Sadhguru called for a collective approach to managing disasters and protecting the Himalayan ecosystem Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev has pledged Rs 1 crore towards Nepal’s Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund to support rescue and relief efforts following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. He also called for greater cooperation among Himalayan nations, proposing a five-nation…
In the remote savanna-woodlands of Guinea-Bissau, scientists are investigating a strange chimpanzee behaviour that has persisted for more than a decade. Wild western chimpanzees repeatedly collect rocks and hurl them at the same trees, creating piles of stones and leaving visible scars on the trunks. Known as accumulative stone throwing, the behaviour is particularly associated…
Long before she became one of Indian cinema’s most respected filmmakers, Aparna Sen was a schoolgirl in Kolkata’s Ballygunge, quietly observing the elderly residents of a nearby old-age home during her daily walks to Modern High School for Girls. Those observations, combined with her closeness to the Anglo-Indian teachers at her school, would eventually shape…
India are set to get a major boost ahead of the T20I series against Afghanistan starting later this month. All-rounders Hardik Pandya and Nitish Kumar Reddy are fit and available for selection, while Washington Sundar is nearing the necessary clearances for the fixtures starting September 13 in Delhi. It is reliably learnt that both Pandya…
US military leaders reportedly warned Iran that operation has become “too much for too long”, citing strain on troops and readiness. Several senior US military leaders reportedly warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran was unsustainable and could weaken the military’s ability to respond to threats elsewhere, including against the US…
Adnan Sami has taken a firm stance against the music industry’s increasing reliance on remixes, pushing back on the widely cited excuse that this trend simply reflects what listeners want. According to the singer-composer, audiences remain hungry for original material, it’s the labels and industry stakeholders who have failed to meet that demand. The shift…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrab) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has added another record to his rapidly growing list of achievements, becoming the youngest batter in Duleep Trophy history to score a half-century.The 15-year-old achieved the feat during East Zone’s Duleep Trophy 2026 semi-final against Central Zone in Bengaluru, reaching his fifty in just 42 balls with a six.Sooryavanshi eventually…
Gary “Angry” Anderson, the frontman of the Australian rock band, Rose Tattoo has suffered a cardiac arrest and is currently seeking treatment in hospital.The update comes weeks after Rose Tattoo cancelled the European leg of their farewell tour, citing a “medical issue”. In a social media post, the band, on Monday, announced on behalf of…
The plea sought ethanol-content labelling at pumps and on bills, a vehicle-wise E20 compatibility database, an expert review of its impact, and a transition plan for incompatible vehicles. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking mandatory disclosure of the exact ethanol content in petrol at fuel stations and on…
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, gestures to the crowd after he lost to Mariano Navone, of Argentina, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Novak Djokovic’s first-round defeat at the 2026 US Open may have ended his campaign earlier than expected, but…