Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha celebrates his century on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo) BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla praised Sri Lanka batter Sonal Dinusha on Thursday after the left-hander scored fourth consecutive half-century of the series in the ongoing second Test…
The method, called Extreme Event Aware, or “η-learning”, does not need previous extreme events to create these scenarios. (Representational AP photo) What would a once-in-a-century storm look like if it was stronger than anything recorded before? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a machine-learning method that can generate realistic scenarios for…
Since the tax payable through an updated return could be higher, an assessee may potentially save Rs 30-40 lakh. Income tax alert! If you have foreign assets then you need to be mindful of the negative impact on your tax outgo that the recent decline in rupee’s value versus the US dollar could have had.The…
The cultural importance of the island is demonstrated by the some 3,000 archeological and historical sites and features that were documented through 2004. From an island carved by voyagers, farmers and sacred traditions comes the unlikely story of thousands of hungry goats. They grew on Kaho’olawe from a small 18th-century introduction into a herd of…
Pooja Pal’s journey- from studying under a kerosene lamp to earning national recognition for innovation For Pooja Pal, innovation did not begin in a laboratory or with expensive equipment. It began with a problem she could see every day. Growing up in a small village in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, Pooja noticed children coughing because…
Mayank Chakraborty and Pratitee Bordoloi (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Mayank Chakraborty became India’s 94th Grandmaster and the first from the Northeast region last March. He is still 17, but talking to him, however, gives away very little about his age; he sounds more like a man with years of experience on his shoulders.On Tuesday, he…
Entire village engulfed by raging flash flood in terrifying video (Video credit: X) Footage filmed by locals captures the terrifying moment a massive flash flood tears through a village in Nepal, sending residents running for higher ground as torrents of mud and water sweep through the settlement.In one of the videos, people can be seen…
A video shows a woman allegedly abusing security guards at a Greater Noida housing society GREATER NOIDA: A video showing a woman allegedly abusing and threatening security guards at a Greater Noida housing society has surfaced on social media, drawing attention to her conduct during a heated confrontation at the society gate.The incident took place…
Raksha Bandhan is not merely a family celebration; traditionally, it is a sacred ritual representing protection, affection, responsibility and the strengthening of the sibling bond.In 2026, Raksha Bandhan will be observed on Friday, August 28 in India. The Purnima Tithi begins on August 27 and continues until the morning of August 28. For New Delhi,…
Aerial view of Hong Kong’s skyline (Photo: Reuters) Hong Kong’s property market had enjoyed a prolonged period of recovery, with residential prices benefiting from improving sentiment and steady demand. But after months of gains, the market showed signs of losing some momentum in July, as buying activity came under pressure from developments in financial markets…
