In 1909, Charles Doolittle Walcott (first from left) discovered the Burgess Shale formation in British Columbia, revealing exceptionally preserved soft-bodied ancient life. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons Imagine the last day of your mountain trip, the sun setting, the packs packed, your thoughts turning to your journey home. It was at such a time that…
Chennai’s Cyber Crime police have made headlines by arresting nine individuals, which notably includes a freelance editor, amid the tumult surrounding the leak of the forthcoming film ‘Jana Nayagan’ featuring Vijay. This unauthorized release has stirred a wave of indignation, leading stars like Suriya and R Madhavan to passionately advocate for a boycott of pirated…
A viral social media video claiming that E20 petrol attracts ants has prompted Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to issue an official clarification. The video, which has been widely shared online, shows a cluster of ants gathered around a car’s fuel filler cap and suggests that the presence of ethanol-blended fuel in the tank is…
Stock market today: Dalal Street opened in red on Tuesday, with benchmark indices slipping 0.9% as oil prices continued to rise and US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran nears. While Nifty50 began the day below 22,800, Sensex fell over 800 points in early trade to touch 73,282.41. As of 9:20 am, Nifty50 was trading…
The “lazy but smart” worker doesn’t run away from a challenge; they just refuse to do pointless, repetitive labor. When you dump a massive project on their desk, they don’t just blindly start grinding away. They pause, take a step back, and look for the underlying pattern. Instead of brute-forcing the task, they’ll build a…
A view of the Olympic rings (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott) NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided that transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s events at the Olympics, starting from the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The move brings in a stricter eligibility rule, stating that only biological females can…
Sometimes discoveries do not begin with certainty, but with confusion. That was exactly the case when US astronomer James Christy was reviewing photographic plates of Pluto at the US Naval Observatory. He was not actively searching for anything new at the time and was reportedly preparing for personal plans, which makes what followed feel almost…
Pakistan cricket team (PTI Photo) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has introduced padel as a compulsory part of training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore. Players attending long training camps will now have to play the racket sport for 40 minutes every alternate day as part of their fitness routine. The move is…
The average long-term US mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly nine months, raising borrowing costs for homebuyers during what is traditionally the busiest season for the housing market, AP reported.The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.51 per cent from 6.36 per cent last week, according to…
NCERT under fire as Hindi medium Class 9 students remain without Maths and Science textbooks NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is facing mounting criticism from teachers, students and parents after failing to provide newly revised Class 9 textbooks for Hindi medium students, even in digital format, nearly two months…