A restaurant is one of those places where small things can quickly become annoying. You might not even realise you’re doing something that is bothering the table next to you or making things harder for the staff. Good restaurant etiquette isn’t about following a long list of complicated rules. It is mostly about knowing where…
Dhanush’s upcoming Tamil film ‘OM,’ directed by Rajkumar Periasamy, will no longer release on October 16 as originally planned. The film was scheduled to arrive in theatres worldwide a day after Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2.‘ The makers have now decided to postpone the release to avoid the back-to-back release and a crowded festive season.Taking to X…
Astronomers have reported the first direct detection of radio emission from an exoplanet, tracing the signals to the young gas giant β Pictoris b, located approximately 64 light-years from Earth. Using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope, researchers identified recurring radio bursts and localised their source to the planet rather than its host star. The emission…
Mirabai Chanu won silver; India’s men’s and women’s skeet teams bag bronzes (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Mirabai Chanu finally ended her long wait for an Asian Games medal, winning silver in the women’s 49kg category on Wednesday.The 32-year-old lifted a total of 198kg (88kg+111kg) to finish second. The medal was India’s first Asian Games…
When the US Fed hikes rates, dollar assets such as US Treasuries become more attractive. (Image for representative purpose only) Last Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since July 2023. Thousands of miles away, sitting in your home which you have bought on loan, your EMI may take a…
Optical illusions are brain teasers that trick the eyes and the brain into believing what they see first, depending on their focus and perspective. But what makes these images particularly interesting is that they have many objects cleverly and sneakily layered into one another. Only when you are convinced you’re seeing everything, you realise the…
Nani’s ‘The Paradise’ is heading towards its theatrical release with strong momentum at the ticket counters. Directed by Srikanth Odela, the action drama is set to arrive in cinemas on September 24, with paid premiere shows beginning on Wednesday evening. Despite receiving an ‘A’ certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the film…
Incendiamoeba cascadensis can reproduce at 145°F, setting a heat-tolerance record for complex life. Image: NPR/Felix Mikus. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown amoeba in the geothermal streams of California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park that can reproduce at temperatures reaching 145°F (63°C). Named Incendiamoeba cascadensis, the organism has set a new heat-tolerance record for known eukaryotic…
Manu Bhaker remembers late coach Jaspal Rana (Image credit: Agencies) NAGOYA: Manu Bhaker wore a disappointed look after finishing fifth (181.1) in the women’s 10m air pistol event. The position was unchanged from the previous edition of the Asian Games, but almost everything else had.In Hangzhou, she had been part of the gold-winning trio in…
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has hired an Indian firm to oversee the construction of his next big project, a $16 billion refinery in Kenya.Engineers India Ltd (EIL), with a majority stake owned by the state, has signed a $450 million deal with Dangote to oversee the construction of the 700,000-barrels-per-day greenfield refinery and petrochemical…