Celebrated Irish actor Brenda Fricker, whose memorable performances in ‘My Left Foot’, ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ and the BBC medical drama ‘Casualty’ earned her worldwide acclaim, has died at the age of 81. She passed away on Thursday in Dublin. Fricker made history as the first Irish actor to receive an Academy…
Escalating tensions in West Asia have renewed global attention on the Red Sea, a crucial maritime corridor linking Europe and Asia through the Suez Canal. With concerns over potential Houthi attacks near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the region’s strategic importance for energy supplies, international trade and India’s economic interests has come into sharp focus amid…
Sierra Nevada pond during low- and high-snowfall years, showing how snow levels change the landscape. ( Picture: Christine C. Bonadonna) High in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, small ponds may look peaceful and unchanged. Surrounded by rocky peaks and open skies, they appear calm during summer. But beneath the surface, these shallow water bodies are constantly…
NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup winner Manjot Kalra was arrested by Sri Lanka’s sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player during the Lanka Premier League (LPL), according to news agency PTI.Kalra, who struck a match-winning century in the final of India’s victorious 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup…
The government’s spending on LPG subsidies could climb past Rs 1 lakh crore in FY27, far exceeding the Rs 30,000 crore set aside in the Union Budget, according to a report by PL Capital.The report said the Budget provision of Rs 300 billion has already been surpassed, with the subsidy loss currently estimated at Rs…
The Ministry of Power has released the draft Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)-III norms, proposing stricter fuel-efficiency standards for passenger vehicles from April 1, 2027. The draft has been put out for public consultation and will replace the existing CAFE-II norms, which are expected to remain in force until March 31, 2027.The proposed regulations will…
It was supposed to be over. Aryan Gupta had spent an entire year preparing for one exam. One date. One chance. He had studied through late nights, skipped outings, sacrificed sleep, and poured everything he had into a single goal: NEET UG. And then, overnight, it was cancelled. Paper leak allegations. An announcement that blindsided…
Dhyan Sreenivasan doesn’t want to be AMMA President but supports Shwetha Menon amid AMMA Row: ‘Leaving when problems arise is not the solution’ Actor Dhyan Sreenivasan has clarified his position on the ongoing discussions surrounding the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). After recently stating that he has no interest in becoming the organisation’s president,…
The National Testing Agency has published the NEET UG 2026 cut-off alongside the result, detailing the minimum qualifying marks and percentiles for each category. The revised cut-off is higher than last year’s, indicating a more competitive examination. Qualified candidates can now begin the counselling process for MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, B.Sc. Nursing and other undergraduate medical…
Air filters trap biological particles along with ordinary dust and pollution, allowing laboratory sequencing to reveal environmental DNA Every breath you take carries an invisible record of the living world, and scientists have discovered a way to read it using ordinary air filters.By studying the tiny particles trapped inside standard air-quality monitoring equipment, researchers can…