[ad_1] Khel Ratna goes vacant; 17 athletes receive Arjuna Awards (Images: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, India’s highest sporting honour, will have no recipient for 2025, with the government not recommending any sportsperson for the prestigious award. It is only the third time since the award was instituted in 1991-92 that…
[ad_1] Representative image of CME (Image credit: Nasa) BENGALURU: Scientists have developed a computer model that could help predict how quickly powerful eruptions from the Sun will travel towards Earth, potentially improving warnings for disruptions to satellites, power grids and communication systems.The three-dimensional model was developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA),…
[ad_1] While India is a country filled with annual cultural traditions, a natural one that returns every year without fail is the buzzing around the bed as soon as the monsoon rains begin pelting the ground. Most of the mosquitoes that entered homes and offices were removed with the help of α-cypermethrin, a widely used…
[ad_1] Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant created history on Tuesday during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The India wicketkeeper-batter became the first Indian cricketer to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.Pant reached the milestone with a big six off Lahiru Kumara. The shot also brought…
[ad_1] Ornithoptera priamus. Image Credit: Robert Nash/Curator of Entomology Ulster Museum/Wikipedia Butterfly wings could offer a unique solution to one of the biggest problems faced by solar panels, which is ‘sunlight that bounces away before it can be used.’ A study published in ‘Solar Energy’ explored how the tiny structures found on the black scales…
[ad_1] 18 years of Virat Kohli (AI Genarated Image) On August 18, 2008, a 19-year-old Virat Kohli walked out at Dambulla and scored 12 on his India debut. Eighteen years later, the boy who was once a surprise selection has become one of the defining figures of modern cricket: a batter, captain, standard-setter, survivor and,…
[ad_1] R Ashwin and Sanjay Manjrekar (Agency Image) Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up about the criticism he faced early in his international career, recalling how a strongly worded assessment from former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar left him angry and hurt after a difficult tour of Australia. Ashwin’s struggles came during India’s 2011-12 tour of Australia,…
[ad_1] A juvenile and an adult Black Drongo perch on a tree branch (ANI Photo) In 1935, the Japanese South Seas Development Company made a decision that would have repercussions for Mariana Islands’ ecosystems for nearly 100 years. In search of a natural method for controlling agricultural pests, they imported black drongos (Dicrurus macrocercus) from…
[ad_1] Devdutt Padikkal and KL Rahul (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Devdutt Padikkal’s alertness gave KL Rahul a second chance during India’s second innings in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Tuesday. India had lost Yashasvi Jaiswal early, with Asitha Fernando getting him caught behind with the third ball of the first…
[ad_1] BWF World Championships 2026: After a sensational opening day that saw Ayush Shetty stun world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi, India’s campaign at the BWF World Championships 2026 continues on Tuesday with six matches involving Indian shuttlers at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. Paris Olympics semifinalist Lakshya Sen will be one of the biggest…
