Off the coast of Mauritius sit a string of small, mostly uninhabited islands that once told a very different story than they do today. For decades, animals brought there by ships, rats, cats, goats and rabbits among them, quietly wiped out native plants and drove seabird colonies to near collapse. Then, starting in the late…
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…
Jawaharlal Nehru University has started the application process for undergraduate and Certificate of Proficiency programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. Eligible candidates can submit their applications online until July 22. Admissions to the offered courses will be conducted on the basis of CUET UG 2026 scores. JNU UG and COP admissions 2026: Jawaharlal Nehru University…
Pic courtesy: Daily Record Brian Hurton, a 55-year-old man from East Kilbride, Scotland, died alone after calling 999 twice, only to be told to wait for a call back. Despite informing them that he was struggling to breathe and feared he would collapse, no ambulance was sent. By the time medical help was finally dispatched,…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari filed a civil suit seeking removal of deepfakes. MUMBAI: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed in a proposed civil suit before the Bombay high court that he had no role in the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme or the E20 initiative, alleging that AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated…
Brenda Bricker, who was best known for My Left Foot and Home Alone 2 has passed away. She left for her heavenly abode on July 16 in Dublin.. Actress Brenda Fricker, best known for her role in ‘Home Alone 2’ alongside Macaulay Culkin, has passed away. Some of her other roles over the years also…
A close-up of a rustic saucepan on a wooden stovetop, with lemon peels and bay leaves simmering in clear liquid, creating subtle steam. Image Credit: TIL Creatives From refreshing living spaces to masking any bad odour that may arise in them, this kitchen hack is proving to be quite popular on social media platforms. This…
CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka NEW DELHI: CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka on Saturday questioned the purpose of ongoing talks with the government if Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan is not going to resign, reiterating that his resignation remains the group’s key demand.“In yesterday’s meeting, we received a positive response regarding compensation and legal cases. We got…
Quote of the day by former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga. When Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga sat down with Australian journalist Michael Maher in July 2005 for an interview on the ABC program Foreign Correspondent, her presidency was drawing to a close. Asked about the allure of supreme political office, Sri Lanka’s first female president brushed…
Omar Abdullah slams BJP over J&K statehood, alleges ‘backdoor’ politics Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday accused BJP of making repeated promises on restoring the Union Territory’s statehood without fulfilling them. Addressing a National Conference rally ahead of the party’s ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest over the statehood demand, Abdullah also alleged that the…
