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Ab de Villiers and Babar Azam (Agency Image) Pakistan’s recent struggles have sparked plenty of criticism of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), but former South Africa captain AB de Villiers believes the players themselves must also take responsibility for the team’s alarming performances.The Babar Azam-led Pakistan side endured a miserable start to its England tour,…
Ishan Kishan (Image credit: BCCI Domestic) Ishan Kishan produced a brilliant batting display in the Duleep Trophy final between East Zone and South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday.After ending the opening day with a century, Kishan continued his attacking batting on Day 2 against Tilak Varma‘s South Zone. He went…
Waste coffee grounds and discarded oyster shells could be turned into a useful construction material. The mixture used spent coffee grounds (SCG) as its main filler, with oyster shells added to strengthen the granular structure and GGBS-based alkali-activated materials used as the binder. Because SCG particles are highly compressible, the researchers added oyster shells in…
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Dada’ has created fresh interest with its title glimpse, which gives viewers a quick introduction to his character and the film’s setting. The glimpse opens with a Hindi voiceover introducing Balakrishna before showing Mumbai’s coastline. The actor appears in a cool retro look, complete with a cigar, leather jacket, and white sunglasses. The…
An Essex gardener’s extraordinary pumpkin has become the centre of attention after reaching a staggering 1,200lb (544kg), with its grower claiming the giant vegetable once gained more than 40lb in a single night.Ben White, a 37-year-old heating designer from Maldon, Essex, has spent months nurturing the enormous pumpkin, which he has named Gladys. What began…
Exterior showing parts of the rainforest biome and of the habitat, with the West lung in the background | Wikimedia Commons Researchers turned off the water supply to the tropical rainforest inside Arizona’s Biosphere 2 in 2019, and watched the ecosystem respond to an artificial drought. The experiment lasted four months in total, which included…
Bhadrapada Amavasya in 2026 falls on September 10 and 11, with differing ritual observances. Pithori Amavasya will be celebrated on September 10, aligning with evening Pradosh time. Bhadrapada Amavasya, observed by sunrise calendars, will be on September 11. Pithori Vrat focuses on children’s well-being and prayers for family health. Bhadrapada Amavasya also holds significance for…
The municipality of Porto Seguro, Brazil, is paying $10 for each captured lionfish, which has invaded the region’s waters and threatened native species. Nearly 500 of the invasive fish have been removed from the sea far south of Bahia, in about a month after the invasion, and brought to the Fishermen’s Colony in areas outside…
The multi-storey building collapsed at around 1.30 pm on Sunday NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Satya Niketan building collapse in southwest Delhi rose to 7 on Monday as rescue operations entered their second day, while the Delhi government suspended five Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials over the tragedy.The suspended officials include the…
$25 million Boca Raton mansion with 150 feet of waterfront (Image Credit: Daniel Petron via realtor.com) Artificial intelligence is moving beyond phones, computers and workplaces and into some of the world’s most expensive homes. A newly listed mansion in Boca Raton, Florida, offers a striking example of that shift, combining luxury waterfront living with an…
