Photo credit: ecoticias.com A tiny turtle with unusually pale colouring has hatched in Bolivia’s Manuripi Amazon National Wildlife Reserve, creating a rare and eye-catching moment for conservationists. The hatchling is a yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle, but unlike most of its kind, it was born with very little pigment, making it stand out instantly against the…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee was suspended from Lok Sabha on Wednesday for using unparliamentary language against a women member of the House.This comes after Kalyan Banerjee engaged in a heated verbal exchange with hid former party colleagues and NCPI MPs in the Lok Sabha chamber.The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) members…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to take a final decision on whether it will publicly announce the list of players who will receive central contracts under its new payment and categorisation system.The PCB usually announces its list of centrally contracted players by the first week of August. The contracts normally run from June…
Fardeen Khan remembers Feroz Khan’s bond with Farida Jalal; says, ‘ I’ve always remembered her with great affection’ Actor Fardeen Khan has shared a warm message for veteran actress Farida Jalal, recalling his long association with her and remembering the immense respect his late father, Feroz Khan, had for the actress. The post came after…
Vicky Kaushal recalls watching Rajkumar Hirani’s son Vir grow on the sets of ‘Sanju’, praises his performance in ‘Pritam & Pedro’: ‘I’ve seen him clap in front of me during the shoots’ Actor Vicky Kaushal has reflected on Vir Hirani‘s journey from assisting behind the scenes on the sets of ‘Sanju’ to earning praise as…
NEW DELHI: India’s warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI ahead of the two-Test series has been shortened from four days to three days, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed. The practice match will now be played from August 7 to August 9 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) Ground in Colombo.In a statement, SLC…
Swapna Barman (AFP Photo) Former Asian Games champion Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for a banned substance.The 29-year-old athlete tested positive for Boldenone, an anabolic-androgenic steroid, according to NADA’s latest list of provisionally suspended athletes.Barman made history at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games by becoming…
India vs Argentina (Photo by HI) India’s men’s hockey team bow out of the 2026 World Cup semi-final race after a 3-5 defeat to Argentina on Monday.Despite Argentina’s win over England keeping India’s qualification hopes technically alive, India needed a victory by at least three goals to make the last four.Instead, two early strikes leave…
NEW DELHI: “Safety, reliability, profitability and pursuing disciplined and sustainable growth.” Air India‘s CEO and MD (proposed) Tewolde Gebremariam on Monday set these priorities out for the struggling airline group in his first Town Hall with employees. Apart from widening losses, AI’s safety practices and alleged lack of discipline among crew are under the scanner…
Shares of fintech companies, including Paytm, rallied in early trade on Wednesday after the government announced a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 made to merchants, effective October 15.Shares of One97 Communications Ltd, which owns the Paytm brand, rose 7.24% during intraday trade to hit a 52-week high of Rs…
