A panel of the mosaic depicts a dog named Ocean. Around 1,800 years ago, a Roman household in what is now Turkey decorated the floor of its home with a detailed mosaic showing animals and mythological figures. Among them were a cat and a dog whose names were written beside their images. Archaeologists have now…
This behaviour has often been described as elephants visiting a “grave” or mourning their dead. But scientists say the reality is more complicated. An elephant herd comes across the remains of another elephant. Instead of simply walking past, some animals slow down, approach the bones, touch them with their trunks and sniff them. In some…
Child rights body had sought Meta’s explanation after taking suo motu cognisance of a BBC Eye report. NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned Meta India’s managing director and head of public policy for a hearing on Wednesday, September 9, over allegations concerning advertisements linked to Child Sexual Exploitative…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi (Agency Image) Pakistan captain Babar Azam has broken his silence on the Pakistan Cricket Board’s sweeping mid-series shake-up, revealing that he was not consulted before seven players were dropped and changes were made to the coaching setup.The PCB made the drastic changes after Pakistan suffered back-to-back…
Delhi hotels run out of rooms NEW DELHI: As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, luxury hotels in the national capital are facing a sharp squeeze in room availability, with tariffs at some marquee properties climbing beyond Rs 2 lakh a night ahead of the September 12-13 gathering.The summit, which brings leaders…
Becoming a father has changed the way Pete Davidson looks at the loss of his own dad. Pete’s dad Scott Matthew Davidson, was a New York City firefighter with Ladder Company 118 in Brooklyn Heights. On September 11, 2001, he was at the World Trade Center after the attacks and was killed while helping evacuate…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday clarified that a gesture he made during his Assembly speech was inadvertent and “not in any way intentional” . This comes as DMK accused him of attempting to body-shame former chief…
Max Planck, the German physicist whose work helped lay the foundation for quantum theory, believed that science was ultimately a search for deeper and more fundamental truths. His reflections on scientific discovery reveal how strongly he valued the pursuit of universal principles rather than simply solving individual problems. In his Scientific Autobiography, Planck wrote about…
Danish Pandor, best known for playing Pakistani gangster Uzair Baloch in Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise, has reportedly joined the cast of Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker’s upcoming period sports drama ‘Lalkaara’.According to a report by Bollywood Hungama, Pandor has landed a key role in the film and will play one of Aamir’s friends. He joins…
India, China hold first high-level military flag meeting in Arunachal sector NEW DELHI: India and China have held their first Senior Highest Military Commander-Level Flag Meeting in the Arunachal Pradesh sector, with talks taking place on both sides of the frontier earlier this week.The meeting followed understandings reached during the Special Representatives dialogue between National…