On the cusp of the studio’s merger with Paramount, Warner Bros.’ ‘Digger’ flopped in its opening weekend, handing Tom Cruise one of the worst debuts of his career and serving as a bitter final note for Warner Bros. as a standalone studio. Tom Cruise’ ‘Digger’ flops at box office ‘Digger’, one of the year’s biggest…
Nathan Gael Montelongo, the La Joya, Texas seventh-grader who turned restaurant shellfish shells into chitosan (Image Credit: Society for Science) A fishing trip along the Rio Grande led a La Joya, Texas, seventh-grader to investigate whether discarded shellfish shells could help remove pollution from water. Nathan Gael Montelongo became interested in the problem after a…
Kumkum Mohod and Sujeet Kalkal NEW DELHI: Teenage archer Kumkum Mohod and wrestler Sujeet Kalkal have been recognised as the standout performers of India’s campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha naming them the inaugural recipients of the Jaspal Rana Award and Raja Randhir Singh Award respectively.The two awards…
The biggest proposed change is in doing away with the power to arrest, which rests with the court instead of officials, as is the case for some offences (representative image) NEW DELHI: GST Council looks set to unveil a series of ambitious reforms that will cover the whole field of processes: from faster registration to…
A child repeatedly restarting a drawing may be struggling more with mistakes than with the drawing itself. A child sits down with a sheet of paper and starts drawing. The first attempt does not look quite the way they imagined it. The paper is pushed aside. Another sheet comes out.This time, the eyes are slightly…
Salman Khan’s ‘Maatrubhumi’ to be screened by CBFC this week; war drama likely to arrive on Diwali or Christmas this year – Report Salman Khan‘s war drama ‘Maatrubhumi’, which has made headlines over its title change and delayed release, may soon get a release date. The Apoorva Lakhia directorial is likely to hit screens this…
Ankith BurkiPhoto: Society for Science For Ankith Burki, the global water crisis was not an abstract classroom topic but a challenge worth trying to solve. The seventh-grader from BASIS Independent Silicon Valley in San Jose designed an atmospheric water generator that pulls moisture from humid air, then tested whether sound could make it more effective….
When Lionel Messi makes his final appearance for Argentina against Benin on Tuesday at Buenos Aires’ Monumental stadium, it will mark the end of an international career that has lasted more than two decades.It will also bring the curtain down on a relationship that took time to develop. Argentina’s football authorities once struggled even to…
Ever gone to bed exhausted, only to find your mind suddenly wide awake? One old conversation leads to another, tomorrow’s worries creep in, and before you know it, you are mentally solving problems that have not even happened. Buddha’s teachings offer a gentler way to deal with a restless mind. Instead of trying to silence…
When Zeenat Aman shared a brutally honest take on fame: ‘One day you’re loved, the next day you’re hated’ Veteran actress Zeenat Aman has shared her thoughts on fame and self-worth. Appearing on Karan Johar’s chat show ‘Koffee With Karan‘, the ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ actress said fame is unreliable and that it is not wise…