Shailene Woodley recently opened up about her feature in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ being cut after a year of filming the scenes. (Instagram) Actress Shailene Woodley, best known for her leading roles in ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ and the ‘Divergent’ franchise, was also once cast in a ‘Spider-Man’ film. During one of her recent…
PM Modi hailed India’s 7.8% GDP growth, says youth dreams need sustained effort NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged Indians to embrace the ‘vocal for local’ mantra, asking people to avoid foreign holidays, hosting weddings abroad and buying gold unless necessary, while hailing the country’s robust GDP growth. He linked the appeal…
PC: By Cepaea_nemoralis/Wikipedia Snails may move slowly, but the mucus they produce is far more sophisticated than it looks. It has been revealed how grove snails can fine-tune this sticky substance for different purposes. Researchers identified five distinct mucus-based materials, each with its own mechanical properties and function. One helps the snails move smoothly by…
A documentary on Britney Spears’ life is currently in the making. (Instagram) Elizabeth “Liz” Meriwether, one of the screenwriters confirmed for the Britney Spears biopic, recently shared an update about the upcoming project. She opened up about how the biopic is still in its early stages of development; however, she is excitedly ready to give…
Wolf spider on white background. Image Credit: Philip N. Cohen/Wikipedia A study published in ‘Experimental and Applied Entomology’ has explored how spiders could tell what animals are living around them by examining traces of prey DNA left inside their bodies. The research tested how ‘reliable prey DNA’ could be found in wolf spiders after feeding…
K Humpy, India’s top-ranked woman chess player, was unwilling to state her preferred board number for Team India at the Olympiad. Nor did she say that she would play according to the wishes of the team or captain. But she dropped enough hints.“I have played a few Olympiads and have always played on board one….
Harshita Gaur aka Dimpy Pandit opens up about Jitendra Kumar replacing Vikrant Massey in ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’: ‘Kabhi aisa feel nahi hua ki kuch miss lag raha hai’ The much-awaited ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ has introduced a major casting change, with Jitendra Kumar taking over the role of Bablu Pandit from Vikrant Massey. While the change…
“The verdict shouldn’t even take 17 minutes”: YouTuber Matt Walsh calls Lindsay Clancy jury delay a ‘total travesty’ as deliberations continue Matt Walsh has reacted strongly to the jury taking hours to reach a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial, calling the delay a “total travesty.” The jury had spent about 17 hours deliberating by…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, left. celebrates with teammate Babar Azam (AP Photo) Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has claimed that a fallout between Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi over the captaincy played a major role in the national team’s decline.Basit’s comments came after Pakistan’s miserable showing in England, where they have already surrendered the…
‘Hanuman Ansh’: How visually impaired Suneel Lodhi’s voice journeyed from Bundelkhand to Bollywood A viral Hanuman bhajan has turned visually impaired Bundelkhand singer Suneel Lodhi into a pan-India sensation, eventually leading him to sing for the surprise box-office hit ‘Hanuman Ansh’. What began as devotional songs recorded with just a tambura for company has now…