For some people, the dream isn’t a bigger apartment, a faster car or a life in the middle of a busy city. It’s a small house surrounded by trees, a quiet morning, a cup of tea in the balcony, familiar faces passing by and enough space to hear birds instead of traffic. They imagine growing…
Ukraine’s Yevheniia Kantemyr and Polina Buhrova (Instagram | Polina Buhrova) NEW DELHI: Yevheniia Kantemyr was 16 and nursing a knee injury when Russian bombs rained down on her native city of Kharkiv in Ukraine. As the situation went from bad to worse, many in this city of 1.42 million inhabitants were forced to flee, including…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) The internet basically melted on Saturday night. There’s no other way to describe what happened on Twitter, Instagram, and every cricket forum you can think of when a 15-year-old decided to hit four consecutive sixes and remind everyone why they care about cricket in the first place. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi didn’t…
Haryana Board revises last date for online submission of Class 9 and 11 annual examination marks NEW DELHI: The Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) has extended the last date for affiliated schools to upload the annual examination marks of Class 9 and Class 11 students for the 2025-26 academic session. Schools can now submit…
ENG vs NZ Day 2 LIVE: New Zealand will begin Day 2 of the second Test at The Oval in a strong position on 291/7, with Glenn Phillips and Kyle Jamieson tasked with extending the innings against an inexperienced England attack and pushing the total beyond the 350-run mark. After interim captain Joe Root elected…
Centuries before chess spread across Asia, another board game captivated people throughout ancient China. Known as Liubo, it was played by emperors, nobles and ordinary families during the Han Dynasty, appearing so frequently that complete game sets were buried alongside the dead. Yet despite its popularity more than 2,000 years ago, the game’s rules have…
A 5,000-year-old Japanese pot preserved in New York has a rim that looks like rising flames, showcasing Jōmon craftsmanship (PC: The Met) A striking clay vessel from ancient Japan appears as flames are rising from its rim. Known as the ‘Flame-Style’ deep pot, or Kaen doki, the vessel dates to the Middle Jōmon period, between…
Persistent CEO backs protocols amid Nagarro stock rally scrutiny BENGALURU: Responding to concerns over unusual trading activity in Munich-based IT firm Nagarro’s shares ahead of the deal announcement, Persistent Systems CEO Sandeep Kalra said the company followed “a very strict protocol” and tightly controlled access to the transaction. His comments came after Nagarro chief executive…
A steady, useful day waits for you, Taurus. The Moon supports your fifth house, and that usually brightens the mind, lifts interest in learning, and makes your judgment warmer and more confident.You may feel more switched on than usual. Even routine tasks, replying to emails, arranging notes, checking bills, or helping a younger family member…
Image via ishowspeedsui and jasontheween / X The rivalry between IShowSpeed and KSI has reignited in spectacular fashion, and this time it comes with a very public callout. Essentially, Speed has challenged the Sidemen member to a fight, and KSI is ready for the same. What initially began as a passing comment from KSI after…
A couple, Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne, travelled north from Queensland’s Gold Coast to Hinchinbrook Island, a place they knew largely through photographs. They would return many times, eventually making the Cardwell area their home and becoming closely associated with its forests, wetlands and wildlife. Among the animals that caught their attention were pied imperial-pigeons, which…
England’s Bukayo Saka (7) celebrates scoring his side’s 5th goal from the penalty spot during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between France and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Bukayo Saka produced the finest performance of his international career as England defeated France 6-4 in an extraordinary…
