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India’s Abhishek Sharma, right, celebrates with wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, centre, and Tilak Varma (PTI Photo) India’s Asian Games gold medal did not come easily, according to wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, who credited the presence of experienced players for helping the team navigate the pressure of a high-stakes final against Pakistan.India beat their arch-rivals by 19 runs…
Asian Games 2026 Closing Ceremony: The 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, will officially draw to a close on Sunday, October 4, bringing 16 days of sporting action across Japan to an end. The closing ceremony will be held at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, where athletes and officials from across the continent will…
Jeryl Lynn comforts her crying sister Kirsten during a 1966 vaccination with the Jeryl Lynn Strain. In 1963, vaccine researcher Dr Maurice Hilleman was working to develop a safe and effective vaccine against mumps when his five-year-old daughter, Jeryl Lynn, developed the disease. One night, Jeryl Lynn woke Hilleman and showed him her swollen cheeks,…
National Award-winning actor Yami Gautam has urged the media and the public to refrain from using artificial intelligence to alter or enhance photographs of her taken during public appearances. Stressing the importance of consent, the actor said images featuring an individual should not be manipulated using AI without their knowledge or permission. Her comments come…
Chained Banyan Tree (Instagram) Seeing criminals in chains is a normal sight, but can you imagine a tree heavily chained? Yes, there is a banyan tree in Landi Kotal, a historic town at the western end of the Khyber Pass in present-day Pakistan, where it is actually chained. Not only this, the heavy chains hold…
The multicoloured Asian lady beetle was introduced to the United States with a clear purpose. Starting as early as 1916, agricultural officials released the insect, scientifically known as Harmonia axyridis, in an effort to control aphids, scale insects and other crop pests without relying as heavily on chemical insecticides. It was an appealing form of…
West Indies’ Shai Hope plays a shot during the third and final One Day International (ODI) cricket match of a series between India and West Indies, in Mullanpur. (PTI) Shai Hope’s unbeaten 162 against India in the third ODI at New Chandigarh may have looked like another masterclass from the West Indies captain, but the…
India’s Rohit Sharma and skipper Shubman Gill (ANI Photo) New Chandigarh: If one takes a quick scan of India’s ODI resources for next year’s World Cup in South Africa, the pace cupboard wears a bare and fragile look. There’s only Jasprit Bumrah who truly commands a place in the XI. The rest are either on…
Representative Image of a prototype tyre made from discarded orange peels, showcasing breakthrough environmental technology (AI Generated Image) A teenage researcher in Brazil has developed a prototype tyre using compounds extracted from discarded orange peels, in an effort to address pollution associated with tyre wear. Isabela Silvério, from São José dos Campos, Brazil, entered the…
Veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao has passed away at the age of 94, leaving the South Indian film industry mourning the loss of one of its most inventive storytellers. Known for pushing the boundaries of genre and experimenting with unconventional narratives, the filmmaker was remembered by SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR, Kamal Haasan and several others…
