Delhi University (DU) has extended its undergraduate (UG) admission process based on Class 12 marks to nine more colleges for the 2026-27 academic session. With the latest addition, the total number of colleges offering admission through the Class 12 marks-based route has increased to 35.Candidates applying through this route will not be required to appear…
Aerial view looking east to Diamond Peak and Crescent Lake in the Diamond Peak Wilderness in the Oregon Cascade Range. Credits – Wikimedia Commons In September 2006, Oregon officials took the drastic step of treating Diamond Lake with rotenone after an invasive fish had pushed the lake’s trout fishery into collapse. The fish was tui…
It’s so hot in Japan that the country invented a word for it, really. Deadly heat waves have transformed a major part of the world into a plot of a sci-fi movie where people are cooping up at homes and fighting for air conditioners at marts. Large parts of East Asia have been gripped in…
Even as ‘Jana Nayagan’ continues its successful run in theatres, the film has now landed in legal trouble. A petition seeking an interim stay on the screening of Vijay‘s much-talked-about film came up for hearing before the Madras High Court. While the petitioner requested an immediate halt to the film’s exhibition and a review of…
Harmanpreet Singh celebrates with teammate after scoring a goal against Pakistan. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India may have extended their decade-long winning run against Pakistan with a thrilling 5-3 victory at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup on Wednesday, but captain Harmanpreet Singh believes the defensive lapses that allowed their arch-rivals back into…
Kajal Aggarwal on global appeal of ‘Ramayana’: ‘It’s high time; we want to tell our superhero stories’ Kajal Aggarwal, who plays Mandodari in Nitesh Tiwari’s much-talked-about ‘Ramayana: Part 1’, recently opened up about the film’s global marketing push. The actress also shared why she believes it is the right time for Indian mythological stories to…
A year after the release of ‘Squid Game’ Season 3, Netflix has reportedly shelved David Fincher‘s long-developing English-language spinoff.The reported cancellation brings an end to a project that had been in development for several years. The spinoff was first reported in 2024, with Fincher attached to direct and Dennis Kelly, creator and writer ‘Utopia’, hired…
A large coprolite of a carnivorous dinosaur found in Harding County, South Dakota, US. Image Credit: Poozeum/Wikipedia Around 540 million years ago, the biological landscape of Earth went through a huge transformation called the Cambrian explosion. During this era, the ancestors of most modern animal groups began to appear, depicting a massive surge in biodiversity….
Ranveer Singh poses with ‘Indian Trump’ Avinash Agarwal from ‘India’s Got Latent 2’; comedian roasts actor in caption, ‘Thanks for wearing men’s clothes’ Ranveer Singh, who has largely kept away from the public eye following the success of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, made a rare appearance that has left fans excited. The actor was spotted with…
As global crude prices climb and import bills swell across countries, the US has a different story to tell. Its import prices are rising too—but fuel is not the culprit. US import prices recorded an unexpected increase in June as a rise in nonfuel import costs outweighed lower fuel prices, according to data released by…
