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Colombo: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India and Sri Lanka played out a draw in the second Test at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club, meaning India finished the two-match series 1-0 ahead.India looked firmly in control after declaring on 503/9 and dismissing Sri Lanka for 290, but the hosts produced a determined second-innings…
NEW DELHI: For the first time against India and only the fourth time overall, Sri Lanka did the unthinkable in Colombo. After being forced to follow on and facing a huge 213-run first-innings deficit, Sri Lanka fought back brilliantly to save the second Test against India on Thursday. The match ended in a draw, with…
A worker prepares the well on a Boston-area horse farm to lower Eden’s electrode (Image Credit: Bob O’Connor via IEE Spectrum) What if the rocks beneath our feet could one day be turned into a giant hydrogen factory, not by drilling up an existing fuel reserve, but by sending controlled bursts of electricity deep underground?…
The Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad, under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, has invited applications for the engagement of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trade apprentices for the year 2026-27.A total of 432 tentative vacancies have been announced across various trades. Selected candidates will undergo apprenticeship training for a period of one year…
Director Pravin Tarde disclosed that after ‘Deool Band 2’ surpassed the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office, the makers chose to donate the entire profit earned once production costs were covered. As per the filmmaker, these proceeds were channeled towards funding the education of children whose farmer parents died by suicide. Tarde, who…
Once mocked for wanting a Nano, trader surprises mother with ₹1.5 crore car A mother’s tears inside a new car have caught the attention of social media users. Trader Harshit Patel shared the emotional video on Instagram, along with a personal account of the financial struggles and criticism his family experienced earlier.Patel said the car…
Konik horses graze in the open wetlands of the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve in the Netherlands. Credits – WIkipedia In 1968, Dutch engineers drained a stretch of the IJsselmeer near Lelystad to create new land meant for factories and warehouses, a history recorded on the official site page kept by Nationaal Park Nieuw Land. The industrial…
On August 28, 2026, Raksha Bandhan aligns with a partial lunar eclipse, but thankfully, it won’t be seen in India, meaning Soukt Kaal restrictions are off the table. Families can confidently engage in their customary Rakhi tying and spiritual practices. With Bhadra Kaal concluding before dawn, all morning rituals can proceed without interference, ensuring a…
Representative Image (AI-generated) For five months, a group of platypuses lived far from the waterways they once called home. Australia’s severe drought had transformed their habitat into an increasingly dangerous place, prompting conservationists to remove seven platypuses and place them in temporary care. But captivity was never meant to be permanent. Once conditions improved, the…
A police officer in the small Massachusetts town of Stow has resigned just hours before a scheduled termination hearing, after an internal investigation found he repeatedly misused surveillance tools to track a former partner. Officer Jason Rogers allegedly used Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system and state police databases to obtain information about the…
