Six MPs didn’t turn up for the parliamentary party meeting MUMBAI: The crossover of two-thirds of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s nine LS members to the Eknath Shinde-led party seems more or less complete as the six MPs, who had written to the LS Speaker Wednesday about forming a separate group, didn’t turn up for the parliamentary…
Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photo) The balance between bat and ball in modern-day cricket has once again come under the spotlight, with Sunil Gavaskar voicing strong concerns over how heavily the game now favours batters in the T20 era.With massive scores becoming routine in the ongoing IPL 2026 season and totals above 250 no longer considered…
Ever stared at a trippy image and wondered why your brain picks one thing over another? Optical illusion personality tests turn that curiosity into a fun psychology hack. These viral brain teasers reveal your subconscious fears, desires, and instincts by what grabs your attention first. It’s like your mind spilling secrets through art—no therapy couch…
A jawbone like this was never expected to matter so much. It came up from the seabed off Taiwan, quiet and unremarkable at first glance, almost easy to overlook. For years, it sat in collections as an uncertain fragment, something that didn’t quite belong anywhere in the human story. No clear signs. No obvious connection…
Vinod Suryavanshi, who made a brief appearance in Panchayat, has opened up about facing caste discrimination in his native village in Karnataka, revealing that his family is still not allowed to enter temples or people’s homes.In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Vinod said, “In my village in Karnataka, casteism is still prevalent, even today. There…
In a quiet stretch of Tasmania’s west coast, where the weather shifts without much warning and the land feels older than anything built on it, a large steel structure has been slowly entering the conversation around climate records. The project, known as Earth’s Black Box, has been described in plain terms by its creators, though…
General:Today calls for hard work and will not permit any escape routes. Your mind may crave freedom while Saturn demands discipline – the trick here is treating today as training rather than punishment; once underway you’ll soon find your rhythm.Support from your younger brother or sister makes you confident. A small message, a practical help,…
Elementary school students sit at their desks, carefully practising cursive handwriting on lined worksheets as a teacher guides them at the front of the classroom. An alphabet chart displaying flowing cursive letters hangs on the wall, while one child concentrates on neatly writing the Preamble to the US Constitution in connected script. For many years,…
NEW DELHI: Former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri is set to be named the new vice-chairman of Niti Aayog, replacing Suman Bery. Gobardhan Das, the director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, is to be nominated as a member of the govt’s premier think tank. Lahiri is currently a BJP MLA…
NEW DELHI: Days after the Ranchi RSS office attack, a police investigation into the three arrested accused has uncovered links to Pakistan’s ISI-funded Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan (TTH), according to sources cited by news agency ANI on Friday.The alleged role of Pakistan’s ISI came to light after the arrests made a day earlier.Officials said all three arrested…