NEW DELHI: A little over a year ago, Shreyas Iyer was radiating confidence when he settled into the chair to address the media ahead of the IPL 2024 final in Chennai. His slow walk, cap dropping below his eyeline, and his favourite Guns N’ Roses track playing on his phone. The yellow sneakers shone as…
The theory that East Africa is the most likely birthplace for human beings has persisted over many years. A new find, however, from a part of Egypt not extensively studied before, is raising doubts about this theory. New evidence shows that humans’ earliest ancestors might have evolved over a more extensive geographic territory than had…
Aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has temporarily eased pilot flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms for long-haul operations, a senior official said on Tuesday.The move is intended to ensure adequate pilot availability and maintain smooth flight operations, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Asangba Chuba Ao, said during a media…
Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari and producer Namit Malhotra are pulling out all the stops to script ‘Ramayana‘ box office success. Now, according to the latest reports, the film may just be raking in the big bucks even beofre it makes its ways to screens worldwide.According to the latest reports, the ambitious mythological epic is already generating…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets rose on Wednesday, following strong gains on Wall Street. Lower oil prices and renewed hopes for talks between the United States and Iran increased investor confidence.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.5% to a six-week high, while Japan’s Nikkei gained 1.2%, inching closer to its…
In the summer of 1950, farmers across East Germany began finding their potato crops stripped bare. The culprit was the Colorado potato beetle, a small, striped insect native to North America that had been spreading steadily across Europe for decades. What happened next had nothing to do with agriculture and everything to do with politics….
New Delhi: Govt will have to look at not only reducing price of high-ethanol blended petrol and pure ethanol, but also the cost of flex fuel vehicles (FFVs), which would be using the fuel, to create a high demand among consumers, experts said, acknowledging that current 20% blending has helped save India approximately 4.5 crore…
Bullion prices in domestic markets remained under strain last week. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver tumbled by Rs 8,850, marking a decline of 3.3 per cent, while gold fell by Rs 3,168, a drop of about 2 per cent. According to Pranav Mer, Vice President, EBG – Commodity & Currency Research, JM Financial Services…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were spotted out and about in London on Thursday. The star couple, who is in the middle of wedding prep, took time out to enjoy a date at the plush Indian restaurant Gymkhana.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spotted in LondonJoining the duo for the intimate evening was British cinematographer Rina…
Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet have urged the government to revise Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) pricing and provide financial support, warning that the airline industry is under extreme stress and close to “stopping operations”.The appeal was made by the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), which represents the three carriers, in a letter to the civil…