Shan Masood and Babar Azam Pakistan’s successful Caribbean campaign has brought a significant boost in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, with captain Babar Azam returning to the top 10 while Abdullah Shafique and Sajid Khan also made notable gains. Babar’s rise comes after Pakistan secured an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in…
Nature’s ingenuity shines with the Megapode, a chicken-sized bird that bypasses traditional incubation. Males meticulously construct heat-generating mounds from vegetation, burying eggs to hatch. Once free, chicks are entirely independent, fending for themselves from day one. This remarkable survival strategy, however, hasn’t protected over half of the species from endangerment, primarily due to their prized…
A group of fishermen said that this same stretch was taken for dredging in the past, but the area silted up again Canacona: Betul fishermen have opposed the proposed dredging of Betul river saying it would adversely affect their livelihoods by damaging seasonal shell beds.A group of fishermen said that this same stretch was taken…
Ahmedabad: Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Gujarat on Friday, prompting large-scale rescue and relief efforts across the state. The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar reported that Deodar taluka in Banaskantha district received over 3 inches of rain within two hours. Bhabhar, Dhansura in Aravali, Lilia in Amreli, and Santalpur in Patan district…
Agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister R Vinoth presents the state’s Agriculture Budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2026-27: Key Announcements Focus on farmers’ welfare: Agriculture Minister R Vinoth said the budget prioritises improving farmers’ livelihoods, with emphasis on water storage infrastructure and irrigation. Kuruvai cultivation support: Despite delayed opening of…
Chennai: Every year, roads in Goodwill Nagar and nearby areas in Tambaram face waterlogging after a few hours of rain. Several other low-lying areas within Tambaram City Municipal Corporation limits also experience flooding during heavy rain. With the northeast monsoon just months away, the civic body has proposed a ₹111.08-crore stormwater drain (SWD) project to…
KOLKATA: Hockey India’s Ethics Committee has initiated a fact-finding inquiry into complaints filed against former India women’s hockey captain and Executive Board member Asunta Lakra.The development comes a day after it emerged that the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports had asked Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute a neutral, fair and transparent committee to…
Hardik Pandya (BCCI/IPL Photo) Kolkata Knight Riders have added to the buzz around Hardik Pandya’s IPL future after posting a video featuring the Mumbai Indians captain. The video showed KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. While Chakravarthy was exercising, Pandya walked past him from behind and teased him.The video quickly caught…
Ramayana star Rakul Preet Singh returns to gym after 1.5-year injury recovery amid trailer release (Image Credits IMDb and Instagram) As Nitesh Tiwari‘s ‘Ramayana‘ continues to dominate conversations following its trailer launch at Brahma mahurat today, Rakul Preet Singh has shared an emotional update on her fitness journey, revealing she has returned to the gym…
The clever reason most people never realised Modern toilets usually come with two flush buttons instead of one. One is smaller; the other is larger. Most people simply press whichever button they feel like pressing, while some hit both without thinking twice. It seems like a tiny design detail, but those two buttons serve an…
