Some words stay in our minds because they feel true even when we hear them outside their original meaning. Leonardo da Vinci’s quote about beginning to paint a canvas with black is one of those sayings. It speaks about the way we see the world, not just the way we paint it. At first, the…
Stephen Colbert, the host of ‘The Late Show’, has opened up about his most distracting guest moment during his 11 seasons on the programme, revealing that actress Michelle Williams left him completely flustered when she appeared on the show for the first time in 2019. The candid confession came during a new episode of the…
NEW DELHI:India’s automobile industry began FY27 with strong growth across segments, led by rising demand for SUVs and two-wheelers, even as concerns persist over higher commodity prices linked to tensions in West Asia.Domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 26% year-on-year to nearly 4.4 lakh units in April, according to data released by the Society of Indian…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-US trade deal, accusing the Centre of striking a “deal for Adani’s release.”Continuing his sharp attack on the PM Modi-led Centre, Rahul posted on X: “Compromised PM negotiated not a trade deal, but a…
At first glance, the enormous white plains stretching across northern Oklahoma look almost otherworldly, resembling a frozen lake or snow-covered desert under the blazing sun. But hidden just beneath the salty surface of the Great Salt Plains lies one of the rarest geological treasures in the world: hourglass selenite crystals. Found naturally only in this…
Snakes are among one of the most feared and unfriendly creatures on Earth. But deep in the heart of Maharashtra’s Solapur district lies a village where we get to see an unimaginable friendship between two extremely opposite species, humans and snakes. Any first-time visitor would be shocked. This is Shetphal, also famous as the “Snake…
Expectations are high as Shah Rukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan are teaming up for the upcoming actioner ‘King’.Recently, a photo claiming to reveal Abhishek Bachchan’s look from ‘King’ went viral across social media. The image quickly caught the attention of fans eager to see the actor in what is believed to be a negative role.In…
Chennai: India’s automobile exporters began the new fiscal year in buoyant form. Shipments of locally made cars, utility vehicles and two-wheelers rose at a double-digit pace in April, despite logistical snarls triggered by tensions in West Asia. For now, exporters point out that diversification across markets is cushioning the blow. Passenger vehicle (PV) exports were…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency on Friday announced that the re-examination for NEET (UG) 2026 will be held on June 21, Sunday.The decision comes days after the agency cancelled the NEET-UG exam conducted on May 3 following allegations of irregularities, impacting lakhs of medical aspirants across the countryEarlier, the government also ordered a comprehensive…
The insect farming industry has taken off due to the global need for sustainable protein, resulting in about 370 billion crickets being raised every year. But there’s a new twist. A study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B questions the old belief that crickets are just simple creatures reacting to stimuli like…
