Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rapid rise in cricket continues to grab attention. The 15-year-old batting sensation from Bihar, who recently received his first call-up to the Indian team, is set to travel with the squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of England. If he is picked for the first T20I against…
Old wounds are best left forgotten. A Swahili saying literally translates to ‘stop scratching the cockroach’s scars when translated to English but its deeper meaning teaches us an important lesson on moving on. Cockroaches symbolize survival and their scars are tales of struggles. There is no use in scratching those scars as there is no…
What many people assume would be a routine crocodile walk turned into a rare sprint — now published as the first documented record of galloping in a free-ranging adult mugger crocodile in The Herpetological Bulletin of Summer Ahmedabad: A mugger crocodile in Kutch has given wildlife science an unexpected headline. Its rare burst of speed…
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has released a revised admission schedule for Postgraduate (PG) and Advanced Diploma of Proficiency (ADOP) programmes for the 2026-27 academic session.As per the updated timeline, the first merit list for admission will now be published on June 25, 2026. The admission process will continue until August 10, 2026.Candidates whose names appear…
A tourist from Karnataka tragically drowned in North Goa after slipping from treacherous rocks near Baga-Arpora. PANAJI: A 34-year-old tourist from Karnataka drowned after slipping from rocks along the Baga-Arpora coastline in North Goa on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ashpaq Masli, a resident of Bijapur, Karnataka. According to officials, he had climbed onto…
The Asia Cup Bridge Championship has 300 players from 16 Asia-Oceanic countries participating in this seven-day quadrennial event at Dona Paula Panaji: The Asia Cup Bridge Championship got off to a colourful start on Sunday with about 300 players from 16 Asia-Oceanic countries participating in this seven-day quadrennial event at Dona Paula.Patron of the Indian…
The water-intensive business of garden nurseries with thousands of plants and saplings stands adversely impacted Pune: It is a difficult summer for garden nurseries as groundwater levels in borewells and open wells have dropped sharply, affecting the water-intensive business of maintaining thousands of plants and saplings.“Water level in borewells has dropped significantly. We cannot afford…
Counting halls have their own unique atmosphere. On 4 May 2026, in Kolkata, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s mood was one of confirmation rather than surprise. Throughout the morning, the vote leads remained steady, then grew wider, eventually forming a pattern evident in the final weeks of the campaign for anyone paying attention. The cadre entering…
New Zealand’s Matt Henry (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) NEW DELHI: New Zealand produced a commanding display to defeat England by 253 runs in the second Test at The Oval on Sunday, levelling the series and setting up a decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday.After suffering a heavy defeat in the opening Test at Lord’s, the…
Radioactive specks buried deep inside ancient ocean crust are forcing scientists to rethink what Earth has been quietly passing through in space. These traces are not ordinary geological leftovers. Instead, they appear to be fragments of radioactive stardust material forged in violent cosmic events and scattered across the galaxy. What makes the discovery even more…
