Discover the American woodcock, officially recognized as the world’s slowest flying bird. This fascinating creature boasts a flight speed of just 8 km/h, primarily during courtship. Its unique wobbling gait on the ground also aids in hunting by disturbing earthworms. This slow-paced lifestyle is a remarkable adaptation for survival in its woodland habitat. Nature is…
Mamata Banerjee; Vinesh Phogat Ahead of counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections, Trinamool Congress workers alleged that two cars with BJP flags were allowed to enter a counting centre in Bhowanipore, the constituency of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool supremo. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat revealed she is one of the six women…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday met DMK president and former chief minister MK Stalin at his Alwarpet residence in Chennai, in what was officially described as a “courtesy call”. He also called on PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss at his residence in a high-profile political outreach days before the newly…
NAGPUR: An undertrial prisoner cannot be deprived of the right to education merely because of incarceration, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has ruled, directing prison authorities to allow a 69-year-old inmate lodged in Nagpur Central Prison to appear for his LLB examination without charging escort fees. Purushottam Kumar Sinha had approached HC…
AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal have declared they will not appear in proceedings before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court’s excise policy case. NEW DELHI: After Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, declaring that neither he nor any lawyer would appear on…
Rohit Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: On a day when all eyes were on two explosive openers – Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mumbai Indians veteran Rohit Sharma – both batters failed to deliver at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.After Mumbai Indians opted to bowl first, Rajasthan Royals suffered an early blow as Sooryavanshi…
Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya (AP Photo) Punjab Kings produced a breathtaking response to Delhi Capitals’ massive total, with openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh tearing into the attack and rewriting powerplay records in IPL 2026.Chasing a daunting 264 after KL Rahul’s unbeaten 152 and Nitish Rana’s 91 powered Delhi to 264 for…
MERCEDES: The story of of a team that refused to stay down Most people think of Mercedes-Benz as just a brand for luxury cars and Maybachs you see on the road. But its story in motorsport is very different, and much deeper. It goes all the way back to the 1950s. The journey of the…
The vine that turns your backyard into a hummingbird magnet. Image Credits: Google Gemini If you’ve been trying to get hummingbirds actually to stay in your yard, not just fly through, you’ve probably tried the usual suspects: a red feeder, some salvia, a lantana bush, if you’re feeling ambitious. While they do work, there is…
Professional gardeners always add more evergreen shrubs than you expect. Image credit – Wikimedia Mixed garden borders often look stunning during spring and summer. However, the same plants can fail to create a proper design when they stop flowering. Horticulturists claim that one of the main reasons for this is insufficient evergreen structure. Unlike flowering…