Some tropical Heliconius butterflies have evolved a remarkable way to stay young, allowing them to live far longer than most butterflies. Most butterflies survive for only a few weeks after reaching adulthood. But scientists have now identified a group of tropical butterflies that can live for almost a year while showing little sign of physical…
NEW DELHI: Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Awantipora area have booked a terror associate under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and detained a habitual drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, officials said on Friday.The terror associate, identified as Suhail Farooq Lone alias Sahba, a…
Air India reduced fuel surcharges on specific international routes on Wednesday as global jet fuel prices eased.The airline has reduced the fuel surcharge per passenger from $205 to $125 for flights to Europe, while it has been cut by $80, to $200, for NorthAmerica and Australia, making travel to these regions more affordable, ANI reported.According…
Usain Bolt and Novak Djokovic Olympic sprint great Usain Bolt was among the well-known faces at Wimbledon 2026 on Friday, with the Jamaican legend watching Novak Djokovic‘s third-round match from the Royal Box on Centre Court.Bolt, widely known as the “fastest man alive”, attended Djokovic’s match against France’s Arthur Rinderknech as one of the special…
Aamir Khan is set to marry his girlfriend, Gauri Spratt, on July 5. The actor recently confirmed that he will be tying the knot for the third time and revealed that the wedding will be a private affair attended only by close family members and a small circle of friends. For those not in the…
Govt reviews the situation of rainfall deficit and potential drought conditions in certain parts of India NEW DELHI: There doesn’t appear to be any respite from the El Nino over monsoon, with the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) latest update on Friday indicating a “rapid development” of this climatic phenomenon during July-Sept, increasing the likelihood of…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Morne Morkel (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India bowling coach Morne Morkel has made it clear that the team management will continue to back openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, despite growing calls for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to make his international debut.Sooryavanshi has been one of the biggest talking points since being…
Indian student shares F-1 visa rejection experience. An Indian student recently shared the experience of F-1 visa rejection in a two-minute interview, while the case has no apparent loopholes. The student applied for the visa to study an MS in Computer Science at the University of Maryland and the program starts on August 31. The…
Quote of the day by B.F. Skinner (AI-generated image) A psychologist best known for training pigeons to peck levers for food pellets is not the person most people would expect a quote about love from. Yet B.F. Skinner wrote exactly that. “We are only just beginning to understand the power of love because we are…
Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan got married in 2000 and their divorce was finalised in 2014. While their separation left the industry shocked, the ex-couple continues to remain friends now and they are often seen hanging out together with their respective partners. For those not in the know, Sussanne Khan is now with Arslan Goni…