Toby Albert (Image credit: Hampshire Cricket) NEW DELHI: Six balls, six sixes, pure mayhem. Six maximums from six deliveries is one of the rarest sights in cricket. Hampshire batter Toby Albert produced exactly that stunning sequence during the One-Day Cup clash against Sussex in Hove on Sunday, turning the game on its head with a…
Mirabai Chanu (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: There is little left for Saikhom Mirabai Chanu to conquer at the Commonwealth Games.A record-extending third consecutive CWG gold medal in Glasgow has only strengthened her status as the undisputed queen of Commonwealth weightlifting. Add the silver she won in her debut Games in 2014, and Mirabai now…
ABBOTSFORD: Three Indian-origin men have been found guilty of first-degree murder by a Canada court for the killing of a couple in Abbotsford, according to CBC News. Arnold and Joanne De Jong were found dead in their residence in May 2022. British Columbia supreme court Justice Brenda Brown on Friday ruled that Gurkaran Singh, Abhijeet…
A child does not need a perfect home. They need a home that feels safe enough to be honest in. In many families, children grow up physically cared for but emotionally unheard, praised for achievements, corrected for mistakes, and quietly trained to keep difficult feelings to themselves. An emotionally safe home changes that. It tells…
Marie Curie’s profound observation underscores the power of understanding as a tool to conquer life’s fears. She posited that knowledge serves as a buffer against uncertainty, fostering self-assurance. As a trailblazing scientist, she unearthed polonium and radium, earning Nobel Prizes for her remarkable contributions to physics and chemistry. Her enduring message of curiosity and the…
Osamu Dazai was a Japanese novelist whose deeply personal works explored alienation, identity, and the struggles of the human condition. When suffering becomes constant, physical pain and emotional exhaustion stop feeling like ideas. They become part of everyday life. For someone living through long-term trauma, punishment feels real and easy to believe, while peace or…
Let’s be real: usually, it’s not one massive, catastrophic screw-up that tanks our progress. It’s the tiny, sneaky habits we repeat daily without even thinking. The worst part? Society actually loves some of these. We praise burnout, glorify perfectionism, and act like being constantly available is a virtue. But underneath the hype, these patterns just…
Your kitchen sponge, a breeding ground for millions of microbes, emits foul odors as bacteria thrive in its moist, food-laden fibers. These tiny organisms, including potentially harmful strains, can spread germs across your kitchen. The kitchen sponge, which is often called upon for all manner of household tasks, from cleaning up spilt coffee to tackling…
The study began with an unusual marine worm, Olavius algarvensis. The little animal has neither a mouth nor a digestive tract. Long before humans learned how to turn petroleum into bottles and bags and packaging, nature had already invented her own plastic. These natural polymers have been made for hundreds of millions of years hidden…
Two athletes can lose the exact same match and walk away from it in completely different shapes. One spends the following weeks replaying the loss, doubting the years of work that led to it. The other treats the loss as information, adjusts, and shows up to the next tournament ready to compete again. Serena Williams,…
Mohammad Rizwan (Image credit: PSL) NEW DELHI: Should Mohammad Rizwan consider following the path of Salman Ali Agha and step away from T20Is? That question loomed large as he addressed the media after his side RawalPindiz slumped to yet another defeat, this time against Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. RawalPindiz remain rooted to…
In 1968, a California landowner demanded $100 an acre for land inside Pinnacles that officials valued at $17; A long legal and property dispute between the US federal government and Utah businessman Dean Brimhall over commercial activities on protected land ended with a $400,000 buyout and the demolition of several private facilities near the park…
