[ad_1] For most of human history, the atmosphere was something felt rather than measured. People knew that air moved, pushed against sails and filled the lungs, but its physical weight was harder to demonstrate. In 17th-century Italy, that began to change. Evangelista Torricelli, a mathematician and physicist from Faenza, was working on a problem that…
[ad_1] Vaishali Rameshbabu and Dommaraju Gukesh (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the whole nation woke up to a historic realisation. Two of India’s young chess prodigies, 19-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh and 24-year-old Vaishali Rameshbabu, will compete in their respective World Chess Championship matches. This means that for the first time, India has a simultaneous shot…
[ad_1] Defending champions New Zealand announce squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 New Zealand women’s national cricket team have unveiled a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England, striking a balance between seasoned campaigners and emerging talent as they gear up to defend their crown. The squad carries…
[ad_1] Prasidh Krishna, left, is greeted by captain Shubman Gill after his five-wicket haul during the third and final ODI cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: One of India’s biggest concerns in the lead-up to the 2027 ODI World Cup has been their inability to consistently…
[ad_1] Earlier, they held hands with each other; now, they raise them to kill one of their own. Ngogo chimpanzees, the world’s largest known group of wild chimpanzees who were once a close-knit community have been engaged in an eight-year-long vicious ‘civil war’ as per a recent research published in the journal Science. The group…
[ad_1] Fighting a rare form of cancer for nearly three years did not stop Adrija Gan from performing brilliantly in academics. The teenager from Nimta in West Bengal emerged as one of the top performers in the Higher Secondary examination results announced on Thursday.A student of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Sister Nivedita Girls’ School in Bagbazar,…
[ad_1] Cricket accessories (AFP Photo) Hampshire have faced a strong reaction from their own supporters after including controversial New Zealand cricketer Scott Kuggeleijn in their squad for the County Championship match against Warwickshire, despite not publicly announcing his signing.The 34-year-old was listed among Hampshire’s 15 players on X, with the county yet to officially confirm…
[ad_1] Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru launched a stunning assault in the IPL 2026 final, rewriting the record books as Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer raced to the fastest team fifty ever recorded in an IPL final on Sunday.Chasing 156 for victory against Gujarat Titans at the…
[ad_1] Prime Movr Targets Pune for Pilot of Laser Energy Transmission Systems PUNE: A Kashmir-based deep-tech start-up is looking to bring futuristic, wire-free power solutions to Pune, positioning the city as a potential early adopter of its laser-based energy transmission technology. Prime Movr, which has developed a system to convert laser beams into usable electrical…
[ad_1] Commenting on the fuel price revision, Arvind Kumar of IOCL said that the hike was relatively small despite mounting global pressures. (AI image) Calling the petrol and diesel price hike a ‘small rise’, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)‘s Director (Refineries) Arvind Kumar has said that refineries are running at over 100% capacity to maintain…
