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VARANASI: With the fall of New Zealand on the last ball of the 19th over of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 final, the India team captain Suryakumar Yadav’s ancestral Hathauda village in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh witnessed celebrations which continued till Monday.Enjoying the match on a big screen installed outside Surya’s house, his…
As the Iran-Israel-US conflict entered its seventh day, Tehran escalated the battlefield by launching ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munition warheads.Unlike conventional missiles that explode in a single blast, these weapons burst open mid-air, scattering dozens of smaller explosive bomblets across a wide area. Videos circulating on social media appeared to show what could be…
This weekend, if the clouds give way, skywatchers in the UK might be in for a treat. Six planets are reportedly gathering in the evening sky, creating what astronomers call a planetary parade. Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter will be visible without any equipment, while Uranus and Neptune might need binoculars or a telescope.During a…
Chinese manjha, a sharp synthetic kite string, poses a deadly threat during Indian festivals, causing severe injuries and fatalities to motorcyclists and birds NEW DELHI: What should be a splash of colour across India’s skies is increasingly casting a dark shadow on the ground below. Kite flying — a cherished tradition during Makar Sankranti and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed India’s growth in the field of artificial intelligence as he joined world leaders, heads of state, and global tech leaders at the AI Impact Summit.While giving his keynote address, PM Modi said that AI needs to be democratised to ensure hat humans don’t become a data…
File Pic: Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma MUMBAI: When Team India lines up for the National Anthem at the Wankhede Stadium prior to their T20 World Cup opener against USA on Saturday, they will be watching former captain Rohit Sharma place the coveted trophy — which he lifted on June 29, 2024 in Barbados —…
A powerful solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003, caused a rare red aurora over Hanle, Ladakh. This event, triggered by an X-class solar flare and Coronal Mass Ejection, highlighted Earth’s vulnerability to solar activity. Scientists warn of more such events as the Sun approaches solar maximum, emphasizing the need for early warning systems…
NEW DELHI: Isro will mark its first launch of 2026 – PSLV C62 mission – on Monday (Jan 12) at 10.17 am from the first launchpad at the Sriharikota spaceport. The rocket will launch an advanced earth observation satellite EOS-N1 (code-named ‘Anvesha’), another ‘eye in the sky’ that will boost India’s surveillance powers from space….
Among life’s most profound experiences is being able to witness the Milky Way stretching across the dark canvas of the sky. In fact, the stars, nebulae, and interstellar matter of our own Milky Way galaxy create a spectacle in space that fascinates both professional astronomers and amateur ‘star watchers’ in equal measure. For such viewing…
A major natural gas pipeline explosion in northern Los Angeles County on Saturday prompted authorities to issue shelter-in-place orders and temporarily shut down a key Southern California highway, officials said.The incident occurred around 4.20 pm local time near Ridge Route Road and Pine Crest Place in Castaic, close to the southbound lanes of Interstate 5,…
