Oman’s mountains hide one of the strangest geological discoveries on Earth. Image credit – Wikimedia In Oman, geologists get to do something almost impossible anywhere else. They can walk straight across rock formations usually found kilometres below the ocean bed. According to researchers, the area, named the Oman ophiolite, provides the most extensive and well-exposed…
Rahul Gandhi targets BJP over former NTA chief’s posting amid NEET-UG 2026 row NEW DELHI: Hours after the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 over alleged paper leak concerns, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the Centre, accusing the BJP-led government…
Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who has shared a long marriage of more than five decades with music composer Jayanta Mukherjee, recently reflected on how dramatically her life changed during her teenage years. The actress, who got married at just 15 and became a mother by 17, went on to become one of Hindi cinema’s most…
NEW DELHI:The Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and gunned down a terrorist.The Army engaged the target at around 4 pm, and a search operation is under way.“Acting on persistent surveillance, suspicious movement was detected approximately 300 metres inside own territory in the general area…
US inflation rose in April to 3.8 per cent as surging fuel costs amid the ongoing Iran-US conflict drove up consumer prices, hitting a three-year high complicating the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates.Data released by the Labor Department on Tuesday showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.6 per cent in April after a…
Shan Masood (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Shan Masood found himself at the centre of massive social media criticism after Pakistan suffered a crushing 104-run defeat against Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.The defeat marked Pakistan’s third consecutive Test loss against Bangladesh and also…
SRH captain Pat Cummins and GT captain Shubman Gill (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2026 clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. When the two captains – SRH’s Cummins and GT’s Shubman Gill –…
George Eastman grew tired of hauling portable darkrooms on trips. Image credit – Wikimedia Photography in the 1870s was anything but easy. Those wishing to capture images had to carry around heavy cameras, brittle glass plates, various chemical bottles, trays, and even portable darkrooms. The act of taking a photo itself required expertise, patience, and…
At some point in every conversation about studying abroad, the cost comes up and everything else pauses. A four-year undergraduate degree in the US, Canada, or Australia, once you add tuition, accommodation, food, travel, and daily living expenses, runs into serious money. And yet the demand among Indian students for international education has never been…
‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar 2’ have set a benchmark at the box office and continue to be spoken about. This further cemented Aditya Dhar as one of the most admired directors in the industry today, with several actors eager to collaborate with him. Actress Chitrangada Singh, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming…
