Nordlingen is no ordinary German town. With its red roofs, church towers, and ring of ancient walls, it wears its medieval charm beautifully. But beneath the picturesque streets and historic spires lies a story shaped by a meteor, a giant crater, and the wreckage of deep space. Hidden beneath its historic charm is evidence of…
Call this a turning point. Before their Tuscan wedding, Indian bridal palettes were predictable—reds, maroons, and heavy gold. After Anushka? Suddenly, everyone wanted blush. Her Sabyasachi Mukherjee lehenga featured Renaissance-inspired embroidery in soft, vintage tones. Crafted by 67 karigars over 30 days, it was detailed with silk floss florals, exotic birds, and finished with uncut…
Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday became the third-fastest Indian bowler to take 150 ODI wickets, by balls bowled, during the first ODI against England.Bumrah achieved the feat by dismissing England captain Harry Brook with the first ball of the 14th over. He bowled a slower delivery that climbed on Brook, who could only edge it towards…
Most people dream of slowing down by the time they turn 80. Rabindranath Sarkar doesn’t have that luxury.Every morning, while much of Kolkata is just waking up, he gets behind the wheel of a yellow taxi and heads out onto the city’s busy roads. He’s not chasing a career milestone or trying to stay busy…
Scientists have been aware for decades that about 66 million years ago, an enormous rock slammed into our planet, resulting in the worst mass extinction of life forms to ever take place on Earth. According to a report by Science Daily, the impact caused the creation of the Chicxulub crater located in the Yucatán Peninsula…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee accused functionaries within her party of “sabotage” in the recent assembly elections and announced multiple probes Wednesday, striking a defiant note as TMC grappled with a crushing defeat to BJP after 15 years in office. Seventy-one of 80 newly elected MLAs attended a meeting at her Kalighat residence…
A wild elephant fell into a well in the Malayattoor area of Ernakulam district; a bus transporting workers to the site in Wayanad plunged into the river. WAYANAD: Three migrant workers were killed and five others are missing after a massive landslip struck the construction site of the Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi twin tunnel road at Kalladi, Kerala,…
MUMBAI: Even as gold loans grew 50.4% in FY26 to emerge as the primary driver of retail credit, the home loan portfolio expanded only 9.4%, with growth largely led by higher ticket sizes, while credit card outstandings remained the slowest segment with flat year-on-year growth. According to a latest report by CRIF India, the March…
Democratic Republic of Congo (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-awaited return to the FIFA World Cup has been overshadowed by growing concerns over an Ebola outbreak in the African nation. A planned pre-World Cup friendly between DR Congo and Chile has been cancelled after health concerns prompted local authorities in Spain…
NEW DELHI: Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi has been cleared to travel to Canada for his country’s World Cup match against Germany despite being under investigation in France for alleged betting-related offenses.The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) had earlier said the 23-year-old would not be able to travel to Canada, but confirmed on Thursday that the…