PV Sindhu (Photo by @BAI_Media on X) PV Sindhu has reacted to the unusual but detailed preparations being made to keep animals away from the BWF World Championships in New Delhi.The tournament begins on August 17, with organisers taking extra precautions after pigeons and a monkey disrupted the India Open earlier this year.Organisers have even…
Pankaj Kumar, an aide of Devendra Mahto, claimed that he was injured during lathi-charge by police near the assembly. NEW DELHI: Devendra Mahto, on fast for the past 9 days over the “anomalies” in the government exams, was hospitalised after his health deteriorated during the planned march to assembly on Monday.Doctors described Mahto’s condition as…
A device built to track enemy submarines during the Second World War went on to become one of the most important tools in Earth science. The fluxgate magnetometer, first developed to detect small disturbances in the planet’s magnetic field caused by metal hulls beneath the ocean surface, was later adapted by scientists to study the…
Photo credit: University of Cádiz Archaeologists working near Teba in Málaga, southern Spain, have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved megalithic tomb that is more than 5,000 years old. Announced by the University of Cádiz, the structure, known as Dolmen I of the La Lentejuela necropolis stretches about 13 metres, or roughly 42 feet, and contains multiple…
Trucking students practice reverse parking in training trucks at the Driving Academy. (AP Photo) The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has moved to make English-language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers a permanent part of federal regulations, saying drivers who cannot sufficiently read or speak English or understand highway signs and signals must be placed…
BSE to enter Nifty 50, Wipro to exit in NSE’s September index rejig BSE Ltd will replace Wipro Ltd in the benchmark Nifty 50 index later this year, as part of the semi-annual review of the index by NSE Indices.The Index Maintenance Sub-Committee (Equity) of NSE Indices Ltd has decided to make the replacement, with…
Photo source: Instagram/@barackobama There is a strange contradiction at the heart of parenting: you spend years teaching your child to need you, and then you have to teach them how not to. You tie their shoelaces, solve their problems, and speak for them when they are little. But eventually, the job changes. They have to…
On the edge of Zaragoza province, the remains of Belchite sit among dry grass and scrub, their broken walls exposed to the weather. Towers rise without roofs, doorways lead nowhere and sections of masonry have been left much as they were after the fighting. A newer settlement stands nearby, separated from the ruins by a…
Earnings per share for S&P 500 companies are on course to be 50% higher than a year ago US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks traded in a narrow range on Monday, with the market remaining close to record levels, while crude oil prices rose amid continued uncertainty over when the Strait of Hormuz would…
Jay Hung, 13, became a young caregiver (center)Screenshot from CHCH News When most teenagers are focused on school, friendships and weekend plans, Jay Hung was learning how to care for his mother. At just 13, the Queen’s University student became a young caregiver after his mother was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Years later, Hung is…