NEW DELHI: “You pocket all the profits when the going is good but instantly pass on costs when things turn adverse. A little sharing of burden may not be bad for you” – the purported remark by a senior govt functionary has sent ripples across govt circles. The functionary is said to have made the…
Ex-cricketer slam Pant for poor performance Lucknow Super Giants won the last-ball thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday, debutant Mukul Choudhary pulled the chase single-handedly. Despite LSG’s win, former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif has criticised Rishabh Pant, stating that the skipper must improve his game awareness and take greater responsibility. Pant endured another underwhelming…
The Antikythera mechanism has been described as the world’s first analogue computer since it was found in a shipwreck off the coast of Greece in 1901, but until now, we have not known precisely how it was configured inside. The Anticythera mechanism – a corroded chalcographical artefact discovered at a Roman shipwreck in 1901, has…
The BBC recreated the controversial 1974 Stanford prison experiment in The Experiment to explore human obedience/ screengrab Youtube The idea of recreating one of psychology’s most controversial experiments for television should have been unworkable from the outset. When the BBC announced in 2002 that it would run a controlled prison simulation as a documentary series,…
Ravi Kishan has strongly backed the success of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar franchise starring Ranveer Singh, calling it a “wake-up call” for the film industry while dismissing criticism labelling it as propaganda. In a recent conversation, the actor spoke about the film’s impact, its reception, and why he believes it marks the arrival of a “new…
Today, April 11, is a deeply special day for all of us. It is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, one of India’s greatest social reformers and a guiding light for generations. This year, the occasion carries even greater significance, as it marks the beginning of his 200th birth anniversary celebrations. Mahatma Phule was…
Virat Kohli is on the brink of another historic milestone in the Indian Premier League (IPL), as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star inches closer to joining an elite club of power-hitters. Kohli has smashed 297 sixes in IPL history, putting him just three hits away from becoming only the third player to reach the 300-sixes…
Missouri senator Eric Schmitt said OPT students are working in restaurants, janitorial service companies. Senator Eric Schmitt, who has been speaking against the Optional Practical Training program that foreign students get at the end of their course, revealed some astounding facts only from his state Missouri as he once again demanded that this practice to…
Scientists have found a new species of mahogany in Zanzibar. This represents a significant finding for those working on rare forests in East Africa. But there is an ominous warning that only 30 adult trees of this new mahogany species exist in the wild. This means that the newly found plant has been critically endangered…
Iconic musician Mick Fleetwood, at 78, has tied the knot with his long-time partner Elizabeth Jordan, aged 56, after a beautiful six-year journey together. The Fleetwood Mac drummer took to Instagram to share the delightful news while enjoying their honeymoon in the idyllic South Pacific. This marks Fleetwood’s fifth marriage, and he seems to have…