For many people, the Milky Way is something they have seen only in photographs. Under most urban skies, the galaxy’s faint glow is washed out by artificial light, leaving only the brightest stars visible overhead. Yet there are a few nights each month when conditions become much more favourable, and July offers one of those…
Shapoor Zadran (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has died in India after battling an illness. He had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in India for some time.“With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” Afghanistan Cricket Board…
The Centre has put a stake in Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) up for sale, announcing an Offer for Sale (OFS) of 2.52% of the company’s paid-up equity. If the issue sees strong demand, the government can sell another 2.52% through a green-shoe option.The floor price for the OFS has been set at Rs 1,400 per…
Moms are capable of magic that is more than just maternal. Nature has imbued its most special being with surprisingly strange ways of reproduction and care for their babies. While moms like crocodiles and sharks can clone themselves and give a ‘virgin birth’, those like scorpion mothers carry their soft-shelled babies on their backs and…
MFDA issues a warning against three products The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (MFDA) issued a public warning against three cosmetic products on Sunday. The authorities claimed that the beauty care products contain mercury and lead at dangerously high levels compared to permissible levels, raising health concerns. The declared products are: Goree Beauty Cream, Face…
Apart from strategic petroleum reserves and LPG reserves,, India is now looking to build emergency liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves. (AI image) Even as it focuses on building its strategic petroleum reserves, India is now looking to build emergency liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves. The plan is to have storage at import terminals by allowing…
Lucknow: Kanpur-born wicketkeeper-batter Vinayak Shukla has been named the new captain of the Oman national cricket team, succeeding long-serving skipper Jatinder Singh ahead of key international assignments, including the ACC Men’s Premier Cup and the final leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 campaign.Vinayak, 31, who hails from Shyamnagar in Kanpur, made his…
15 pygmy hogs, the smallest endangered species of wild pigs, have returned to their land in India. Jersey’s Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has been working in collaboration with Manas National Park in Assam in the Kuribeel grasslands. After decades of conservation, the rare breed has been released on the same location from where their journey…
Turkey was removed from the F-35 programme in 2019 after purchasing the Russian-made S-400 air defence system (File photo) US President Donald Trump is expected to tell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he is prepared to allow Turkey to rejoin the F-35 stealth fighter jet programme, marking a potential breakthrough in one of the…
Jordan Henderson, the British Footballer currently playing in the FIFA World Cup 2026, suffered a wrist injury while celebrating England’s thrilling win against Mexico in Round 16. The 36-year-old Midfielder was immediately rushed into the hospital on a stretcher brought by the officials after being given oxygen.Here’s a closer look at Jordan Henderson suffering from…