India vs Vietnam (Photo by @afcasiancup on X) NEW DELHI: India began their Women’s Asian Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 defeat to Vietnam in a dramatic Group C clash on Wednesday. Ngân Thi Van Su gave Vietnam the lead in the 30th minute, curling a right-footed shot into the top corner. Vietnam nearly made…
Image Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan sent rice and koji to the International Space Station in 2025 to test whether sake could be brewed beyond Earth. As part of the DASSAI MOON Project, the ingredients were placed inside Japan’s Kibo module under conditions designed to reproduce the Moon’s gravity. After fermentation, the material was frozen…
Last week’s bloodbath at the Dalal Street erroded the market capitalisation of five of the top-10 most-valued firms by over Rs 1 lakh crore. The broader equity benchmarks also ended on a muted note. The BSE Sensex slipped by 30.96 points, or 0.04%, while the NSE Nifty declined 36.6 points, or 0.15%, reflecting a largely…
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant (Image: X) Rishabh Pant is set to rejoin his former IPL franchise, Delhi Capitals, where he began his career. After spending two seasons with Lucknow Super Giants, a stint that did not quite work out for him, Pant now appears ready for a homecoming. Amid the developments, former India cricketer…
Quote of the day by Nicolaus Copernicus: “Although the idea seemed absurd, still … I believed it would be readily permitted me to try”New ideas can often appear strange before they are understood. Centuries ago, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus confronted an idea that challenged the accepted understanding of the universe. In his work De revolutionibus…
Akshaye Khanna’s portrayal of Rehman Dakait in Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ became one of the most talked-about performances from the two-part film. However, casting director Mukesh Chhabra has revealed that the actor was not the original choice for the role. According to Chhabra, two or three big stars had turned down the part before Akshaye eventually…
The Sun turns, but not in the way a solid object would. It has no hard surface, no fixed edge to follow. What scientists describe as solar rotation comes from watching patterns move across a glowing, restless face. That motion matters because it shapes the Sun’s behaviour, from quiet stretches to bursts of activity. Over…
Kiara Advani has spoken about her experience of working on ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’, opening on an intense sequence she filmed for the movie. The actress, who played Nadia in the Geethu Mohandas directorial, recalled how the scene left her completely exhausted after she gave everything to the performance.Her comments come as ‘Toxic’…
India vs Zimbabwe (AP Photo) CHENNAI: With India’s T20 World Cup semifinal hopes on the line, their fans will pray for a big win against Zimbabwe on Thursday and hope that Blessing Muzarabani stays at arm’s length. At 6ft 8in, Zimbabwe’s pace spearhead in this World Cup has been hard to miss. The 29-year-old leads…
Mohammad Rizwan and Team India NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has come under the spotlight after his earlier remark about not watching India’s matches resurfaced following Pakistan’s heavy defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI on Wednesday.During a casual conversation with a reporter at a nets session earlier, Rizwan was asked about India’s impressive…
