Japanese researchers discovered cats’ ability to land on their feet is due to their flexible thoracic spine and rigid lumbar spine. This allows them to twist sequentially mid-air, with the front rotating first, followed by the rear, conserving angular momentum and preventing uncontrolled spinning during falls. We have all seen cats jump and climb from…
Rahul Gandhi holds a clay pot during a public rally in support of party candidate for Thuraiyur constituency Lenin Prasath in Tiruchirappalli district. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In Tamil Nadu’s tightly structured alliance politics, the verdict is often as much about continuity as it is about change. With voting now complete and results due, attention turns…
Air India’s board will meet on May 7 to review cost-saving measures, discuss CEO succession plans and consider the airline’s FY26 financials as mounting losses and the Middle East conflict intensify pressure on the Tata Group-owned carrier, PTI reported.Sources told news agency PTI that the board, chaired by Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, is scheduled…
Photo credit: X/@CAC_CPRO NEW DELHI: An IAF Mi 17 V5 of Central Air Command (CAC) was deployed to rescue two stranded children, who were stuck on top of a water tank in Sidharth Nagar in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. This came as five children climbed a water tank to record a social media reel and the…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders included Manish Pandey in the playing XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2026 game on Sunday, making him only the third player after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to feature in at least one match in all 19 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The 36-year-old replaced Ramandeep Singh…
It is tempting to search for a winner. But nutrition rarely works that way. Both red and green apples offer fibre, vitamin C, and plant compounds that support long-term health. The differences are real, but not extreme. A well-known line often credited to nutrition experts sums it up neatly: “Variety is the real superfood.” So…
NEW DELHI: As Kerala awaits election results on Monday, the bigger political question may not be whether the BJP can win power in the state, but whether it has begun to disrupt Kerala’s long-standing two-front system. For decades, politics in the state has remained firmly bipolar, with power alternating between the CPM-led Left Democratic Front…
Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo/ Agencies) NEW DELHI: Whether the BJP-led NDA secures a third consecutive term in Assam will be known when votes cast in the April 9 assembly polls are counted on Monday.Ahead of the polls, the “infiltrator” narrative emerged as one of the BJP’s central electoral planks, with the party campaigning aggressively on…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kapil Dev Former Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev chose not to weigh in on the growing hype surrounding teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying others who follow the game more closely are “better” placed to judge the youngster’s performances.Sooryavanshi, just 15 years old, has become one of the biggest stories of IPL 2026 with…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal heads into counting day with an unusually tight contest that has kept both the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on edge. Exit polls point to a split verdict, and after a campaign marked by sharp rhetoric, high turnout and persistent allegations, the outcome now hinges on…