Australia batter Tim David became the latest batter to question Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq‘s bowling action after being dismissed by him during a men’s Hundred match on Friday.David, playing for Trent Rockets against Birmingham Phoenix, edged a full delivery outside off stump to the wicketkeeper. After the dismissal, he appeared to suggest to the umpire…
Quote of the day by Socrates More than 2,400 years after his death, Socrates continues to shape the way people think about knowledge, ethics, leadership and even everyday conversations. Like so many of the famous philosophers, he never wrote a book. But his ideas so changed western philosophy that he is regarded as one of…
A potentially enormous tungsten resource has been identified beneath the Nevada desert, but a NASA land restriction could prevent the company behind the project from fully exploring or developing it.3 Proton Lithium, a privately held critical-minerals developer, says its Railroad Valley Minerals Project contains an inferred tungsten resource of approximately 1.78 million tonnes. If future…
NEW DELHI: Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah seems to have left a ticking bomb as a parting gift for his successor DK Shivakumar and Rahul Gandhi before deciding to step down from his position on Thursday.A day before resigning as chief minister, Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accepted the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes’ long-delayed educational…
Salman Khan’s “Aap logon ki tabiyat kaisi hai” cryptic post grabs attention amid health rumours Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has once again sparked curiosity among his fans with a cryptic social media post.In a late-night post, the actor shared a fresh set of pictures of himself, accompanied by the caption, “Aap logon ki tabiyat kaisi…
Bhangarh Fort (Image Credit: Rajasthan Tourism) ALWAR: “Chal bhai Bhangarh chalte hain” — the line has become familiar among those fascinated by India’s most famous ‘haunted’ destination. But behind the ghost stories of Bhangarh Fort lies a mix of history, psychology and science.Situated amid the green hills of the Aravalli range, Bhangarh Fort stands as…
Representative image (AI generated) BENGALURU: Industry’s growing role in scientific publishing is helping researchers generate novel ideas across a range of disciplines, but it may also be steering science away from “blue skies research”, curiosity-driven investigations pursued without immediate commercial objectives, which have historically produced some of science’s most unexpected discoveries.From Zorawar tank to laser…
NEW DELHI: Before Yash Vir Singh walked up for his sixth and final throw in the men’s javelin final at Scotstoun Stadium, two voices stayed with him.One came from Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.“You’re throwing well. Just keep it straight and believe in yourself. It’s your last throw, just make sure you don’t foul. You can…
“I’ve never experienced anything like this. The images are still burned into my mind.” For Laotian tourist Kan Kutirat, the horror unfolded in minutes as flames and thick smoke engulfed a packed Bangkok pub. He managed to carry one woman to safety and later wrote on Facebook: “I could only get one person out. I…
LUCK BY CHANCE: The buffalo will be now ‘cared for’ at the national zoo in Dhaka, after a last-minute intervention by the Bangladesh govt, reportedly following a ‘request’ from the US embassy DHAKA: “Donald Trump” has been spared – the Eid sacrificial buffalo named after the US president – once destined for slaughter on Thursday…