Spread the love Colombo: Ground staff covers the field amid rain on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Sri Lanka showed some fight on day four of the second Test, but India’s bowlers struck at crucial moments to leave the hosts at 229 for six...
Sailor spent years alone on Suwarrow before it became a national park
Spread the love Tom Neale on Suwarrow: Highlights the story’s main protagonist living his solitary life on the remote Cook Islands atoll. A remote Pacific atoll that was once the solitary kingdom of a New Zealand sailor has secured a lasting future, transforming from a hermit’s retreat into the first conservation sanctuary in the Cook Islands. Suwarrow, an isolated coral...
‘Very rarely do I get chance to play red-ball cricket’: Arshdeep
Spread the love Arshdeep Singh India pacer Arshdeep Singh is hoping his return to first-class cricket can strengthen his case for a Test debut. The 27-year-old, who has played 18 ODIs and 91 T20Is, had not played a red-ball game for nearly a year before featuring in the 2026 Duleep Trophy.Arshdeep played a key role in North Zone’s 52-run win...
‘Stand in solidarity’: PM Modi speaks to Nepal’s Balen Shah, offers flood aid
Spread the love PM Modi added that India was prepared to support Nepal as the country dealt with the disaster. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences over the loss of lives in devastating floods in Nepal and offered India’s assistance for rescue and relief efforts.“Spoke to Prime Minister Balendra Shah and conveyed condolences on the loss...
Nepal floods: Over 100 Indians missing; MEA issues helpline numbers
Spread the love Nepal flood leaves 384 travellers missing At least 384 travellers, including 105 Indians, have been reported missing following a flash flood in the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Wednesday morning, the Nepal Tourism Board said. The missing travellers include 291 foreign nationals and 93 Nepali nationals.Of the 291 foreign nationals reported missing, others include...
Rhode Island woman left family farm to become a 300-acre wildlife sanctuary
Spread the love Cerio began planning a bird sanctuary soon after buying Paradise Farm. (Newport History Society photo) Mabel Norman Cerio spent much of her life between art and nature at Paradise Farm in Middletown, Rhode Island. In 1908, she bought the coastal property from the estate of her brother after the death of her father. Decades later, the land...
H1N1 cases: Why the flu wave could linger longer in Bengaluru than in Delhi
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiAug 26, 2026 03:59 PM IST Amid a rise in H1N1 cases, particularly in Delhi and Bengaluru, doctors are highlighting differences in how influenza behaves in the two cities. While infections may not necessarily be more severe in Bengaluru, experts suggest the virus could circulate for longer there, influenced by the city’s climate and...
In 1984, NASA sent 3,301 bees to space to see how they built honeycomb
Spread the love AI-generated image for representation purpose Thousands of honeybees travelled into space aboard NASA‘s Space Shuttle Discovery in 1984 for an experiment that sounds unusual even today. The space agency sent 3,301 bees into microgravity to see whether they could survive and, more importantly, build their famous honeycomb without the pull of gravity. The 7-day mission got off...
‘Shocked’ by hacks, Bill Gates wants to meet China’s Xi Jinping
Spread the love Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that he is working to arrange a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year to propose international efforts to mitigate the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence. According to a report by Reuters, Gates said that he believes China could agree to restrict potentially dangerous AI models releases if the...
Over 100 Indians missing after flash floods hit Nepal – what we know so far
Spread the love Over 100 Indians were reported missing after a massive flash flood swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district near the Tibet border on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage to settlements and infrastructure.The sudden surge in the Bhote Koshi River struck the Rasuwagadhi-Timure area at around 9 am local time, affecting Rasuwa as well as...
