Spread the love One of the strongest materials on the earth isn’t made in a factory or synthesised in a laboratory but spun by a creature barely two inches long. The Darwin’s bark spider (Caerostris darwini), found in the forests of Madagascar, weaves silk that outperforms steel and most human-made fibres in both strength and toughness. Larger webs, stronger threads Its...
Noida techie death case: Realtor who owned plot held; SIT probes failed rescue
Spread the love NOIDA: The director of real estate company Wiztown Planners was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta in a waterlogged trench at Sector 150.Police said the commercial plot where the trench is dug was in possession of Wiztown. Its director Abhay Kumar, a resident of Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi,...
‘You’ll struggle to remember’: Manjrekar explains ‘WC’ theory; backs Gambhir
Spread the love Virat Kohli and Sanjay Manjrekar (Photos by AP) Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has come out in support of head coach Gautam Gambhir after India’s surprising ODI series loss at home to New Zealand. The defeat raised many questions among fans and experts, but Manjrekar believes the reaction has been blown out of proportion.Speaking in a video...
T20 WC: ‘Are you sure?’ – Bangladesh captain makes shocking admission
Spread the love Litton Das (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh captain Litton Das raised fresh questions over his team’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup after Rangpur Riders were knocked out of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday.Litton was speaking after Rangpur lost a tense, low-scoring qualifier to Sylhet Titans. Chasing just 112, Sylhet won off the last...
Candace Owens pushes new theory blaming Mikey McCoy’s wife in TPUSA drama
Spread the love Candace Owens shares new conspiracy theory blaming Mikey McCoy’s wife for Erika Kirk’s struggles at TPUSA (Image via Getty) Candace Owens did not hold back, she started with a bold claim and then pushed it further. On her Monday podcast, Candace Owens shared what she openly called a “conspiracy theory.” She suggested that Elizabeth McCoy, the wife...
Missed meeting Shukla on ISS, he reached just after I left: Sunita Williams
Spread the love NEW DELHI: “When I reached International Space Station for the first time, the first thing I did was to locate India (on Earth), from where my father belonged to, and Slovenia, from where my mother belonged,” said Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams in Delhi on Tuesday — the only female astronaut who has set the world record...
Rule change: Lok Sabha MPs can mark attendance only from their seats
Spread the love LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha MPs will be able to punch in their attendance only from their designated seats inside the House from the upcoming Budget session of Parliament, Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday. The earlier practice that allowed members to mark their attendance from lobbies as well is set to be discontinued in a move aimed...
New BJP chief: On Day 1, Nitin Nabin targets rivals in poll-bound TN
Spread the love NEW DELHI: In his maiden address after taking over as BJP national president, Nitin Nabin on Tuesday asked party workers to mount a fight to “protect” the centres and legacy of Sanatan faith, saying political parties opposed to ‘deepam’ tradition in Madurai or existence of Ram Setu should have no space in politics.Nabin, whose elevation at 45...
Supreme Court fines warring couple: Grants divorce after 13 years; bars further litigation
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Having lived together for only 65 days after marriage, a couple, who fought a legal battle for over 13 years and filed 40 cases against each other in different courts, ended up in Supreme Court, which on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them for treating judicial forums as a battleground...
Voluntary contributions to BJP up 54% to Rs 6,125cr in 2024-25
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Voluntary contributions received by BJP in 2024-25 rose almost 54% to Rs 6,125 crore from Rs 3,967 crore in 2023-24, with the Rs 2,158 crore increase more than compensating for the party’s perceived loss of income on account of the scrapping of electoral bonds by Supreme Court in Feb 2024.The party in office at Centre...
