pleaded not guilty through her attorney to more than a dozen other felony counts in Los Angeles Superior Court. Rihanna’s house shooter could get life in prison Ortiz is charged with 10 counts of assault with…
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. (Reuters representative image) NEW DELHI: A Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier carrying four Indian crew members came under a suspected drone attack near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to ANI sources. The vessel was on its way to Dahej in Gujarat.Officials…
NEW DELHI: NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has pulled off a dramatic flyby of Mars, capturing striking close-up views of the Red Planet, including the massive Huygens Crater, as it slingshots deeper into the solar system on its billion-mile journey to a mysterious metal-rich asteroid.The spacecraft swept just 4,609 kilometres above Mars on May 15, using the…
Hunter Biden takes a jab at Trump Hunter Biden has mockingly nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, seizing on a media analysis that found the president has claimed to have ended the war with Iran on at least 38 separate occasions since fighting began earlier this year.In a post on X,…
NEW DELHI: Five Indians have lost their lives and one remains missing in the ongoing conflict in Middle East, the government said on Saturday, while also confirming that two Indian-flagged LPG carriers have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are now on their way to India with critical fuel supplies.Speaking at an inter-ministerial briefing…
Bhupesh Baghel attacks centre accusing them of “looting in the name of Ram” NEW DELHI: Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched a blistering attack on the Centre over the alleged Ram Mandir donation controversy, drawing a parallel between the government and Mahmud of Ghazni and accusing the RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal of…
Actor Mouni Roy has successfully carved a space for herself in both television and Bollywood over the years. Starting her journey with popular TV serials before moving into films like ‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’, the actress gradually transformed herself into one of the most recognisable faces in the entertainment industry. Along with fame and…