Spread the love 3 min readNew DelhiAug 9, 2026 05:55 PM IST Popular television actor Surbhi Jyoti welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with husband Sumit Suri this June. During a recent Ask Me Anything (AMA) session she hosted on Instagram, when a fan asked her about normal delivery in today’s time, the Qubool Hai actor replied: “Why not? I mean,...
Turbulence-hit AI flight pilot’s dope test ‘not negative, sent for confirmatory test’
Spread the love An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi, experienced a sudden loss of altitude of about 300 feet during cruise NEW DELHI: The pilots of Air India’s Aug 4 turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight were subjected to psychoactive substance (dope) screening test on arrival at the destination. The pilot-in-command or captain’s screening test report was not negative and has...
India, Russia to be linked by rail? Moscow floats proposal, calls it ‘viable’
Spread the love Russian deputy PM Marat Khusnullin made the suggestion Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has called on Moscow and New Delhi to explore the feasibility of a direct rail link to the Indian Ocean, aimed at reducing transit risks associated with the Bosphorus strait and Strait of Hormuz.According to Khusnullin, potential routes could pass through Turkmenistan, Iran,...
‘Know how to stand up to American ideas’: Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan
Spread the love Netanyahu said that, “As long as I am prime minister, no Palestinian state will be established.” Israel has rejected the latest US proposal to move to the next stage of the Gaza peace process, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting that Hamas must be fully disarmed before Israeli forces withdraw.“Israel rejects the 15-point document,” Netanyahu said at...
Antigua removed rats, goats; Redonda’s vegetation surged 2,000% by 2023
Spread the love Redonda had become a thriving haven for wildlife within a few years, and now it has received a major new layer of protection. For years, Redonda resembled more a barren moonscape than a tropical Caribbean island. Its vegetation was destroyed, its native wildlife was wiped out, and the marine ecosystem around it was harmed by soil and...
From ‘enemies’ to ‘patriots’: Pak’s U-turn on PoK protesters amid global pressure
Spread the love Pakistan PML-N has softened its stance on PoK protesters, calling them “patriotic brothers”, as the party prepares to form a government in the region. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s led PML-N appears to be softening its position towards protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with a senior government adviser now describing the vast majority of demonstrators as “patriotic”...
US satellites hunting nuclear tests accidentally found first gamma-ray burst
Spread the love Artist’s concept of a close-up naked-eye view of a GRB. Credit: NASA For more than half a century, gamma-ray bursts have remained one of the most puzzling events observed in space. These bursts are sudden flashes of gamma rays, a very high-energy form of light. They can appear from almost any direction in the sky and can...
The exercise habit that could help lower Alzheimer’s and dementia risk
Spread the love 5 min readNew DelhiAug 9, 2026 04:56 PM IST Can going for a brisk walk or cycling regularly actually make you smarter? According to neurosurgeon Arun Rajeswaran, the answer is yes. Speaking about the benefits of exercise, he drew a distinction between cardio and strength training, saying, “There are two types of workouts. One is cardio workouts,...
‘If you have courage, try controlling RSS’: Cong’s jab at Centre over FCRA Bill
Spread the love File photo: AICC general secretary KC Venugopal NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday stepped up its opposition to the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, with AICC general secretary KC Venugopal warning that the party and other opposition parties would strongly protest if the legislation is introduced in Parliament.Venugopal, speaking to reporters in Alappuzha, alleged that the...
What is a glueball?
Spread the love Nature has four fundamental forces: gravity, the weak force (responsible for radioactivity), electromagnetism, and the strong force. The strong force is responsible for keeping the protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms. The theory describing the strong interaction between two particles is called quantum chromodynamics (QCD). In QCD, the strong force is carried by gluons...
