India’s batsman Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed concern over Sanju Samson‘s sudden fall in India’s T20I pecking order, questioning whether outside pressure and social media narratives are beginning to influence selection decisions. Samson, who was named Player of the Tournament during India’s successful T20 World Cup campaign earlier this…
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) First, Captain Suryakumar Yadav, and now Player of the Tournament Sanju Samson. Almost four months after winning the T20 World Cup, India have decided to move on from two key figures of the squad that defended the title at home. While Ajit Agarkar, chairman of the men’s senior selection committee,…
Scientists say we have only explored a fraction of Earth’s Seas and Oceans Less than 30% of the world’s ocean floor has been mapped to modern standards, meaning scientists still have a clearer view of the Space, Moon and Mars than of the seabed that covers most of Earth.The global effort known as the Seabed…
In 1847 a Vienna doctor cut childbed-fever deaths on the doctors’ ward from about one mother in ten to roughly one in eighty by making physicians wash their hands in chlorine — and the profession turned on him for it In 1847, a Hungarian obstetrician working at Vienna General Hospital found a way to stop…
Quote of the day by Marie Curie (AI-generated image) Marie Curie is widely quoted as saying, “Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” It remains one of her most repeated lines, often shared as a reminder to spend less time on gossip and comparison and more time on genuine learning. Curie said…
A genetic analysis of nearly 700,000 people identified 74 distinct locations in the human genome tied to anxiety, 39 of which had never been linked to the condition before A genetic analysis of nearly 700,000 people has identified 74 regions of the human genome linked to anxiety symptoms, including 39 that had never before been…
Quote of the day by Michael Faraday (AI-generated image) A young mathematician takes an older scientist’s life’s work and translates it into equations the older man cannot fully follow. Most established figures would bristle. Michael Faraday, one of the most celebrated experimental scientists in history, wrote to the young James Clerk Maxwell in 1857 admitting…
Image credit: Zimbabwe Cricket NEW DELHI: Zimbabwe produced a brilliant all-round performance to beat Bangladesh by 25 runs in a thrilling low-scoring contest in the first ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Monday. After being bowled out for just 141, Zimbabwe fought back with the ball to dismiss Bangladesh for 116 in 33.1 overs…
The largest (left) and the smallest (right) skulls of Homo naledi found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa. All specimens of H. naledi have been shown to be female. All known skeletons of the ancient human relative Homo naledi discovered in a South African cave system appear to be female, according to…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson NEW DELHI: The national selection committee has decided to bench Sanju Samson for the three-match T20I series in Zimbabwe starting on July 23. Ishan Kishan will don the role of the lead wicketkeeper while Prabhsimran Singh has received a maiden call up. TOI understands that the selectors have only rested Samson…