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For years, the evolution of flight seemed fairly straightforward. Dinosaurs developed feathers, with some learning to glide, and eventually, birds appeared and mastered the skies. Now, a strange fossil from China is making scientists rethink that neat timeline. The feathered dinosaur Anchiornis huxleyi reportedly had four wings, colourful feathers, and a surprisingly messy moulting pattern…

Trigger warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Jennifer Harmon, the Broadway veteran who played Cathy Craig Lord on the ABC soap opera ‘One Life to Live’, has died at 82. Harmon died Saturday in New York, her family announced. Across a career that stretched nearly five decades, she appeared in 21 Broadway productions…

Shani Jayanti is not a day for quick-fix remedies. It is a day to understand Saturn properly. Shani represents karma, delay, discipline, responsibility, old age, labour, silence, and the results of actions done over time. This is why remedies done on Shani Jayanti should not feel decorative. They should feel grounded.Shani Jayanti 2026In 2026, Shani…

AICTE chairman Prof. Yogesh Singh launches the ‘Samarthan: Internship Connect Scheme 2026-27’ in New Delhi on May 12, 2026, in the presence of AICTE member secretary Prof. Shyama Rath. NEW DELHI: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched the ‘Samarthan: Internship Connect Scheme 2026-27’ to provide internship opportunities for students from geographically…

Front yards can achieve privacy through strategic planting layers. This method uses varied plant heights, textures, and depths to create a visual buffer. Small trees and shrubs form the structure, with medium shrubs connecting them. Image Credits: Google Gemini There is a mistaken belief that for a front yard to be private, one must erect…

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinesh Phogat NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh distanced himself from the ongoing controversy surrounding Vinesh Phogat’s participation in wrestling trials, saying the matter falls entirely under the jurisdiction of the current WFI administration.However, Brij Bhushan defended the federation’s functioning during his tenure,…

NEW DELHI: When the Tamil Nadu assembly meets at Fort St George on Wednesday for the trust vote of chief minister-designate Vijay, the immediate question will be whether the actor-turned-politician has the numbers to survive his first major constitutional test. But the bigger political story may lie on the other side of the aisle.The trust…

Rivers, nature’s vital arteries, shape landscapes and history. From the Nile’s ancient reign to the Amazon’s immense volume, these waterways are crucial. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Nature can be described as self-managing in ways that are both extremely precise and chaotic. Imagine the landscape as a vast, living canvas in which every raindrop is a…

India’s retail inflation rose to a more than one-year high of 3.48 per cent in April from 3.40 per cent in March, driven mainly by higher food prices, according to data released by ministry of statistics & programme implementation on Monday. Food inflation, measured by the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), also accelerated to 4.20…

A farmer’s routine task in Milos in 1820 unearthed a remarkable marble torso, later identified as the Venus de Milo. Despite missing limbs, its discovery by French naval officers marked a significant archaeological find. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Atop a mountainous area of the island of Milos, where winds blow freely, there was once a…