For generations, the history of silk has been told in a fairly straightforward way. Domesticated silkworms emerged in ancient China, silk travelled westward once the Silk Road developed, and the knowledge required to raise silkworms followed the same route. That sequence has shaped both archaeological research and popular history for decades. The story may be…
The first trailer of Namit Malhotra’s ‘Ramayana‘ is finally here, and it is every bit the cinematic spectacle fans had hoped for. After months of anticipation, leaked footage from preview screenings and endless online speculation surrounding the Nitesh Tiwari directorial, the makers on July 30, released the breathtaking trailer. ‘Ramayana’ trailer releases online Keeping to…
Workers try to dry the track as the rain interrupts the women’s high jump final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. (AP Photo) Glasgow’s unpredictable weather has become one of the biggest talking points of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with rain repeatedly disrupting the athletics arena and leaving spectators wondering why events continue despite challenging…
Some days ask for faith, others ask for grit. This one wants grit. Hard work sits heavily on your shoulders, and with it comes tension and a restless mind. The Moon keeps you moving, but Saturn makes each step feel earned. You may wonder why simple tasks are taking so long. Because today is about…
New Delhi: A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death after he allegedly intervened to protect a woman from a group of boys who were harassing her at a park in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar Wednesday afternoon, police said. One juvenile has been apprehended.The deceased has been identified as Sunil (30), a resident of Mainpuri in…
The latest flashpoint was Sunday’s mega inauguration of civic projects worth several hundred crores including the Teen Haath Naka makeover, presided over by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, where BJP leaders alleged they were either not invited or informed too late to attend Thane: Fresh cracks have surfaced within the ruling Mahayuti in Thane, with…
Bengaluru: Freehand, an enterprise AI startup founded by Pando founder Nitin Jayakrishnan and Abhijeet Manohar, has raised $75 million in a funding round co-led by Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners.The round also saw participation from PSP Growth, the venture capital firm founded by former US commerce secretary Penny Pritzker, along with Nexus Venture Partners…
You can take a wedding out of Manapatti, but you can seldom take Manapatti out of a wedding Before sunrise, the clearing outside a house on Madurai’s outskirts has become a kitchen. Goat meat simmers in broad aluminium vessels. Ginger and garlic are pounded in stone mortars. Men squat beside baskets of onions, peeling and…
Hyderabad: Weather forecasts for Hyderabad are more reliable than those for many neighbouring districts, with a new study finding that the city’s rainfall patterns are among the easiest to predict in southern Telangana.The study, published in the Springer Nature journal ‘Discover Hazards‘, analysed 43 years of daily rainfall data (1981-2023) across 12 districts in southern…
Gurgaon: A Nuh district court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for kidnapping a Maharashtra-based businessman in 2017 by luring him through a fake business offer on IndiaMART, and extorting Rs 8 lakh as ransom.The convicts — Mubarik, a resident of Chahalka village, and Ratiram, a resident of Palri village in Nuh district —…
