India remain firmly in control of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle after taking a 178-run first-innings lead on a rain-hit third day. Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar played a key role with four wickets and later praised his experienced spin partner Ravindra Jadeja for his remarkable consistency.Speaking after the day’s play, Suthar said…
Markets continue to watch the impact of the war with Iran on crude prices. US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks were on Monday hovering close to record levels as investors looked ahead to a week of earnings from some of the country’s biggest retailers. Their results could offer clues about how consumers are coping…
Archaeologists find the earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China (PC: Cambridge University Press) A set of ancient crucibles found in Guangzhou is giving archaeologists new clues about how brass-making technology may have reached medieval China. The vessels came from an official metallurgical workshop at the Royal Palace of the Nanyue…
Baby Elephant eating (Canva) This is the real story of Hatikhuli-Ronghang, a village that did not defeat elephants, but became the one that learned how to live with them, peacefully and in harmony. For villagers living along the Nagaon–Karbi Anglong border, wild elephant herds could ruin their hard work in a few hours. Elephants would…
Badminton World Championships in New Delhi (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: The 2026 BWF World Championships, which began on Monday, has the most representation from China (30) followed by Chinese Taipei (24), Indonesia (24), Japan (23) and India, Malaysia (20). European powerhouse Denmark have 13 members across the five draws. One can guage the popularity of…
A moment involving Travis Kelce before a Kansas City Chiefs game last year quickly became a talking point far beyond the football field. His animated movements during the national anthem drew criticism from some viewers, while others defended the tight end as simply preparing for the game. The debate became even more striking because of…
USB-C is the plug. USB4 is the standard. Knowing which is which decides what you should pay. There is a drawer in most homes now that holds eight or nine cables with the same oval plug on the end, and no way of telling which one is which. One of them charges a laptop. One…
A feral cat with a tipped ear, indicating it was neutered in a trap-neuter-return program. Images Credit: Brocken Inaglory/Wikipedia Ascension Island offers a striking example of how quickly an introduced predator can reshape an island’s wildlife. Cats brought to the South Atlantic island in 1815 preyed heavily on seabirds, driving almost all species away from…
Jayden Daniels’ LSU drama. Jayden Daniels, the Washington Commanders’ star player, has found himself in a mess ever since he sent a cease and desist notice to his alma mater, LSU Tigers, to demand not to use his jersey number for anyone else. This has sparked widespread outrage as Jayden Daniels has gotten brutally trolled….
Optical illusion personality tests trick our brains and eyes into believing what they see first, based on our mindset, among the many other objects hidden and layered in an Image. It’s not just a visual trick; it feels like it is designed for you, like the image is revealing something about how your mind works….