Spain’s Mikel Merino (6) celebrates (AP Photo) Mikel Merino continued his remarkable impact off the bench by firing Spain into the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals with another decisive late goal, as La Roja edged Belgium 2-1 in their quarterfinal at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday. Introduced in the 86th minute, the Spain midfielder…
Imagine placing a flat piece of plastic on a warm surface and watching it fold itself into a fully functional robot without human hands, motors or complex assembly. It may sound like science fiction, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrated exactly that with a tiny, origami-inspired robot designed to assemble itself…
BENGALURU: A 34-year-old man allegedly hacked to death his mother, grandmother and brother-in-law with a sharp weapon before dying by suicide on Saturday morning in Kottigepalya, under the Kamakshipalya police station limits, police said.According to police, the accused, identified as Prashant, a driver by profession, allegedly attacked his mother, Mangalamma (55), a garment factory worker,…
Brazilian, Argentine, and Portuguese flags stretch across the streets. Giant cut-outs of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar greet visitors at every turn, while cheers from a local community hall echo long after midnight. Welcome to Valluvar Nagar, an obscure corner of the city known as the “Mini Brazil” of Hyderabad. For the people who…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “quintessential” Indian politician who prefers direct engagement with the electorate and doesn’t like being spoken to through intermediaries.During a media briefing in New Zealand, MEA Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon was asked why PM Modi had not held a…
For more than a million years, a small ancient human relative survived quietly on the volcanic island of Flores in Indonesia. Then, around 50,000 years ago, this tiny hominin known as Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the hobbit because of its small stature, disappeared entirely, leaving behind one of the most puzzling mysteries in human evolution. Scientists…
Matt Damon revealed he wanted to work with Shekhar Kapur on ‘The Four Feathers’ (2002) but missed out, likely due to his Jason Bourne commitment. Speaking at ‘The Odyssey’ Mumbai event, he called it a “20-year-old debt” he still carries. He plays Odysseus in ‘The Odyssey’, alongside Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and others. Decades later,…
The Maharashtra CET Cell has given engineering aspirants additional time to complete the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) registration by extending the deadline to July 16, 2026. The decision follows the resolution of a technical issue affecting the retrieval of JEE Main percentile scores through DigiLocker. Candidates have been urged to update or correct their applications…
India vs England Women Live Score, One-Off Test: India produced a disciplined batting effort but were denied complete control by England’s late resurgence on the opening day of the one-off Women’s Test at Lord’s. Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma all registered half-centuries as India were bowled out for 285 after enjoying several strong…
Brazil is dealing with one of its worst dengue fever outbreaks in years, and scientists are trying something unusual to bring the numbers down. Instead of just relying on vaccines and mosquito spray, health teams are releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into several cities, hoping these lab-bred insects will help shrink the population of disease-spreading mosquitoes…
