In 1988, zebra mussels arrived in North America through a ship’s ballast water; within 10 years, they had spread across all five Great Lakes

zebra mussels (Representative image by Canva) In the late 1980s, an aquatic invader quietly entered North America through an unlikely route: a ship’s ballast water. That species was the zebra mussel, and within a decade it had spread across all five Great Lakes, triggering one of the most notorious invasive-species stories on the continent. More…

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Ajinkya Rahane: The silent guardian of Indian cricket whose numbers undersold his legacy | Cricket News

Ajinkya Rahane‘s career will always leave Indian cricket wondering what might have been.On paper, his numbers are respectable rather than extraordinary: an average of 38.46 across 85 Tests, 5,077 runs, twelve hundreds, twenty-six fifties. For most cricketers that would count as an outstanding career. For Rahane it somehow feels short of the mark. The figures…

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Explained: What is Argentina’s ‘Las Malvinas’ Falkland Islands controversy? Why FIFA could act over World Cup banner | Football News

NEW DELHI: Argentina’s dramatic 2-1 comeback win over England in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal was followed by a fresh controversy. After the final whistle at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso celebrated with a banner that read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” – a slogan linked to Argentina’s claim over…

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Harshvardhan Rane, Sanjeeda Shaikh spark fresh dating rumours after they post matching PICS from their vacay, eagle eyed fans notice details |

Actors Harshvardhan Rane and Sanjeeda Shaikh have once again found themselves at the centre of dating speculation after posting remarkably similar photos on Instagram, seemingly from a getaway in Panshet near Pune.Although the two shared different shots, fans quickly noticed that the images appeared to be taken at the same Airbnb, leading to fresh rumours…

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In Tokyo’s hidden 1,100-year-old shrine, thousands of desperate fans are praying for impossible concert tickets | World News

Hidden among the gleaming skyscrapers of Tokyo’s busy Nihonbashi district is a tiny Shinto shrine where prayers have taken on an unusual modern meaning. Instead of asking for good health, academic success or prosperity, thousands of music lovers visit Fukutoku Shrine hoping to secure something that has become incredibly difficult to obtain in Japan: concert…

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