Sometimes long held beliefs are tested when science weighs in. Whether these are theories or claims, emerging studies and research are consistently separating the facts from myths. When it came to health myths this year, scientific evidence has put a stop to some of them. This transparency has given individuals a better understanding of their…
India’s headcoach Gautam Gambhir with players Hardik Pandya, centre, captain Suryakumar Yadav and others during the fifth T20I in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) NEW DELHI: According to former Australia cricketer Tom Moody, India has so much talent that picking the best team has become very difficult. While this is a good situation to be in,…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti Shiv Sena (UBT) J&K unit chief Manish Sahni on Monday demanded a public apology from PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for terming India “lynchistan” over the killing of a labourer from Bengal in Odisha’s Sambalpur and a tribal MBA student in Uttarakhand.“Mehbooba has no right to abuse the country,”…
Red tape may be often associated with officialdom but for J&K’s paperless bureaucracy, green is the go-to colour this year-end as it has achieved the equivalent of “planting over 4.5 lakh trees or taking over 2,200 cars off the roads permanently”, according to a study.Released on Monday, the study by Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, secretary in…
SAN FRANCISCO: India is no longer a decade behind Silicon Valley in building with artificial intelligence, Elevation Capital’s AI partner Krishna Mehra said, arguing that founders in Bengaluru and other Indian hubs are now closer to the global frontier and should aim to build category-leading companies rather than “number two or three” players.“In the SaaS…
Students are only reading to pass tests and not for learning The long corridors of libraries. The quiet scent of books. The sense of achievement that came with finishing a favourite novel. Do these images pull you back to your school or college days? For many students, reading and discussing books was once a natural…
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, Hollywood’s ultimate on-again-off-again duo, finally wrapped up their divorce early in 2025. Lopez, 55, filed the papers on August 20, over two years after their July 2022 wedding, People reported. It was 20 years ago when Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were much in love and were about to get…
Dhruv Jurel, Ishan Kishan, and Rishabh Pant NEW DELHI: One spot. Three contenders. And no obvious answer. The backup option for KL Rahul‘s wicketkeeper spot has quietly turned into a happy headache for the men’s senior selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar.With the T20 World Cup around the corner, the ODIs have taken a backseat….
MUMBAI: At least four people were killed and 10 others injured after a BEST bus hit people on the street while it was reversing near Station Road in Bhandup (West) late on Monday night.The incident was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) control room at around 10.05 pm on December 29. Preliminary information suggests…
NEW DELHI: With fog hitting train services and the situation likely to continue for the next few weeks, railways has kept two spare rakes of Vande Bharat trains for timely departure from New Delhi and Varanasi stations, and another is being brought from Western Railway for use in the Northern Zone.Railway ministry officials said that…