Delhi weather (File photo) NEW DELHI: The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 38.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The weather department has forecast very light to light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds during the afternoon and evening hours on Monday,,…
Blaise Pascal (Image: Wikipedia) Not every disagreement begins with a lack of facts.Sometimes two people know the same information and still walk away with completely different views. It happens among friends discussing a career choice. It happens between parents and children talking about the future. It happens in offices when colleagues look at the same…
India’s Smriti Mandhana hits her fifty (AP/PTI) The blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday not only delivered a commanding Indian victory but also set a new attendance record in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup.A crowd of 18,814 spectators packed the stadium for the Group 1 encounter, making it…
Days after three Indian seafarers onboard MT Settebello were killed following a US military strike off the Oman coast, the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has advised maritime recruitment and placement agencies to restrict the deployment of Indian seafarers to conflict areas until further orders.In a circular, the shipping regulator also directed vessels operating in…
Egyptian proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Some proverbs sound mysterious until you stop and think about them for a moment.“Entering a bathroom is not like leaving it.”At first glance, the saying appears almost too obvious to qualify as wisdom. Of course entering a bathroom is different from leaving it. Nobody goes…
Lagaan and Aamir Khan Productions will complete 25 years on June 15. To mark the milestone, Aamir Khan and director Ashutosh Gowariker hosted a special screening in Mumbai on June 13, attended by Bollywood A-listers, including Kareena Kapoor Khan and Salman Khan.Needless to say, Bebo served glamorous looks. She was wearing a pink suit and…
The Assam Science and Technology University has released the Assam CEE 2026 provisional answer key on its official website, astu.ac.in. Candidates can now download the key, match their responses, and estimate scores using the official marking scheme. An objection window has also been activated, allowing aspirants to challenge discrepancies before the final answer key is…
The world’s first trillionaire has promised to take you to Mars, but can he?Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is no longer just looking at Earth, but straight at the little red planet: Mars. The SpaceX founder has an interstellar dream: not just to visit the red planet, but to help build a permanent human…
The no-handshake policy between India and Pakistan continued on Sunday as India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana did not shake hands at the toss before their Group A match in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Edgbaston.The practice has been followed by Indian cricket teams since the Pahalgam terror attack and…
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said movements in the rupee against the US dollar are influenced by a combination of global and domestic factors, stressing that the Reserve Bank of India intervenes only to contain excessive volatility and not to defend any specific exchange rate.Addressing reporters at Devanahalli near Bengaluru during an event…