A German court has sentenced a Saudi psychiatrist to life in prison for driving a car into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing six people, including a nine-year-old boy, and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest attacks in recent years.The attack took place on December 20, 2024, when the man, identified…
File Pic: Angkrish Raghuvanshi (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders wicketkeeper-batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi is set to make a comeback to competitive cricket after a finger injury, which required surgery, kept him out of action since IPL 2026.The 22-year-old has been named in Mumbai’s squad for the Dr (Capt) K Thimmappiah Memorial Trophy 2026-27. However, Mumbai’s…
Veteran Marathi theatre legend Vijaya Mehta passes away at 91 (Image credits: Instagram) Veteran theatre director, actor and producer Vijaya Mehta, one of the most influential figures in modern Marathi theatre, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91. She breathed her last at her residence, leaving behind a rich legacy that transformed the…
Kajal Aggarwal’s simple parenting rule It started with a simple request from a four-year-old boy named Neil. “Mumma, I want this. Can you just Amazon it, Blinkit?” Kajal Aggarwal looked at her son and said two words that most modern parents find genuinely difficult to say. “You wait.” And then she said something that has…
Hermitage quarry beside Oaken Wood. Under the soil sits Kentish ragstone, which Kent county council says is crucial for the conservation of ancient buildings. In 1600, Oaken Wood near Maidstone was already an established English woodland; in 2026, Kent County Council proposed turning 41 hectares of it into a stone quarry, reports the Guardian.The Reform-led…
Representative Image of a long-lost California wildflower found again after decades (AI-generated image) A small, yellow-flowered California native plant that had not been documented in nearly seven decades has been rediscovered in the hills of eastern Contra Costa County. The caper-fruited Tropidocarpum, last recorded in 1957, was found on March 3, 2025, by botanist Heath…
Chinese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) There is a quiet, almost funny cruelty to this saying. Picture someone striding ahead, chin up, certain they are leading the way. Then they glance over their shoulder and find nobody there. Not a single person followed. In that instant, the grand march turns into…
Leonardo Da Vinci (Photo via Canva) Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, and scientist. He is popularly known across the world for his masterpieces during the High Renaissance, such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but his curiosity and genius went far beyond art and is remembered as…
Syed Sohail Uddin survived the attack but suffered more than 15 stab wounds and remains hospitalised as he undergoes treatment for severe injuries. WASHINGTON: An Indian man was allegedly stabbed 15 times inside a shopping mall near Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah because of his religion, media reports said. Syed Sohailuddin,…
MPESB PAT admit card 2026: The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB) has formally released the admit card for the Pre Agriculture Test (PAT) 2026. The exam is scheduled to be held on May 8, 2026. The PAT 2026 test serves as an important gateway for applicants wishing to join courses in agriculture and related…
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has flagged a wide range of risks to its business from regulatory changes and technology failures to cyberattacks and artificial intelligence-related challenges in its draft IPO papers, while highlighting its heavy dependence on derivatives trading for revenue, PTI reported.The disclosures, made in the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed with…
Coca-Cola began as a medicinal syrup in the 1880s. A pharmacist created it to be a nerve tonic. It was sold in pharmacies which were social hubs. Later, it was mixed with carbonated water. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons Should you somehow travel back in time to an active pharmacy in Atlanta from the mid-1880s,…
