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Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir, second left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal (File photo) Mohammad Amir‘s new British citizenship could create a fresh complication for the Pakistan fast bowler ahead of the 2027 Pakistan Super League (PSL). Although Amir played as a domestic cricketer in the PSL until last season, he is now expected to be…
Representative Image of an ocean dye experiment tracking how river water reaches the sea (AI-generated image) In January and February 2023, waves along a stretch of San Diego coastline briefly turned a striking shade of fuchsia, the result of a deliberate scientific experiment rather than any natural phenomenon. Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution…
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw turned career rejection into Biocon and a global biotechnology success story Most students believe that the degree they choose determines the career they will eventually build. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s life tells a very different story. She studied to become a brewmaster, dreamt of working in breweries, and prepared herself for a profession that ultimately…
Dipika Chikhlia backs Sai Pallavi amid Sita casting backlash, believes audiences will accept her after ‘Ramayana’ releases: ‘I am sure that once the film is released, everyone will accept it’ The casting of Sai Pallavi as Sita in Nitesh Tiwari‘s ‘Ramayana’ has sparked widespread debate on social media, with many comparing her to Dipika Chikhlia’s…
These 5 hidden habits could be why Have you ever had one of those days where nothing major went wrong, yet by evening, you feel completely drained?You finished your work. You completed your responsibilities. You even had some free time. But somehow, your mind feels heavy, and your energy feels nowhere to be found.We often…
BENGALURU: Two strategically important satellites, NVS-03 and Gisat-1A, have been sitting at India’s spaceport in Sriharikota for weeks, awaiting govt approval for launch. Also waiting is a GSLV-Mk2 rocket, whose propellant filling was halted midway after launch clearance failed to come through, multiple sources told TOI.The delay comes even as the govt is yet to…
Today has a winning pulse to it. You may not shout about it, being who you are, but there is strength in your stride and certainty in your decisions. The Moon supports confidence, while Mars, your ruler, lends drive without too much chaos if you use it well. That makes this a good day to…
Republic of Minerva, Image: AI Generated What if you could build your own country, write your own laws and never pay taxes again? That was the extraordinary vision behind the Republic of Minerva, a self-declared nation founded on an artificial island in the South Pacific in the early 1970s. Backed by wealthy investors and libertarian…
Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are covering the expanding scope of the US-Iran war before Trump’s sudden halt to the strikes, again; Ukraine’s targeting of Russian e-commerce company Wildberries and why this matters; Kazakh President Tokayev’s plain-speak to Putin; migrant rush at Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla;…
Serena Williams (Image: Wikipedia) Victories are easy to celebrate. What usually gets forgotten is everything that had to be survived first to get there. Serena Williams put that gap into words directly. “I really think a champion is defined not by their wins, but by how they can recover when they fall,” she said. Across…
