Ancient Delphi’s Oracle, once seen as pure spiritualism or political theatre, is now understood through its geology. New research reveals fault lines beneath the temple likely released trance-inducing gases, explaining the Pythia’s prophetic states. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Delphi’s Temple of Apollo, for many centuries, has served as the greatest representation of ancient Greek spiritualism….
Cynthia Erivo has addressed speculation about her friendship with Ariana Grande, clarifying their close bond during the ‘Wicked’ promotions. Erivo revealed they text daily and supported each other, dismissing public perceptions as inaccurate. She described the ‘Wicked’ experience as life-changing, a sentiment echoed in her memoir where she detailed their pact to foster a positive…
NEW DELHI: Govt is looking at pruning the list of vehicles exempted from paying toll on national highways, and the first category that may be removed is “secretaries to govt of India”. Currently, vehicles transporting and accompanying people holding any of the 25 public offices – such as President, PM, governor, CJI, CMs and MPs…
The Porsche driver and the girl’s parents were unhurt Mumbai: Days after a car caught fire in a tunnel of Coastal Road, a speeding Porsche rammed into a divider on the road and hit another car on Sunday morning. While the Porsche’s driver escaped unhurt because its airbags deployed, a minor girl in the other…
KEA starts Karnataka DCET 2026 Round 1 option entry today with counselling timeline and cut-off trends Karnataka DCET 2026: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has commenced the Round 1 option entry process for Karnataka Diploma Common Entrance Test (DCET) 2026 counselling today, July 21, 2026, from 11.00 am. Eligible diploma graduates and working professionals can…
Bengaluru: A three-year-old boy playing outside his grandmother’s residence at Bukkapatna in Tumakuru’s Sira died when a car ran over him Thursday evening.The victim is Syed Huzaifa, second child of Syed Umar and Zakia Banu from Hosakere in Madhugiri. Umar had left Huzaifa with Banu’s parents for a few days. On Thursday evening, Huzaifa was…
Navi Mumbai: Belapur court rejected the bail application of Agricultural Produce Market Committee’s (APMC) deputy secretary Deepak Awate (40), and a sanitation officer Sameer Mhatre (55), after they were caught red-handed while allegedly accepting Rs 1.4 lakh bribe from a contractor on May 19. Both the accused have been remanded to 14 days of jail…
Lucknow: Nestled on campus of 35th Battalion of Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) in Lucknow is a museum that preserves some of the bravest chapters of India’s internal security and border defence history.On International Museum Day, the PAC museum emerges not just as a gallery of old weapons and uniforms, but a living archive…
Palghar: A 22-year-old biker, Nitin Vartha, allegedly hanged himself from a tree on finding out that his friend, Vaibhav Lahange (15), who was on the pillion, had died after he hit a light pole and a tree in Palghar’s Manor on Friday. The impact threw Lahange in the air. When Vartha regained consciousness, he walked…
Gandhinagar: The State Examination Board has officially announced the results of the Teacher Aptitude Test-Secondary preliminary exam. A total of 75,980 candidates across the state have secured 35% or more marks, qualifying them for the upcoming main exam.The preliminary test was conducted on May 3 for candidates aspiring to become secondary school teachers. Out of…
