Scientists believe Mercury hides a massive diamond layer inside | Image Credit: Gemini Imagine a place where the floor beneath your feet isn’t soil and rock. It’s a sparkling, mile-thick layer of diamond. This sounds like the setting of a big-budget sci-fi movie. However, for Mercury, which is the tiniest and fastest planet of our…
Siddharth Gupta is making waves as Lord Krishna in ‘Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam).’ The film, released May 7, 2026, highlights Gupta’s emotional depth and screen presence. His journey from engineering student to mythological lead, including earlier roles and a popular music video, has captivated audiences, making his performance a significant talking point. Siddharth…
Fame can change people a lot, but it can also affect the people around you and how they behave with you. Al Pacino, who has worked in the industry for 6 decades, spoke from experience about how people often change how they act around you if you become ‘famous’ in any sense. Quote of the…
Punjab Class 10 board exam toppers shine with outstanding performance: Harleen Sharma leads with 99.38%, followed by Manimahesh Sharma and Riya Rani, both securing 99.23%, showcasing exceptional academic excellence across the state. CHANDIGARH: Punjab has recorded an overall pass percentage of 94.52% in the Class 10 board examinations, with rural students outperforming their urban counterparts…
Educating women is a powerful catalyst for societal progress, extending benefits across generations. While a man’s education primarily impacts him, a woman’s education influences her children, family, and community, fostering greater awareness and opportunity. This underscores the vital role of women’s education in achieving equality and social advancement. Education has always been one of the…
This article is authored by Bipul Chandra, MD, Ducati India.Under operation “Shakti”, India successfully tested five nuclear weapons at Pokhran on May 11th, 1998, marking the second time the country undertook successful testing since 1974. The test’s success was a proud moment for India’s scientists, engineers, and technicians. Since then, May 11th has been celebrated…
Sunil Gavaskar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Agency Image) Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has proposed a major tweak to IPL playing conditions, suggesting that bowlers who take a certain number of wickets in their spell should be rewarded with an additional over.Writing in his column for Mid Day, Gavaskar argued that modern T20 cricket, especially the…
NEW DELHI: Cracks within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) came out in the open on Monday after some party MLAs, led by senior leader C Ve Shanmugam, submitted a letter to pro tem Speaker M V Karuppaiah seeking the appointment of former minister S P Velumani as the AIADMK legislature party leader….
Three men were found carrying 89 firearms meant for smuggling to Canada from the US. The US authorities stopped a cross-border smuggling bid as New York State Police troopers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near State Route 90, on May 7. Upon inspection, a large cache of firearms, mostly stolen, was found and…
Net inflows into equity-oriented mutual fund schemes declined 5 per cent month-on-month to Rs 38,440 crore in April, while contributions through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) also moderated, according to data released by industry body AMFI on Monday, PTI reported.Equity mutual funds had attracted net inflows of Rs 40,450 crore in March.Monthly SIP contributions slipped to…