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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of messaging app Telegram, offered to cover IVF treatments for women willing to use his donated sperm—and promised their children an equal share of his $17 billion fortune, provided they could prove their DNA connection to him, according to Wall Street Journal. The 41-year-old Russian-born tech entrepreneur revealed in July…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday flagged problems related to the Centre’s One Stop Centres (OSCs) that are intended to support women affected by violence and claimed that the “Modi government is not listening to anyone”.Gandhi asserted that safety is not merely a scheme; it is a fundamental responsibility of the government.“Women are…
The hidden chemical process that saved 570-million-year-old soft animals in sandstone (Image source: NASA) For more than a century, the Ediacara Biota has quietly confused scientists. These fossils, dating back around 570 million years, capture soft, squishy organisms preserved in sandstone, which is something that really shouldn’t happen. Sandstone usually destroys delicate tissues fast, the…
Shreyanka Patil (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) BENGALURU: Eleven months is a long time — even longer in sport. It was a period that nearly derailed young all-rounder Shreyanka Patil’s career.Rehabilitation replaced matchdays, and recovery milestones mattered more than wickets. Yet the prolonged time away from the field also brought with it important life lessons. India can…
You’ll feel like you’re carrying a full backpack today. Work is heavy, the mind is restless, and you may wonder when the day will end, because Saturn pushes effort and the Moon stirs worry.Support from a younger brother or sister can lift you. A call, a message, or a practical help with an errand will…
West Asia schools submit Class 12 marks online as CBSE portal opens CBSE Class 12 Result 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made its online platform for uploading Class 12 marks operational for schools in West Asian countries as of today, April 8, 2026. The move is part of the board’s preparation…
COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu may soon be home to south India’s first hot air balloon adventure park. The Tamil Nadu Balloon Adventures (TNIBF) has launched the trial phase of the balloon safari in Pollachi. It will be conducted in Madurai and Tiruvannamalai, as well. A permanent hot air balloon flight operations hub and aviation park will…
Legendary French figure Brigitte Bardot, revered as a global sex symbol and fierce advocate for animal rights, has died at the age of 91. She burst onto the scene in ‘And God Created Woman,’ captivating audiences before shifting her focus entirely to animal welfare, which ultimately earned her France’s highest accolades. Brigitte Bardot, the French…
File photo of a Russian vessel arriving at the Simon’s Town Naval base ahead of the joint naval exercise in South Africa’s Cape Town NEW DELHI: The Indian government has defended its decision to not participate in the “Brics Naval Exercise”, saying it was purely a South African initiative in which not all Brics members…
NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted to the secretary general a fresh notice seeking to move a motion to remove Gyanesh Kumar as chief election commissioner on the ground of “proven misbehaviour”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by opposition MPs in both LS and RS were rejected by the speaker and the…
