Varun Chakaravarthy (R) with KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a night of personal glory for Varun Chakaravarthy, who etched his name into the record books with a special milestone for Kolkata Knight Riders, even as the team’s struggles continued in IPL 2026.The mystery spinner became the first Indian bowler…
Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth The long-standing rift between former India teammates Harbhajan Singh and S. Sreesanth has once again grabbed attention, almost 18 years after their infamous 2008 IPL controversy. The fallout from the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League has resurfaced after Sreesanth publicly challenged Harbhajan to settle their differences inside a…
‘Plume of smoke’: At least two injured after fireworks factory explosion rattles northern Malta At least two people were injured in a deafening explosion at a fireworks factory in Malta on Monday, which sent a massive cloud of smoke into the air and scattered debris across the site.The blast and subsequent explosions at the Ta’…
Yanin (Proud) Tangkaravakoon. Image Credit: The Nation At just 17, Thai student Yanin ‘Proud’ Tangkaravakoon has turned a concern for endangered hornbills into a unique conservation project that gives discarded waste plastic a new purpose. Her initiative, ‘Homes for Hornbills’ creates artificial nests designed to provide breeding spaces for hornbills as natural tree cavities become…
Representative Image of a cemetery with solar panels surrounded by wildflowers and native grasses (AI-generated image) At the back of a Catholic cemetery in Torrington, Connecticut, a wide field once sat empty for years, too far from the graves to ever be needed. Then came rows of dark solar panels, built on land owned by…
Prince Harry talks about the UK move with Meghan Markle and their children for the first time. (Instagram) Prince Harry officially made his first-ever public appearance after he and Meghan Markle shifted back to the UK last month. The two arrived in the country in Birmingham on August 26, accompanied by their children, Archie and…
Trigger warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Marjane Satrapi, best known for her films such as ‘The Gang of the Jotas’ and ‘Dear Paris,’ as well as for her book, such as the ‘Persepolis’ series, has passed away. The novelist and film director was 56 at the time of her passing. Marjane Satrapi…
A former NASA engineer claims he has found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity, and all ears have perked up. Exodus Propulsion Technologies, a private company co-founded by Charles Buhler, an electrostatics specialist has made the claim, according to a report by Popular Mechanics. With Buhler having worked for NASA and Kennedy Space Centre, his…
Every time someone snaps a selfie, records a sunset or scans a QR code, they are unknowingly using technology built on a scientific idea once dismissed as strange and almost unbelievable. More than a century ago, Albert Einstein proposed that light behaves not just as a wave, but also as tiny packets of energy capable…
Dhamaal 4 box office collection Day 5 (Image Credits IMDb) ‘Dhamaal 4’, the fourth instalment of the long-running comedy franchise is wrapping up its first week in theatres with a familiar pattern of a strong opening, a big weekend peak followed by a steep weekday drop. The Indra Kumar directed comic caper has now crossed…