Priscilla Chan was in sixth grade when the death of her grandfather from cancer changed the direction of her life. One morning, he dropped her off at her sixth-grade classroom, but by the time she returned home, he had died. Chan was left trying to understand how someone who had taken her to school that…
The growing success of the low-budget film Hanuman Ansh has extended beyond its box office numbers, with audiences and personalities from different fields sharing their reactions to the film. For writer-director Dr Vishal Chaturvedi, however, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag’s response has been particularly memorable.Sehwag watched the film with his child and later shared his…
Piyush Goyal says India awaiting tariff edge before US trade deal (File photo) NEW DELHI: India will announce the final details of its proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the US only after Washington agrees to provide preferential tariff terms compared with the country’s competitors, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.“As soon…
Cliser, flanked by Sheriff E L Lucas (left) and Deputy Claude Shaver (Photos: clisereviction/blogspot) In 1935, Melanchton Cliser and his family were forced out of their 46-acre property in Virginia as the state pushed ahead with plans for what would become Shenandoah National Park. Cliser owned the land along US 211 and also operated a…
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist javelin thrower Yashvir Singh has replaced injured Neeraj Chopra in India’s athletics squad for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, while long-distance runner Abhishek Pal has been dropped after receiving a notice from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) over an alleged doping offence.The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday announced…
Siliguri Corridor gets Rs 2,077 crore highway boost Siliguri Corridor is set for a major infrastructure upgrade, with the Centre approving a Rs 2,077.18-crore project to four-lane the 31.02-km NH-327. The stretch links Bagdogra in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district with Galgalia in Bihar’s Kishanganj.Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari announced the approval on…
Khushi Kapoor serves modern luxury in Rs 4.95 lakh (Image Credits Instagram) Khushi Kapoor is once again making a case for understated luxury. The actor stepped out in a head-to-toe Dior ensemble that combined statement detailing with relaxed silhouettes, styled entirely around creative director Jonathan Anderson’s debut collection for the house. The outfit combined a…
Deep in the Caxiuanã National Forest in northern Brazil, a patch of rainforest the size of a football pitch tells the story of what a drier Amazon might look like. Since 2002, scientists have suspended nearly 6,000 transparent plastic panels above one hectare of pristine forest, diverting roughly half the rainfall away from the soil…
Malayalam Star Dulquer Salmaan remains one of the biggest names from the Mollywood film industry. Despite being the son of the veteran actor Mammootty, Dulquer Salmaan with his acting performances in films across multiple languages including Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. Earlier resided with his father in Panampilly Nagar, the ‘I’m Game’ actor in 2020 moved…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A tiny concentration of a synthetic hormone was enough to trigger a dramatic ecological change in a remote Ontario lake. In 2001, scientists began adding the synthetic estrogen 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2) to Lake 260 in northwestern Ontario, maintaining concentrations of about 5 to 6 nanograms per litre. The experiment continued for seven years,…