The bear, rescued from Kanasar forests in Chakrata in April last year/Amit Sharma Himalayan black bear on display at Dehradun zoo /Amit Sharma The bear, rescued from Kanasar forests in Chakrata in April last year/Amit Sharma Himalayan black bear on display at Dehradun zoo /Amit Sharma The bear, rescued from Kanasar forests in Chakrata in…
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Jaipur Metro Phase-2, a 41-km North–South corridor from Prahladpura to Todi Mod with 36 stations, at a total cost of Rs 13,037.66 crore, according to a government statement.The project will be implemented by Rajasthan Metro Rail Corporation Limited (RMRCL), a 50:50 joint venture of the Centre and the Rajasthan…
Abdullah Fazal and Azan Awais (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan unveiled two new batting faces on Friday as Abdullah Fazal and Azan Awais received their maiden Test caps for the opening Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.With former captain Babar Azam ruled out due to a left knee injury, Pakistan turned to youth by drafting the…
Helena Bonham Carter has reportedly exited Season 4 of ‘The White Lotus’ over creative differences with series creator Mike White. The actress, 59, departed the Emmy-winning series, with her exit confirmed on April 24. Weeks later, on May 5, the split was reported to have come down to creative differences between Bonham Carter and White.According…
NEW DELHI: Even though the first supplementary voters’ list was published on Monday in West Bengal based on adjudication of cases found ‘doubtful’ during special intensive revision (SIR), the window for filing appeals, based on electoral rules, by those aggrieved by exclusion and others objecting to electors’ inclusion may be rather small.As per rules, the…
India’s smart TV boom has brought a sharper, more uncomfortable question into the living room: is your television quietly watching you back? The question arises due to a lesser-known feature called automatic content recognition (ACR), a technology built into many internet-connected TVs that can identify what’s playing on screen by analysing audio snippets or pixel…
Russia on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine from May 8-9, when Moscow marks its annual World War II Victory Day commemorations, and threatened a “massive missile strike” on Kyiv if Ukraine violated it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his own ceasefire, saying in a statement posted on X that he has not received…
Shahid Kapoor was seen waiting in a regular airport queue in a viral video, earning praise for his humility. An elderly man asked him to move ahead, saying, “Sir, please go ahead, or the people will crowd you.” Shahid initially refused but later agreed. He will next appear in ‘Cocktail 2’. Shahid Kapoor was recently…
India is often thought of as a land of ancient, native plants, but many of the crops and trees we now treat as “Indian” actually came from other parts of the world. Over centuries, trade routes, colonial rule, and scientific exchanges moved seeds and saplings across continents. Plants that started as a few exotic arrivals…
NEW DELHI: “India’s firm response against terrorism” was how Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Operation Sindoor while marking one year of the military action that pushed India and Pakistan into one of their most intense confrontations since Balakot. The operation, launched shortly after midnight at 1:05 am on May 7, 2025, saw India carry out…