Quote of the day by Isaac Newton: “I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people” – why human behaviour is harder to predict than the stars |

Isaac Newton (Image: Wikipedia) Isaac Newton spent his entire career proving that the universe follows precise, predictable laws. Then he lost a fortune betting on people, and admitted the difference out loud. “I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people,” he is reported to have said, after watching his…

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‘If we win this Test … ‘: Harmanpreet Kaur banks on historic Lord’s Test to erase T20 World Cup disappointment | Cricket News

India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) ( India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s is a huge opportunity for her team to bounce back after their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. She said a victory at the iconic venue would boost the team’s confidence and become a…

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AISHE’s first NEP stocktake shows patchy reform map

NEW DELHI: Four years after the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 set out to recast undergraduate education, research, credit mobility and industry linkages, the first AISHE stocktake of NEP implementation shows an uneven reform map. Only 56% of responding universities have introduced four-year undergraduate programmes, 49% offer multiple entry and exit, 55% participated in NIRF,…

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Bumblebees carry up to seven times more toxic metals than honeybees, even when feeding in the same fields; study finds |

Bumblebees may be carrying a far heavier burden of toxic metals than honeybees, even when both species forage in the same countryside. The research found that pollen collected by bumblebees contained between two and seven times higher concentrations of several harmful metals, including arsenic, chromium, lead and tin, compared with pollen gathered by nearby honeybees….

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Messi on board: Passenger streams Argentina vs Egypt match mid-air, entire flight joins in – Watch | Off the field News

One passenger’s decision to buy in-flight Wi-Fi turned an ordinary flight into a football watch party, as fellow travellers gathered around a single laptop to watch Argentina’s FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Egypt.The video was shared on X, with footage showing how one passenger’s laptop became the centre of attention during the flight.In the…

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