Sangita Basfore of India runs with the ball (Photo by Getty Images and @IndianFootball on X) NEW DELHI: The road to the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Australia was supposed to be the moment Indian women’s football would finally step out of the shadows and make the much-anticipated leap. With six World Cup spots...
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Science Snapshots: March 29, 2026
Microgravity can alter sperm’s ability to navigate Researchers used a device that mimicked the weightlessness of space to check how microgravity affected human, mouse, and pig cells. They found microgravity impaired sperm’s ability to navigate but also that high doses of progesterone could partially reverse this impairment. Up to 24 hours of microgravity also delayed...
Vertical peril: How faulty elevators are claiming lives in India’s high-rises
Every day, millions of people in India use elevators without even realizing it. Some are using them simply for convenience, while others have no other choice than to use them when helping an elderly parent get to do their doctor or helping their children get to the restroom or going to a hospital’s floor.Most people...
Mines, missiles, & mountains: Why reopening Strait of Hormuz is no easy task
(AI-generated image used for representation) The Strait of Hormuz is no longer just a shipping route and it has become a pressure point in a widening conflict in Middle East. As tensions escalate, this narrow stretch of water is now at the centre of a high-stakes standoff, where geography, military power and global energy flows...
Candace Owens questions Erika Kirk’s location during Charlie Kirk attack
Candace Owens has intensified scrutiny over Erika Kirk’s location during the assassination of Charlie Kirk. She claims Erika was inside a secretive, unmarked aviation building, contradicting her account of being at a medical facility. Owens also pointed to a lack of witnesses, calling the situation “secretive,” and raising broader questions about the timeline and transparency...
‘Some hope to profit from discord’: Envoy flags ‘China threat’ hype in India
NEW DELHI: Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Thursday calling out attempts to amplify a “Beijing threat” narrative with respect to India and urged young people in both countries to adopt “objective and rational” views of each other.Speaking at the 4th China-India Youth Dialogue, the envoy said India and China, home to over 1.2...
‘Franchise has backed you’: Irfan Pathan challenges LSG star to step up in IPL 2026
Lucknow Super Giants’s Mayank Yadav celebrates (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has made it clear that IPL 2026 could be a defining season for Mayank Yadav, urging the young pacer to justify the faith shown in him by Lucknow Super Giants. Mayank burst onto the scene in IPL 2024 with raw pace,...
Middle East crisis: PM Modi to hold talks with CMs tomorrow, review preparedness
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with chief ministers on Friday evening to review preparedness and response plans in light of the ongoing Middle East conflict.The interaction, to be conducted via video conferencing, is aimed at ensuring coordination between the Centre and states and assessing readiness across key sectors, including...
Read LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman letter on software market’s funeral
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, has pushed back against the growing narrative that AI will kill off software companies. In a letter titled “Notes from the SaaS Funeral,” Hoffman argues that while AI has genuinely weakened the traditional SaaS moat, the leap from disruption to extinction is a logical overreach. The winners, he says, will...
‘Have 60-day stock of oil’: Govt dismisses with ‘disdain’ reports of depleted reserves
The government, on Thursday, moved to reassure citizens that the country’s fuel supply situation remains fully stable. The ministry of petroleum and natural gas said India’s petroleum and LPG systems are secure and under firm control, with no shortage of petrol, diesel or LPG anywhere in the country. It also warned against what it called...
