Bihar has reintroduced half-day classes in government schools on Saturdays, with the revised timetable taking effect from August 8. The Bihar Education Department has reinstated the long-standing practice of half-day classes in government schools on Saturdays. Under the revised timetable, schools will now function for a full day from Monday to Friday, while Saturdays will…
UC Santa Barbara PhD student Vikram Mubayi was found dead after going missing during a solo hike in California’s Inyo National Forest. Vikram Mubayi, a chemical engineering PhD student at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), was found dead on August 3 in California’s Inyo National Forest, two days after he went missing during…
Argentina’s Football Association (AFA) has unanimously approved July 15 as “National Football Teams Day” to mark the national team’s comeback win over England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal.Argentina came from 1-0 down in the closing stages of the match to beat England 2-1 and qualify for their second straight World Cup final. Enzo…
Richa Ghosh bats during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. (PTI) India and Pakistan will meet in the marquee clash of the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 5, after the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the tournament…
California’s ongoing drought has inflicted lasting harm on its underground water reserves. The over-extraction of groundwater has resulted in aquifer compaction, diminishing the earth’s capacity to store water. In certain areas of Sacramento Valley, land subsidence has exceeded half a meter. This irreversible damage casts a shadow over future agricultural water security, serving as a…
Parul Gulati shares the reality of running a Goa Airbnb Two years ago, Parul Gulati was confident that her Goa villa could earn around ₹40,000 a night through Airbnb. Today, she says the business has turned out very differently, with changing market conditions forcing her to reset those expectations.Investing in holiday homes has become a…
Europe’s forests are losing biomass at a rate scientists describe as unprecedented. A new satellite-based study has found that forests across the continent have lost, on average, 46% more aboveground biomass per hectare each year since 2018 than they did during the previous three decades.The change is significant because forest biomass represents stored carbon. When…
August sixth, twenty twenty-six, brings an energetic atmosphere ripe for important decisions. The Yang Water Rat day enhances intuition but insists on careful verification of facts. While some zodiac signs should tread lightly, others could seize strategic gains. A well-thought-out plan will benefit Dragon and Monkey folks immensely, while Rat, Tiger, Rabbit, Snake, Dog, and…
A city council in Texas debated for over five hours on Wednesday night on an upcoming Islamic project. The McKinney City Council meeting Wednesday extended till later night as they were discussing a site plan for a new mosque in the Texas city. After five hours of discussion, all seven council members voted unanimously to…
An iron is one of those household appliances that rarely gets much attention until it is unavailable. That usually happens just before leaving for work, getting ready for an event, or unpacking clothes after a journey. A neatly pressed shirt suddenly looks far less presentable when deep creases appear across the fabric.Fortunately, many wrinkles do…
A reported Pentagon dispute over dwindling US missile stocks has raised questions about whether munitions shortages could constrain America’s military options TOI Correspondent from Washington: A reported clash between Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over dwindling stock of missiles and munitions that purportedly led to the U.S President calling off “the biggest…
England’s decision to bring Joe Root back as Test captain after Ben Stokes’ retirement may have surprised many, but the England and Wales Cricket Board believes it is the right move for both the present and the future.With Harry Brook already serving as England’s white-ball captain and acting as Stokes’ deputy in the Test side,…
