A wildlife enthusiast recounts a profound encounter with a tigress and her cubs in Jim Corbett National Park. While initially awestruck, the author later felt shame witnessing the animals’ vulnerability amidst tourist activity, questioning the line between appreciation and harassment in wildlife tourism and advocating for greater restraint. I am a wildlife enthusiast, an animal…
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar is remembered as one of the most extraordinary educated figures in modern Indian history. He is widely described as the “most qualified person in India” and is also recognised for this by the Limca Book of Records for his exceptional academic range. His life was not defined by a single profession but…
Aston Villa players celebrate with the Europa League trophy. (Pic credit: Uefa Europa League) Aston Villa finally ended three decades of waiting for silverware as a stunning display inspired by Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendía secured a dominant 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday.It was Villa’s first…
KOLKATA: Bhowanipore eventually turned its back Monday on Mamata Banerjee after three terms as the Bengal CM was sliced out of her Kolkata home turf in a knife-edge contest that saw her protege-turned-foe Suvendu Adhikari vanquish her by 15,105 votes.Mamata struggled to accept the outcome, claiming she and her TMC had been defeated “by force”,…
Rahul Gandhi and Himanta Biswa Sarma (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, calling him the ‘most corrupt and hate-spreading CM’. He alleged that his party’s ‘Babbar Shers’ would put him in jail.Addressing a poll…
US President Donald Trump early Friday renewed a sharp warning to Iran amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of disrupting vital oil flows during a conflict that has stretched on for over a month.Posting on Truth Social, the MAGA leader issued a direct message to the Islamic Republic of Iran, led by…
HYDERABAD: In a suspected case of abandonment, five Siberian Husky dogs were found deserted near Nandigaon village along the Shankarpally–Patancheru road on the outskirts of Hyderabad early on Wednesday morning. Another dog was found dead, believed to have succumbed to heatstroke. Animal activists involved in the rescue fear that at least 30 more dogs may…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar of RCB (Getty Images) Veteran India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on the verge of a significant milestone as Royal Challengers Bengaluru prepare to face Chennai Super Kings in match 11 of IPL 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. The experienced seamer needs just one more wicket to reach 200 IPL scalps,…
The wounded US airman stranded deep inside hostile Iranian territory after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down, survived for more than a day by relying on training, terrain and sheer discipline, according to details reported by CNN.Hiding in a mountain crevice and constantly on the move, the weapons systems officer evaded Iranian search teams…
Following the death of Neil Armstrong in 2012, his wife discovered a hidden stash of moon-landing artefacts in their bedroom closet in 2014. This collection is commonly known as the ‘McDivitt Purse.’ While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin brought back approximately 21.5 kilograms of moon rocks and soil from Apollo 11 for scientific study, Neil…