A small rose plant spent nine days travelling around Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. It was not there simply as a botanical curiosity. The flower, ‘Overnight Scentsation’, had been selected for an experiment that asked a surprisingly specific question: would a rose smell the same without Earth’s gravity? When the shuttle returned, the…
A cancer hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz was temporarily taken out of service after US airstrikes near the facility forced the evacuation of 211 patients, including children undergoing chemotherapy, Iranian state media reported.The strikes late Wednesday targeted areas near Shahid Baghaei Hospital, a specialised centre for haematology and oncology in Khuzestan province. The…
Vikram Kochhar, who essayed the role of Balinder “Buggu” Lakhanpal in Rajkumar Hirani‘s ‘Dunki’, recently spoke about his deep admiration for Shah Rukh Khan. He revealed that during the nearly two years he spent shooting alongside the superstar for the 2023 film, Khan’s humility and warmth left the biggest impression on him. Kochhar called him…
Musafir Cafe star Vedika Pinto’s Mumbai home (Image Credits Netflix and Pinkvilla) Vedika Pinto, who first caught attention with her role in Anurag Kashyap‘s ‘Nishaanchi’ and was recently seen in ‘Musafir Cafe’, lives in a home that beautifully reflects her mixed heritage. Born to a Hindu Punjabi mother and a Christian father, Vedika says her…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has clarified that phone calls originating from the 1600 and 140 number series cannot be tagged, filtered or blocked by third-party apps, except where blocking is carried out through the regulator’s Do Not Disturb (DND) registry for eligible promotional calls.According to a PTI report, the regulator has issued…
A view of the 57th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi on Thursday NEW DELHI: Nine years after the biggest indirect reform in the country, GST Council on Friday decided on a massive procedural overhaul that will rework the way businesses operate, enable them…
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…
At least two people were killed and five were injured after a shooter opened fire in an area lined with shops and restaurants in Toronto, Canada.According to news agency AFP, Toronto Police cordoned off the area and said that the attacker is still at large.“Please avoid the area immediately and follow all directions from police,”…
America’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, has become the unlikely centre of one of the most extraordinary discoveries in recent US history. As years of relentless drought caused water levels to plunge to record lows, the shrinking shoreline began revealing secrets that had remained hidden beneath the surface for decades. Human remains, abandoned boats, military relics…
Iran hands down death penalty indictment against Trump over Khamenei death Iran has issued an indictment against US President Donald Trump over the killing of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.Tehran prosecutor Ali Salehi said indictments had been completed in 140 cases linked to the war, including 74 involving the…
