Australian standup paddleboarder Charlie Verco For most athletes, preparing for the world championship means just training, endurance and competition. But for Australian standup paddleboarder Charlie Verco, the weeks leading up to one of the biggest races of his career were anything but usual. According to The Guardian, in June 2026, Verco was involved in a…
Photo courtesy: China Daily Some parents count birthdays. Some mark the height of their child on a wall every year. But for Guo Gangtang, every passing year was measured by another road taken, another city searched, another photograph shown to strangers. For 24 years, he refused to believe the search was over.In 1997, Guo’s two-year-old…
The associations requested permission to stage a peaceful demonstration from 11am to 5pm at the designated protest site. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Retired Officers’ Association has sought permission from the Delhi Police to hold a one-day dharna at Jantar Mantar on July 31 in solidarity with police and paramilitary personnel injured during…
Millions of tiny oysters are being returned to the Chesapeake Bay in an ambitious conservation effort that scientists hope will transform one of the United States’ most important estuaries. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), in partnership with the Severn River Association, recently planted three million juvenile oysters in a protected sanctuary reef in Maryland’s Severn…
Instamart CEO Amitesh Kumar Jha resigns NEW DELHI: Swiggy-owned quick commerce platform Instamart will have a new chief executive, with Nandita Sinha set to take over as CEO from August 3, following the resignation of Amitesh Kumar Jha.The leadership change was disclosed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Jha has stepped down to pursue opportunities…
Nutria (representative image) California once believed it had beaten nutria. The invasive semi-aquatic rodents had been wiped out in the state by the late 1970s, but decades later they reappeared in the Central Valley and a new genetic study suggests their return was not an accident of nature, but the result of human reintroduction.The finding…
In India, every temple has a story, and often, that story is served on a leaf, in a bowl, or wrapped carefully in paper as prasad. More than just food, prasad is considered a divine blessing first offered to the deity and then shared with devotees. While every offering carries spiritual significance, some temple prasads…
Zinedine Zidane, newly appointed coach of the France national soccer team, left, poses with French Football Federation President Philippe Diallo (AP Photo) France have finally turned to one of their greatest icons, appointing Zinedine Zidane as the new head coach after Didier Deschamps stepped down following the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The French Football Federation…
Lord Shiva Astrology is based on the spiritual character of every zodiac sign, symbolism and faith. According to many traditional beliefs, Mahadev is closely related to people who are deeply committed, detached, strong internally, patient and simple.Lord Shiva does not turn away any zodiac sign. Mahadev accepts the honest prayers of any human being; that…
In 1859, a single pig turned a quiet island dispute into a tense confrontation between two powerful nations. What began as a farmer’s frustration over a wandering animal on San Juan Island quickly escalated into a military standoff involving British warships, American soldiers and competing territorial claims. The disagreement was rooted in a much older…
IIT Delhi AIIMS develop Hindi version of Melodic Intonation Therapy for aphasia patients NEW DELHI: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), in collaboration with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi and Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), have developed the first Hindi version of Melodic Intonation…
Every generation produces someone so good that everyone who comes after them gets compared to them constantly. Kobe Bryant faced exactly that from the very start of his career, endless comparisons to Michael Jordan. He had a clear answer ready. “I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan,” he said. “I only want to…
