PC: National Museum of Great Lakes Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the United States by area, but comparing it with some of North America’s largest lakes makes it seem even tinier. The state covers just 1,214 square miles, which is surprisingly small once you realise that six freshwater lakes in or partly…
NEW DELHI: An inquiry has been initiated at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after a cockroach was allegedly found in dal served at the doctors’ hostel mess on Tuesday, triggering concerns over food safety and hygiene standards within the hospital premises.The issue surfaced after a hostel resident shared photographs of the food item and alleged…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis arrived at the Vidhan Bhavan on a motorcycle to attend the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected members of the legislative council on Thursday.The move follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce fuel consumption amid concerns over rising energy pressures due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, according to…
For decades, stories about billion-dollar company sales have usually followed the same pattern. Founders become wealthy, investors celebrate massive returns, and employees often receive little more than praise for their hard work. Recently, Graham Walker has drawn attention after reportedly sharing $240 million with 540 employees following the sale of Fibrebond Corp. to Eaton in…
India’s reserves have fallen 5.2% to $691 billion. (AI image) Philippines and India are the Asian countries that have seen the highest percentage losses to their foreign exchange reserves as a result of the ongoing US-Iran conflict that has sent global crude oil prices to above $100 per barrel levels. Foreign-exchange reserves across Asia are…
The forest is never silent – not even in the calmest hours, and certainly not when birds are around. But they are not chattering to kill boredom. Every chirp, call and song carries a meaning that has rarely been understood by humans. Cornell researchers have succeeded in understanding some of this bird behaviour.Though studying birds…
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar showered praise on Virat Kohli after the RCB star’s record-breaking century in Raipur, saying that while discussions continue around the rise of the new generation of power-hitters, Kohli has once again proved that the “old generation is still the best.”Virat Kohli produced a stunning comeback after back-to-back ducks, and perhaps…
Anshul Kamboj meets his viral doppelganger (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings pacer Anshul Kamboj recently found himself at the centre of a funny social media moment after a security guard resembling him went viral during Vijay’s oath-taking ceremony as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.Fans quickly noticed the similarity between Kamboj and the security personnel standing…
NEW DELHI: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting aboard an aircraft carrying a pointed message from Tehran: Minab168. The inscription on the plane is a reference to the 168 schoolchildren Iran says were killed in a US strike on a school in Minab on…
A few years ago, sarees on international red carpets were treated like “cultural moments”. Beautiful? Yes. Fashion-forward? Apparently debatable. Now? The saree is becoming the outfit. Not the backup option. Not the token traditional look. The actual main-event silhouette dominating global fashion conversations in 2026. Image credit : Instagram | People are tired of fashion…