BENGALURU: When the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) wrapped up its high-altitude human behaviour simulation near Leh on April 9, much of the focus was on what it could reveal about crew psychology. Less visible was the role played by a Bengaluru-based firm that enabled the exercise on…
Gurindervir Singh (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) NEW DELHI: The final day of the National Indoor Athletics Championships ended with high drama in the men’s 60m race, where Gurindervir Singh won gold and set a new national record. The race took an unexpected turn after favourite Animesh Kujur was disqualified, changing the outcome completely.Gurindervir, running his first…
Your keyboard harbours hidden grime, often missed by wipes and air cans. An ordinary manual toothbrush, with its flexible nylon bristles, proves surprisingly effective at dislodging dust and debris from tight crevices. Glance behind the keys of your laptop or desktop computer’s keyboard right away, and you will be amazed at what you will find…
Stewart Butterfield extracted a small team chat system from a failed game. Image credit – Wikimedia The case of Stewart Butterfield and his colleagues shows how failure can become the foundation for success. In 2012, Butterfield’s multiplayer online game, Glitch, failed. However, instead of shutting off its lights, Butterfield and his colleagues understood that the…
The West Bengal government has revised its Bakrid holiday schedule and declared May 28 as a public holiday for Eid al-Adha following updated moon-sighting announcements. The decision replaces the earlier notified dates and aligns the state’s holiday calendar with the revised national observance of the Islamic festival, prompting changes across government offices and institutions. The…
The mood dips a little, and you may not know why. It’s the Moon pressing on your inner world, making small problems look bigger than they are.Hurdles show up in work. A file gets delayed, a colleague responds late, or a plan changes at the last minute. Don’t treat it as a sign of failure….
Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge, directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, and Sara Arjun, has made box office history by crossing Rs. 1,100 crore in India net collections, the first Hindi film ever to achieve this milestone. On Day 30, the film’s cumulative India net stands…
Yamaha Motor India has launched the 2026 Fascino 125 Fi Hybrid in India. As part of this update, the scooter now gets a refreshed design along with subtle updates. Prices for the model start at Rs 76,500, ex-showroom, and go up to Rs 95,200, depending on the variant. Here’s a quick look at the key…
NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) reported a flat net profit in Q4FY26 after taking an impairment loss of Rs 4,349 crore on its upstream assets. It’s net profit in Q4 was Rs 3,191.5 crore compared with Rs 3,214.1 crore in the year-ago period. For FY26, its net profit soared 75% YoY to Rs…
It is reported that scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have found that certain gold nanoparticles can display nearly fluid-like properties that enable them to respond by changing their structures to heat and pressure. The findings may revolutionise the future of biomedical engineering, intelligent surfaces, drug delivery technologies, and microfluidic devices. Reported in the journal…