NEW DELHI: “Counting will begin in the morning of May 4. Ballot box will open at 8 am, first round will be over at 9 and second round at 10. Counting will be over at 1 pm and it will be ta ta, good-bye to didi.” Thus spoke Union home minister Amit Shah at one…
In Brazil’s vast Cerrado region, Professor Luiz Carlos Forti and his team made a scientific breakthrough. They poured ten tons of cement into an giant, deserted leaf-cutter ant nest. Over the course of ten days, this liquid concrete filled a complex network that reached 26 feet deep. After excavation, it revealed a massive ‘subterranean structure’…
Airlines love Arctic routes but avoid flying over Antarctica. Image credit – Gemini Ever followed a long-haul flight and observed some interesting phenomenon in your observations? The routes taken by the planes tend to deviate far up north, approaching the Arctic. However, planes practically never go south, even near the Antarctica.There is no randomness involved…
Wockhardt Ltd. reported a strong turnaround in its March quarter results, posting a net profit of ₹164 crore, compared with a loss of ₹45 crore in the same period last year. The pharma company’s revenue rose 30% year-on-year to ₹965 crore from ₹743 crore in Q4FY25. Its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)…
Okay, so everybody knows Charles Barkley and the Inside the NBA crew stay undefeated when it comes to roasting people. But nobody, and we mean NOBODY, expected them to come for Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini on Sunday night. Yet here we are.During their iconic “Gone Fishing” segment, the one where they clown teams that…
Not shipshape: Poor campaign planning and failure to find an answer to BJP’s identity politics have been a hindrance for Congress NEW DELHI: In cricketing analogy, Congress got off the mark with Kerala. The party notched its first victory since winning Telangana in Dec 2023, and finally showed some resilience after its commendable show in…
Spirit Airlines announced on May 2 that it was closing all operations. Spirit Airlines turned out to be so popular that after the announcement of its demise, a website created to buy and revive Spirit Airlines crashed because of overwhelming response from the people who want to pledge money to save the airline from biting…
The tool uncovered one of Canada’s oldest hunting technologies. Image credit – Wikimedia Cleaning up a family farm in Ontario unexpectedly resulted in an interesting discovery. While removing stones and other debris from the field, the family spotted some pieces of flint in the soil. Initially, the pieces looked ordinary. However, one piece caught their…
Financial Services firm Aditya Birla Capital Ltd on Monday (May 4) reported a 31% year-on-year rise in net profit for the fourth quarter at ₹1,128 crore, compared with ₹864 crore in the year-ago period. Net interest income (NII) for the quarter rose 27.4% to ₹2,415 crore from ₹1,896 crore a year earlier. The company’s NBFC…
NEW DELHI: Reversing two cardinal principles of the criminal justice system for acid attack cases, Supreme Court on Monday said once an acid attack survivor names the accused, the onus will be on him to prove innocence, and those convicted should face the harshest punishment.In the criminal justice system, SC has zealously implemented two major…
