Marie Curie and her husband spent nearly four years boiling down seven tonnes of pitchblende in a leaky Paris shed with no ventilation to isolate one-tenth of a gram of radium chloride. Today, the notebooks they kept during those years, between 1899 and 1902, are kept in lead-lined boxes at the Bibliothèque nationale de France….
‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’ OTT release: When and where to watch Imtiaz Ali’s film starring Diljeet Dosanjh, Sharvari, and Vedang Raina Imtiaz Ali‘s film ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’ received a lot of appreciation and love from the audience. The partition love story received a low response at the theatres initially, but through word of mouth, it gained…
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco cook Italian cuisine for her 34th birthday. (Image credits: Instagram) Selena Gomez celebrated her 34th birthday on a cosy trip to Italy while making delicious dishes with her husband, Benny Blanco. The 38-year-old record producer shared a glimpse of the actress-singer on his Instagram. Documenting the ‘Rare’ hitmaker’s cooking skills,…
Ankit Kumar cracks BPSC exam to become DSP Daring to make a hole in the sky if one throws a stone with full conviction, finds an unlikely echo in the life of Ankit Kumar, a young man from Bihar’s Saharsa district who has just secured the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the…
Spain midfielder Pedri celebrated his country’s FIFA World Cup 2026 triumph with a remarkable callback to a mysterious social media post he shared more than a year earlier, leaving fans convinced he had predicted the historic moment long before it happened. Pedri González post Shortly after Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reportedly introduced a Digital User Experience Monitoring tool on company-issued laptops, sparking debate over workplace privacy and surveillance. The technology can reportedly track application usage and time spent on devices. While such tools can strengthen cybersecurity, concerns remain over data collection, employee monitoring, access controls and transparency surrounding their use….
For decades, discussions about a war over Taiwan have centred on one dramatic image: thousands of Chinese troops crossing the Taiwan Strait, storming beaches under heavy fire while missiles rain down from the sky.Increasingly, military analysts believe Beijing may prefer a different opening move.Rather than launching the largest amphibious assault since the Second World War,…
MUMBAI: India’s retail credit market is showing a widening gap between the number of borrowers being added and the value of loans being accumulated, with consumer durable loans driving new borrower acquisition, while home and gold loans account for much of the portfolio growth.According to credit bureau CRIF’s ‘How India Lends’ report, gold loan outstandings…
China achieves 99% hybrid rice seed cloning with HUAXU gene, cuts annual seed costs China’s new hybrid rice can preserve its high-yield traits across generations, potentially allowing farmers to replant seeds instead of buying new ones every year.Scientists at the China National Rice Research Institute in Hangzhou have developed a self-cloning hybrid rice system that…
Jackie was critically injured after a fight. Her partner Shadow gave her blood. The Ojai Raptor Center said Jackie did not suffer lead poisoning, as millions have been waiting for a health update on the beloved bald eagle who is also one of the internet-famous Big Bear Valley Bald Eagles. Jackie and her mate Shadow…
