New Delhi: Fresh from defending his world championship crown, billiards exponent Sourav Kothari has called for the sport’s inclusion in elite quadrennial events such as the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. Cue sports have never been part of the CWG but featured in the Asiad from 1998 to 2010. India emerged as the most…
New study sparks debate if Easter Island invented writing on its own. Image credit – Gemini An ancient script from Easter Island is set to rewrite human history. A scientific study sparked debates about whether this remote island had invented writing independently. Researchers discovered a new clue from one of the world’s most isolated islands,…
The assembly line’s invention wasn’t a solitary “eureka” moment but an evolution driven by open-minded observation. Henry Ford’s team studied meatpacking plants, adapting their disassembly process to a car assembly flow. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons The invention of the assembly line is generally depicted in history as one of those “eureka” moments where the…
Global metal forging company Bharat Forge Ltd on Thursday (April 30) said it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) and Shareholders’ Agreement (SHA) to acquire a 30% equity stake in Fortuna Engineering Private Ltd for an aggregate consideration of ₹129.60 crore, through a cash transaction. The company also retains an option to acquire an…
Saanen goats are being introduced to Kashmir as high-yield dairy animals, notably by institutions like MRCS&G Shuhama, to boost milk production SRINAGAR: GOAT is how visitors are pitching a new arrival at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Srinagar, where a Swiss dairy breed has set tongues wagging and phones ringing. Just two…
Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express JAMMU: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday flagged off a 20-coach Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar, marking the first direct rail link between the two cities. PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated the broader Katra–Kashmir service last year. Regular operations will begin May 2, with two pairs of trains running…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside reports suggesting he may have been wearing a bulletproof vest following the attempted assassination at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner event.Speaking to reporters, Trump jokingly said that he doesn’t want to look ’20 pounds’ heavier. “I don’t know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier. These…
Kolkata: In a match where two penalties proved decisive, the one taken away became the talking point. Atletico Madrid and Arsenal traded strikes from the spot in a Champions League semi-final first leg that wasn’t as astonishing as the one in Paris but just as absorbing and, maybe, more attritional. And more controversial. Arsenal’s Brazilian…
Days before its theatrical release, Raja Shivaji has cleared a legal hurdle. The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to stall the film over the omission of the honorific “Chhatrapati” from its title.A Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad held that the petition did…
Quote of the day by George Washington Taking care of kids has always meant being responsible, making plans, and thinking about the future. Throughout history, philosophers and leaders have talked about what it takes to raise kids and get them ready for the future. George Washington said, “A natural parent has only two things principally…
