Tanvi Patri (Image credit: BAI) At just 15, Odisha’s Tanvi Patri becomes the first Indian woman to win a badminton medal at the Youth Olympic Games. Her remarkable silver-medal run in Dakar was a story of composure, courage and extraordinary fighting spirit, highlighted by a stunning comeback in the final against China’s reigning World Junior…
Photo from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of NGC 4449 dwarf galaxy Image Credits: NASA Our cosmic neighbourhood is full of surprises, some you cannot even imagine. In a paper published on Monday in The Astrophysical Journal, researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies and found that much of the oxygen they…
Image Credit: Aspetuck Land Trust Christopher Plummer’s widow, Elaine Taylor, has donated eight acres of land cherished by the couple for four decades to help establish a 750-acre nature preserve in Connecticut. The donation, alongside the purchase of another eight acres from the late actor’s estate, has helped Aspetuck Land Trust protect a significant stretch…
On Christmas Eve, most kids wake up, skip breakfast, run down the hall and look under the tree for the gifts Santa left behind. For most of them, the wrapping paper is there. For some, it isn’t, and the morning goes quiet in a way no parent forgets. Not every parent can afford a present,…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A grandfather who once helped raise his granddaughter for nearly two years found himself seeking court intervention to maintain contact with her after her mother regained custody. Although he requested regular visits, family dinners and weekly video calls, the court initially allowed him only a five-minute telephone conversation with the children once…
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will hold a meeting with the dissident legislators of National Conference (NC) on Friday and listen to their demands, party sources said, adding that he will try to redress the grievances of the MLAs.The meeting comes in the wake of an open revolt that has shaken the…
When Pink Floyd composed their number “Any Colour You Like,” they might not have known the same idea holds true for Indian festivals. Colour has always held a special place in Indian adornment. Reds, greens, and other gemstone shades, the warmth of gold, and the sparkle of diamonds have appeared together in our jewellery for…
NEW DELHI: In a “Diwali gift” to travellers, Air India has once again made its flights between Delhi/Mumbai and New York (JFK and Newark EWR) nonstop since Wednesday, shaving close to four hours from the travel time of the one-stops these had become since the US-Iran war broke out this Feb 28. The airline’s operations…
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar speaks during a press conference, in Srinagar Valley recruitment stopped this year: Police chiefSRINAGAR: Kashmir has just one active local terrorist and recruitment in the valley completely stopped this year, while security forces were tracking a handful of foreign terrorists believed to be assisting him, J&K…
Lee Miller’s former family home at Farleys in Sussex became a charity after her son, Antony Penrose, gifted the entire property, including its galleries and surrounding site, to a newly formed organisation. The move was intended to protect the historic home and secure public access for decades to come.The transition marked a new chapter for…
