Former England captain Ben Stokes. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former England Test captain Ben Stokes could become the highest-paid player in Big Bash League (BBL) history after retiring from international cricket after series defeat against New Zeland. According to reports from Code Sports, the all-rounder is attracting significant interest from multiple BBL franchises, with…
NEW DELHI: People who fail to report births and deaths to authorities within two years may face a stricter registration process under a proposed amendment to the law governing civil registration.The Centre has proposed that births and deaths reported after two years can be registered only on the order of a first-class judicial magistrate, replacing…
A documentary on Elon Musk, titled ‘Musk’, will be released in October this year. (X) From director Alex Gibney‘s mind, ‘Musk’ is an upcoming documentary film that he made about the businessman and former public official, Elon Musk. The first look and new trailer for the film have officially been released online ahead of its…
When Solar Impulse 2 returned to Abu Dhabi in July 2016, it completed something that had never been achieved before. The aircraft had travelled around the world powered only by energy collected from the sun, finishing a journey of roughly 40,000 kilometres without using conventional fuel. It was not built to prove that commercial airliners…
Isro chairman V Narayanan (Right) NEW DELHI: Isro chairman V Narayanan has revealed that the space agency is collaborating with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to develop an advanced artificial heating system for future lunar landers that can operate for up to 200 Earth days on the surface of the Moon.The announcement is important…
India has effectively frozen approvals for Elon Musk’s Starlink to begin commercial operations, due to concerns over the use of its satellite terminals in the Iran war, according to people familiar with the matter.Security agencies have withheld the final clearances Starlink needs to launch, they said. Reports that Starlink terminals were in use during the…
China’s Hongqi N701, the heavily armoured limousine used by President Xi Jinping during his state visit to Washington TOI correspondent from Washington: If there was any doubt that China has its “wheels up” moment in its quest for global primacy, it was answered by way of Beijing bringing its own wheels to Washington this week.When…
A tiny GPS tracker attached to a European honey buzzard revealed an extraordinary feat of endurance that few humans could match. Over 42 days, the bird travelled more than 10,000 km from its wintering grounds in South Africa to its breeding habitat in Finland, crossing deserts, mountain ranges and numerous countries along the way. The…
PM Modi proposes seafarers’ safety network on the opening day of Brics summit The safety of Indian seafarers has emerged as a recurring focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Brics engagements. On Saturday, he proposed a seafarers emergency support network among BRICS members to provide distress alerts, medical aid, family communication and evacuation support.The proposal…
At several hundred metres below the surface, the limestone caves around Minamidaito Island are mostly untouched by sunlight, currents, and routine marine surveys. The landscape is narrow, uneven, and difficult to navigate even with modern submersibles. During one of those deep exploratory dives last year, a remotely operated vehicle passed close to a colony of…