India crash out of Women’s T20 World Cup Australia ended India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a convincing six-wicket victory on Sunday, raising fresh questions over Harmanpreet Kaur’s future as India’s T20 captain. Chasing 171, the six-time champions completed the target in 19 overs thanks to a match-winning 100-run partnership between Ellyse Perry and…
Independent India was beset with challenges in every walk of life. Archaeology was no exception. Historian Himanshu Prabha Ray and co-author Ajay Yadav map its journey in a new book, “Indian Archaeology after Independence: Amalananda Ghosh and his legacy.” They also enumerate how AI can aid archaeology.1. Archaeology in pre-Independent India was primarily a colonial…
The Buck Moon this month will fall on July 29, 2026. It will fall in the zodiac sign of Capricorn. This full moon’s energies relate to emotional awareness, release, strength and growth. According to spiritual belief, a full moon can reveal hidden emotions and help people realise what they need to heal emotionally.The Buck Moon…
Beavers may weigh only around 20 kilograms, but their engineering skills can reshape entire landscapes. Using little more than their powerful teeth, branches, stones and mud, these rodents build dams that slow rivers, create wetlands and transform dry valleys into thriving ecosystems. While these structures are best known for forming ponds, scientists have discovered they…
Chennai: Users of Kathivakkam High School Road near Ennore bus terminus are put through the daily ordeal of traffic jams on the stretch that is barely two lanes wide.Motorists say they often have to turn off the engines of their vehicles and wait for a long time. Two-wheeler riders add that they have to endure…
New Delhi: Forced to flee political instability, violence and the fear of persecution in Myanmar, a student living in India as a UNHCR-recognised refugee has approached Delhi High Court after his application for an undergraduate course at Delhi University was deemed incomplete for want of a passport.At the heart of the case is the question…
CDAC has invited applications for 951 contractual vacancies across its centres in cities including Chennai, Bengaluru, Noida, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mohali and Kolkata. The recruitment drive offers opportunities for both freshers and experienced candidates in technical and administrative roles.The vacancies include posts such as Project Associate, Project Technician, Project Support Staff, Project Engineer, Senior…
On Friday night, strong winds uprooted a massive tree on Senapati Bapat Road that crashed onto a parked car, damaging the vehicle Pune: Relentless rain left a trail of disruption across the city on Saturday, with nearly 30 tree-fall incidents between morning and afternoon.The Pune fire brigade responded to 24 such calls, while the Pimpri…
A new, or a 325 million-year-old, creature has just taken the subcontinent by storm. It was a “misinterpreted” comparison of cockroaches to humans that gave birth to a satirical online outfit – the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) . But what perhaps started as a simple joke or at best a political satire meant for a…
Take the slower lane today, Aquarius. The sky is asking for caution in movement, machinery, and reactions. Mars and the Moon create unnecessary tension, the sort that makes people rush while driving, argue over nonsense, or make clumsy mistakes with tools, files, and daily work.A bit of disappointing news may also lower your spirits. Don’t…
