Marie Curie and her husband spent nearly four years boiling down seven tonnes of pitchblende in a leaky Paris shed with no ventilation to isolate one-tenth of a gram of radium chloride. Today, the notebooks they kept during those years, between 1899 and 1902, are kept in lead-lined boxes at the Bibliothèque nationale de France….
‘Alpha’ OTT release: When and where to watch the Alia Bhatt, Sharvari and Bobby Deol starrer after its theatrical run Alia Bhatt and Sharvari’s action-packed spy thriller ‘Alpha’ has finally made its way to the big screen. As the newest addition to the YRF Spy Universe, the film has generated considerable buzz since its release,…
NEW DELHI: In the investigation into the rape and murder of an IRS officer’s daughter, autopsy findings have revealed multiple injury patterns, pointing to a violent assault and struggle before death, news agency ANI reported, citing Dr Sudhir Gupta, head of forensic medicine at AIIMS Delhi.The 22-year-old woman was reported dead a day earlier on…
Photo: Dasha Takisho/ Instagram Personality tests provide a systematic approach to identifying patterns in thoughts, feelings and behaviour to help people gain a better understanding of themselves and others. Well constructed tests such as trait, typology or projective tests can highlight strengths, blind spots and likely responses under pressure, and can be useful for career…
AI generated image, used only for representational purpose Every next electric vehicle in India will reduce not just petrol usage, but also help cut down the country’s crude oil import bill!According to a recent report by State Bank of India (SBI), the country could save nearly Rs 1 lakh crore if electric vehicles account even…
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s youngest daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt is now the lates of the couple’s six children to filed a petition to drop ‘Pitt’ from her surname.According to reports on People, Vivienne went the legal route and approached the Los Angeles County Superior Court to legally remove ‘Pitt’ from her last name. She is…
Quote of the day by mother of ikigai philosophy Mieko Kamiya Mieko Kamiya is widely remembered today as the mother of ikigai psychology, courtesy of the bestselling book by Hector Garcia and Francesc Iralles. Born in Japan in 1914, Mieko Kamiya grew up in an intellectually rich environment, living for periods in Switzerland and the…
NEW DELHI: The Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate claimed responsibility for a firing incident at a cafe in Canada early on Saturday. The gang warned the cafe owner and comedian Kapil Sharma, who owns the adjacent outlet, Kap’s Cafe, to fall in line.In a social media post attributed to a Facebook account named “Tyson Bishnoi Zora Sidhu”,…
Who was Lise Meitner, the physicist who explained nuclear fission but was denied a Nobel Prize (Image Source – Wikipedia) Work on nuclear physics in the early twentieth century moved across borders, institutes and private letters. Lise Meitner was part of that movement for decades, first in Vienna, then in Berlin, later in Stockholm. Trained…
Chitrangda Singh will star opposite Salman Khan in Maatrubhumi: May War Rest In Peace, playing a simple, devoted woman. She said the role differs from past characters and Sudhir Mishra’s women. The film, inspired by Galwan clashes, awaits a new release date. Teaser released in 2025, with songs already out. Chitrangda Singh is all set…