Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha on day three of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) If it’s Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel that have emerged as India’s batting stars of the future in this series, Sonal Dinusha is making a similar statement for Sri Lanka. The left-hander…
Image: Korea JoongAng Daily South Korea’s forests were in an exceptionally poor condition after decades of exploitation and the destruction caused by the Korean War. By 1960, the average growing stock had fallen to just 10.6 cubic metres per hectare, compared with about 100 cubic metres per hectare in the early 1900s. Large areas had…
Neeraj Chopra, of India, competes in the javelin during the World Athletics Diamond League athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, August 21, 2026. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage edged out Neeraj Chopra by just nine centimetres in Lausanne, securing his third victory over the Indian star this season and tightening his…
When Shannon Leah Fraser disappeared in Queensland’s tropical rainforest in September 2014, rescuers feared the worst. Search crews spent days combing dense vegetation around the Golden Hole swimming area near Mount Bartle Frere, Australia’s highest mountain on the mainland, before the official operation ended without success. More than two weeks later, however, Fraser emerged from…
Haven or trap? Study finds sinkholes protect endangered tree at evolutionary cost China’s huge sinkholes, known as tiankengs (“heavenly pits” in Chinese), are both helping and harming one of the region’s most endangered plants at the same time. They protect the rare Magnolia aromatica tree from climate change, but they also keep its populations isolated,…
Brij Bhushan Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday welcomed the Delhi court’s decision acquitting him in the sexual harassment case involving women wrestlers, describing it as a “happy day” for himself and his supporters while saying he would wait for the detailed judgment…
A new study which was done across tropical countries suggests that non-native trees can become surprisingly common in young regenerating forests, especially where the canopy is still open. But as the forest matures and the canopy closes, their share tends to decline. The study was published in Nature’s July 2026 journal.The research analysed 1,561 forest…
James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn and Kelsey Grammer reunited at Comic-Con ahead of their MCU return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’.Image credit (Instagram) More than 25 years after the original ‘X-Men’ helped launch the modern superhero movie era, the franchise’s original stars reunited at San Diego Comic-Con ahead of their highly anticipated return in Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Doomsday’….
Tusshar Kapoor recalls the pressure of being Jeetendra’s son (Image Credits Instagram) Completing 25 years in Bollywood, Tusshar Kapoor has candidly reflected on the expectations and pressures that came with being veteran actor Jeetendra‘s son. While discussing his journey in a recent interview, the actor admitted that growing up in a film family brought its…
Prince Harry shared a light-hearted moment after a playful goat unexpectedly jumped onto him during a charity festival in the UK.Image credit (Instagram) Prince Harry experienced an unexpected moment during a goat yoga session at a charity event in the United Kingdom. The Duke of Sussex encountered an amusing mishap when one of the animals…
