Isiah Thomas (Photo by NBA/Detroit Pistons) NEW DELHI: The NBA of the 1980s hits differently in retrospect. Amid the rough-and-tumble nature of the sport, where giants like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson cast their towering shadows, a 6-foot-1 guard from Chicago’s West Side was built to bend the game to his will.Even today, Isiah Thomas,…
Why students who take notes by hand score 28% higher than others. As laptops become ubiquitous in lecture halls, new evidence is prompting educators to re-examine a basic classroom habit: how students take notes. A landmark study by Pam A. Mueller and Daniel M. Oppenheimer suggests that the medium students use may shape not just…
Food and beverages major PepsiCo will invest up to Rs 5,700 crore in India by 2030, with the planned spending largely aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity across its foods business, PTI reported.The investment will primarily support facilities in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Tamil Nadu as the company looks to strengthen its footprint in one of…
India women’s hockey team (Photo by @TheHockeyIndia) NEW DELHI: India’s women’s hockey team finished runners-up in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers after losing 0–2 to England on Saturday. Despite the defeat, India still secured qualification for this year’s Women’s Hockey World Cup. England, ranked sixth in the world, showed their quality by scoring once…
Most people have experienced Deja vu, the strange sense that a moment has already happened. Far fewer recognise its counterpart, Jamais vu, where something deeply familiar suddenly feels unfamiliar or new. This can happen when a common word looks misspelt after repeated reading, or when a well-known place briefly feels strange. Although unsettling, the experience…
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has announced that it is accepting applications for its Summer Internship Programme 2026. Through this programme, Masters students will get a chance to leave classrooms and do research in actual research settings. The internship is of duration 2 to 3 months and is not an ordinary academic exercise rather…
Why Harvard Law’s contract talks are stuck after 19 months After nearly 19 months of negotiations, Harvard Law School’s clinical staff and the University administration have made limited headway in finalising their first labour contract, underscoring deep divides over core employment and academic issues. Despite more than 100 proposals being exchanged, agreement has been reached…
R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) R Praggnanandhaa scripted history by becoming the first Indian ever to win the prestigious Norway Chess title. The 20-year-old Grandmaster completed a remarkable comeback in the final round, defeating Germany’s Vincent Keymer to secure the championship and etch his name into the tournament’s history books.Heading into…
In a regulatory intervention following an operational lapse, aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked Air India to take corrective measures after the airline operated a Delhi–Vancouver flight with an aircraft that was not approved for the route, a senior official said on Thursday.Action has also been initiated against an airline official…
MUMBAI: Stocks reversed two consecutive sessions of strong sell-offs on Tuesday after traders interpreted statements made by US President Donald Trump early in the day as an indication that the war in West Asia may end soon, slowly bringing back supply chains in the region to normalcy. As a result, sensex rallied 640 points or…
