On the dry plains around Hambantota, the vegetation can look unremarkable at first glance. Thorny scrub, patches of grass and scattered trees cover land that has already been reshaped by farms, roads and large infrastructure projects. Yet this rough-looking landscape is part of the everyday range of hundreds of Sri Lankan elephants. They feed here,…
PV Sindhu (Photo by @BAI_Media on X) PV Sindhu has reacted to the unusual but detailed preparations being made to keep animals away from the BWF World Championships in New Delhi.The tournament begins on August 17, with organisers taking extra precautions after pigeons and a monkey disrupted the India Open earlier this year.Organisers have even…
The revised closing-price mechanism applies to more than 200 stocks with listed derivatives. India’s newly introduced closing price auction system has left traders jittery as they adjust to the new system. During the first week of trading under the new system, some traders said that one of the country’s most significant market structure reforms in…
A device built to track enemy submarines during the Second World War went on to become one of the most important tools in Earth science. The fluxgate magnetometer, first developed to detect small disturbances in the planet’s magnetic field caused by metal hulls beneath the ocean surface, was later adapted by scientists to study the…
Trucking students practice reverse parking in training trucks at the Driving Academy. (AP Photo) The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has moved to make English-language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers a permanent part of federal regulations, saying drivers who cannot sufficiently read or speak English or understand highway signs and signals must be placed…
On the edge of Zaragoza province, the remains of Belchite sit among dry grass and scrub, their broken walls exposed to the weather. Towers rise without roofs, doorways lead nowhere and sections of masonry have been left much as they were after the fighting. A newer settlement stands nearby, separated from the ruins by a…
IISER IAT seat allotment result 2026: The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) have released the Round 3 seat allotment result for IISER IAT 2026. Candidates who participated in the counselling process can now check their allotment status through the official admission portal using their login credentials.The Round 3 allotment is an important…
Earnings per share for S&P 500 companies are on course to be 50% higher than a year ago US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks traded in a narrow range on Monday, with the market remaining close to record levels, while crude oil prices rose amid continued uncertainty over when the Strait of Hormuz would…
Jay Hung, 13, became a young caregiver (center)Screenshot from CHCH News When most teenagers are focused on school, friendships and weekend plans, Jay Hung was learning how to care for his mother. At just 13, the Queen’s University student became a young caregiver after his mother was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Years later, Hung is…
Representation of feral cattle on a remote, storm-battered New Zealand island, descendants of nine animals abandoned there by farmers in 1910 and isolated for more than eight decades. Image Credits: ChatGPT. On one of the world’s most isolated islands, survival is usually left to seabirds, seals and native plants. Yet for nearly a century, another…
