Across the United States, some rivers are beginning to flow through places where dams once stood. In 2020, 69 dams were removed across 23 states, reopening hundreds of miles of waterways that had been blocked for decades. Some structures had outlived the purpose for which they were built, while others had become expensive to maintain…
Babar Azam and Moshin Naqvi (Agency Image) Nasser Hussain has joined the growing criticism of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), accusing the governing body of making the situation worse after the team suffered defeats in the first two Tests of the three-match series in England.Pakistan were beaten in Headingley and Lord’s, after which the PCB…
In 2023, researchers tested whether a building could be cooler than the air outside while still relying on natural ventilation. The experiment used two insulated boxes in California to study how radiative cooling, thermal mass and temperature-driven airflow could work together without fans or mechanical systems. The test box had an uninsulated aluminium roof covered…
Mariona Caldentey, Irene Paredes, Alexia Putellas, Claudia Pina and Olga Carmona look on during a training session at RCDE Stadium on June 02, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo/Getty Images) Spain’s football federation is preparing to pay for egg-freezing procedure for its leading women footballers, in a move aimed at helping players balance motherhood with careers…
Kiara Advani shares UNSEEN ‘Toxic’ pictures; Yash’s Ticket makes an appearance. FB Kiara Advani has given fans another glimpse into the world of ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’. The actress shared a collection of previously unseen pictures from the Yash-led gangster movie. The post offers a look at her bold character Nadia.The first photograph…
At nine years old, Yonas Hagos arrived in America after spending part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan. He spoke little English and entered a life that was dramatically different from the one his family had known. In Illinois, Hagos and his four siblings shared a small two-bedroom apartment with their parents,…
India became MLB’s sixth international office after Japan, Mexico, China, the UK and the Dominican Republic. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: When Major League Baseball (MLB) opened its office in India in 2019, it wasn’t the beginning of its journey in India. It was the culmination of a 15-year wait.For Ryo Takahashi, MLB’s Director of International…
Rishi Kapoor‘s career remains an important chapter in the history of Hindi cinema. Born on September 4, 1952, the actor came from the celebrated Kapoor family. He eventually established himself across multiple generations of Bollywood. However, one of the most difficult phases of his career followed the release of ‘Karz’ in 1980.The Subhash Ghai directorial…
Pine martens are making a remarkable return to south-west England after disappearing from Exmoor for more than a century, with conservationists capturing the first confirmed evidence that the reintroduced animals are breeding in the wild. A remote trail camera recorded a female pine marten with four kits on Exmoor, signalling that an ambitious effort to…
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana MUMBAI: Former India captain Diana Edulji feels it’s time to appoint vice-captain and superstar batter Smriti Mandhana as captain of the Indian women’s team “in all three formats of the game.”Mandhana became the leading run-getter in women’s internationals, en route to her hundred (124) in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 on…