For decades, large stretches of western India’s open landscapes were widely described as degraded forests shaped by centuries of human activity. But new research by Ashish Nerlekar of Michigan State University challenges that assumption. By analysing Indian poems, folk songs and sacred texts written as early as the 13th century, the study shows that many…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) While the cricket world has spent the IPL season marvelling at 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi – and rightly so – another remarkable story has quietly unfolded at the opposite end of the age spectrum.At 36, an age when fast bowlers are usually managing declining pace, recurring injuries or retirement plans, Bhuvneshwar…
The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) will close the registration process for its Combined Examinations 2026 today, March 25, at 11:59 PM. Candidates who have not yet applied have only a few hours left to complete the process online. The application window opened on the 24th of February 2026 at 12 noon, which meant…
An aerial view of the San Andreas Fault crossing the Carrizo Plain in California (Getty images) Scientists have discovered hidden movements beneath California’s San Andreas Fault with the help of artificial intelligence, revealing a type of slow fault slip that had largely gone unnoticed till now. The researchers say these silent movements may play a…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Reuters) Former India head coach Rahul Dravid believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs a carefully managed pathway as the 15-year-old begins to make his mark across formats, stressing the importance of giving him enough opportunities in red-ball cricket alongside his white-ball commitments.Sooryavanshi, who enjoyed a breakthrough IPL season before making his T20I debut in England…
NEW DELHI: For decades, a state’s growth was measured by relying only on the production approach, or by gauging what factories, farms, and services within its borders produced. That model is now set for an overhaul, as the statistics ministry unveiled a new manual to compute state GDP via expenditure approach — by tracking household…
Meet Dr E Thirumalai Raja, the guest lecturer with multiple degrees who drives a cab after classes Every year, thousands of students are told that education is the key to a better future. Degrees, they are told, open doors. Hard work eventually pays off.For Dr E. Thirumalai Raja, the journey certainly reflects hard work. He…
R&B singer Nivea reveals that she has been diagnosed with blood cancer and that she has been receiving treatment since earlier this year. She also shared that she has been focusing on herself and her children. (Instagram) Nivea B. Hamilton, better known by her stage name Nivea, recently shared some emotional updates about her health….
The New Delhi-Varanasi service is around 40-50% faster than earlier services on the route. India’s infrastructure expansion has been continuing for several years now, with the fruits of the labour now visible in terms of less travel time between places. Across bridges, tunnels, expressways and railways, projects are replacing long detours, difficult terrain and slower…
MUMBAI: Forex dealers expect a gap opening in the rupee-dollar exchange rate, with the domestic unit likely to record its sharpest gain in recent times. However, there is also a looming market freeze, with RBI’s aggressive anti-speculation measures risking paralysis of legitimate market-making, choking interbank liquidity and inadvertently penalising genuine corporate hedgers.Oil companies, normally the…
