NEW DELHI: “Dukh hota hai. Mai iss bade chance ka wait kar rha tha par naam nahi aya [It hurts. I was waiting for this big opportunity, but my name didn’t come up],” a dejected Harsh Singh told Timesofindia.com after being left out of the Indian judo squad for the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.Just…
Huacas de Moche (Image Credit: Canva) Archaeologists working at the Huacas de Moche Archaeological Complex in northern Peru have uncovered the burial of an infant estimated to be about 1,500 years old. The child, approximately 1.5 years old, was buried with a funerary assemblage that included two whistles, a rattle and a sculptural vessel. Researchers…
SpaceX has officially announced Starbase, a new $100+ billion spaceport in South Louisiana near Pecan Island. (Photo: @SawyerMerritt) SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion, 125,000-acre (50,585-hectare) Starship launch complex on Pecan Island in US’ southern Louisiana, an area that serves as protected habitat for dozens of migratory bird species and whose receding wetlands help…
How Aadhaar solved a billion-person biometric computing challenge In 2009, when the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was formed, the task before its founding team, led by Nandan Nilekani, went far beyond creating another national identity database. India needed a system capable of enrolling more than a billion people while ensuring that one person…
Toxic Hindi version passed with A certificate from CBFC (Image Credits IMDb) Yash’s much-awaited ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’ has released today, August 26, but its Hindi version has undergone several changes before receiving certification. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) completed the certification process for the Hindi-dubbed version on August 25, just a…
Raksha Bandhan 2026 comes with an unusual celestial coincidence. On August 28, the same day as Raksha Bandhan, a deep partial lunar eclipse will take place. At its peak, more than 90% of the Moon will enter Earth’s umbral shadow.Naturally, this has created one big question:Should you change your Rakhi rituals because of Chandra Grahan?For…
Rebel TMC MPs with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in June NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who are now affiliated with the little-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), seeking their responses within seven days to disqualification petitions filed by the TMC.The disqualification…
Bank operations will vary state to state on Wednesday If you are planning to visit a bank branch on Wednesday, August 26, you may need to reschedule your visit depending on where you live. Bank branches in several cities will remain closed today for Id-E-Milad, Milad-un-Nabi and Thiruvonam, while branches in other parts of the…
Will Pucovski of Australia A lies injured after been struck in the helmet off the bowling of Kartik Tyagi of India A during International Tour match at Drummoyne Oval on December 08, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Former Australia Test batter Will Pucovski has taken legal action against Melbourne private school Brighton Grammar, alleging it failed…
Ramiz Raja and Imran Khan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has spoken about the condition of Imran Khan, saying the former Pakistan Prime Minister is holding up despite spending nearly three years in prison. Ramiz spoke about Imran during a recent episode of the ‘Stick to Cricket’ podcast, where he…
