For Russian traveller and digital creator Alena Makush, travelling through India has become much more than a holiday. Since arriving in the country on July 12 after spending time in Bali, Alena has been documenting her experiences on Instagram and sharing the things that surprise, confuse, and delight her along the way. Her latest adventure,…
Jharkhand prisoners will soon work outside jail during the day RANCHI: Jharkhand govt will allow selected prisoners to step outside the jail during the day to work, earn a livelihood, and support their families before returning to prison in the evening.The arrangement will be introduced through open and semi-open barracks at four central jails –…
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Imran Khan’s prison conditions have become the centre of a fresh controversy involving Pakistan cricket, after his sons raised concerns about his health in an interview with former England captain Michael Atherton.The interview, featuring Khan’s sons Sulaiman and Kasim, was broadcast by Sky Sports during the lunch break of the…
Inadequate packaging can increase the risk of contamination NEW DELHI: Nearly one in five food samples tested across India was found to be non-conforming in 2025-26, even as only 4.8% of food safety violations ended in convictions, highlighting gaps in enforcement and staffing across states, according to data analysed by Richa Gandhi.The share of non-conforming…
Houses with recycled plastic bricks in Colombia A Colombian architect has developed a construction system that turns discarded plastic and rubber into blocks for temporary and permanent homes. The blocks can be assembled and dismantled like lego without glue, cement or water, offering a cheaper alternative to traditional construction in rural areas.Fernando Llanos, who had…
Blue laser fires, mosquito drops: Photon Matrix claims 30 kills a second Mosquitoes kill roughly 700,000 people a year, which makes them the deadliest animal on the planet by a wide margin. Our defences have not changed much in a century: nets, coils, sprays, and a rolled-up newspaper. A startup in Changzhou, in eastern China,…
Quaise Energy, an American startup, announced on August 27 the final closing of a $180 million funding round, which included $35 million from Nabors, to finance the Obsidian Project in Oregon, where a microwave gyrotron will create wells in rock between 300 °C and 500 °C to establish the first commercial superhot geothermal plant on…
As Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer ‘Saaho’ completes seven years of its release, Chunky Panday looks back at the action thriller and his experience of playing the menacing Devraj aka Deva, a character that required him to undergo a dramatic physical transformation. In an exclusive conversation, the actor opened up about why he agreed to…
File photo: Students wait outside an examination centre before appearing in the NEET-PG 2026 examination NEW DELHI: The NEET-PG 2026 examination for candidates allotted to the iON Digital Zone Sitapura centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan, has been rescheduled to September 5, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) said.According to news agency ANI, the…
USS Abraham Lincoln has been at centre of controversy over its prolonged deployment and is now headed home US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sailed past Singapore early Sunday as it headed home after an extended deployment in the Middle East, with the warship expected to make a port visit in Thailand for rest and…