21-year-old Tommy Cherry solves Rubik’s Cube blindfolded in 11.56 seconds to break Guinness World Record. (Photo: guinnessworldrecords.com) For most people, solving a Rubik’s Cube is already a frustrating challenge. Just getting all six sides to match can take hours of trial and error, countless YouTube tutorials and a great deal of patience. Now imagine doing…
Quillan Salkilld has moved quickly through the UFC ranks in the lightweight division. The 26-year-old Australian arrives at his first UFC main event riding a 12-1 professional record and a perfect 5-0 run inside the Octagon, with four finishes and four straight Performance of the Night bonuses already to his name.But Saturday’s headliner against eighth-ranked…
Meta AI head Alexandr Wang has called on American startups to treat serving the US government as a fundamental principle rather than a commercial convenience. Reacting to a post shared by Aakash Sabharwal, VP of engineering at Scale AI, Wang said: “Serving the US government should not be a commercial convenience, it must be a…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent remarks on Gen Z and Gen Alpha, saying young Indians do not need his “certificate” or endorsement.Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, the Congress general secretary and Wayanad MP said, “They don’t need a certificate from RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat ji.”Priyanka…
PC: Study: A programmable fungal platform for engineered living textiles Researchers in China have created a textile made from living fungal mycelium that can heal its own cuts, grow new surface layers on command, and biodegrade completely within weeks. The material, built from Cordyceps militaris fungus, keeps its cells alive throughout the manufacturing process, unlike…
Madrid, Aug 7 (IANS) Vinicius Jr has signed a contract extension with Real Madrid that will keep him at the club through June 2032, the La Liga club said. Real Madrid have ended months of uncertainty surrounding Vinicius Jr’s future by tying the Brazilian forward to a new long-term contract until June 30, 2032. The…
A passenger was arrested on a Kuala Lumpur-Kochi flight for trying to open an emergency exit. KOCHI: A passenger travelling on a Kuala Lumpur-Kochi flight was arrested after he allegedly tried to force open the aircraft’s emergency exit mid-air, damaging its window panel and triggering panic among fellow passengers, police said Thursday.Jamsheer Athanikkal (36), a…
Kejriwal slams Centre’s new social media law NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over its newly introduced social media law, alleging that it is aimed at silencing criticism of the government and reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s growing fear of public protests.Addressing supporters, former…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended all-rounder Hamza Nazar from all forms of cricket for two years and fined him Rs 1 million after finding that he provided misleading information while applying for a visa through the board.The decision was announced on Thursday following an internal inquiry.Hamza had recently emerged as one…
Govt bars firms filing fake drug data from seeking fresh approvals. (Photo: IANS) NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on regulatory fraud in the pharmaceutical sector, the Centre has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 to empower drug regulators to temporarily debar companies that submit fake or fabricated data while seeking approvals for drugs and related…