Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) Rishabh Pant added another milestone to his growing list of Test records as the India wicketkeeper-batter surpassed Australia legend Adam Gilchrist to become the third-highest six-hitter in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.Pant’s aggressive approach once again came to the fore as he smashed…
A small box of honeybees once became an unusual passenger aboard the space shuttle Discovery. In 1984, Nasa sent thousands of honeybees into orbit to see how they would behave when gravity was no longer guiding their movements. The experiment was less about honey and more about a basic piece of bee life: building a…
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The IMD said Delhi would continue to receive light rain in several parts of the city. NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Monday afternoon, bringing respite from the heat but causing widespread waterlogging and severe traffic disruption across the national capital.ITO Chowk witnessed heavy waterlogging, resulting in massive traffic congestion. Munirka,…
CM Yogi Adityanath (File image). Since 2017, Uttar Pradesh has made a determined effort to address one of the most fundamental challenges facing its agricultural economy—reliable access to water. The completion of 29 major irrigation projects, along with 16 medium and six small projects, has helped expand irrigation capacity and bring long-awaited relief to millions…
DMK chief MK Stalin moves Madras High Court challenging TVK candidate VS Babu’s victory in Kolathur NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Monday moved the Madras high court challenging the victory of TVK candidate VS Babu from Kolathur in the assembly elections.In his petition, Stalin alleged malfunctions in…
Flor Juanga, a Shuar community representative from Ecuador’s Sucumbios Province. In Ecuador’s Amazon, planting a tree can mean much more than restoring a patch of forest. For Indigenous women such as Flor Juanga, a Shuar community representative from Sucumbíos Province, trees are tied to food, wildlife, family, culture and the future of the community. Juanga…
Iranian currency sinks to record low as US works on new sanctions Iran’s rial hit rock bottom on Monday, falling to a record low as Washington prepared what it called an “economic D-Day”. The fresh sanctions are set to pile more pressure on an economy already battered by existing restrictions and a US naval blockade.The…
Akshay Kumar is gearing up to explore a fresh genre with ‘Samuk’, a film that takes him into alien-themed territory. Filming has commenced on the ambitious survival-action thriller, which brings on board an international creature and stunt team as it aims to be one of India’s biggest theatrical genre spectacles. The project is directed by…
University pays students to play video games: How Roehampton’s esports scholarship is rewriting the rules of student funding What if there could be a scholarship for playing games? Ta-da! Wish granted. The University of Roehampton in the UK is offering esports scholarships to students who can demonstrate excellence in competitive gaming while keeping their academic…
