India’s Dhruv Jurel celebrates his century as batting partner India’s Mohammed Siraj, left, watches during day two of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Off the pads and away it went in a flash for a boundary. The…
They missed IIT in 1984 and joined a new college; 40 years later, they redefined success. (Photo: X post) In 1984, they saw themselves as failures.They had tried to secure admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology and Regional Engineering Colleges, now known as many of the National Institutes of Technology. They did not make…
‘Batwara 1947’, Sunny Deol‘s latest release, may have had a slow run at the box office, but the actor has found reassurance from old friend Salman Khan. Karan Deol, who is Sunny’s son and also stars in the film, revealed that Salman phoned the family after watching it to shower praise on Sunny’s performance. Salman…
In 1996, New Zealand completed a major conservation effort with the eradication of two species of invasive rats from Kapiti Island, a 2,000-hectare nature reserve off the coast of Wellington. Official data released by the Department of Conservation (DOC) shows the removal of the introduced rodents has completely transformed the island’s natural environment. The native…
Flor Juanga, a Shuar community representative from Ecuador’s Sucumbios Province. In Ecuador’s Amazon, planting a tree can mean much more than restoring a patch of forest. For Indigenous women such as Flor Juanga, a Shuar community representative from Sucumbíos Province, trees are tied to food, wildlife, family, culture and the future of the community. Juanga…
ISMA says India has enough stocks, expects prices to cool down soon India does not have a sugar shortage, industry body ISMA said on Monday, soothing concerns over the sweetner’s supplies amid a recent rise in retail prices. The industry body also expects sugar prices to come down in the comingIndian Sugar Mills Association president…
Lancashire wicketkeeper-batter Joe Moores was dismissed in an unusual manner during their County Championship match against Northamptonshire, becoming only the 43rd batter in first-class cricket history to be given out for obstructing the field, Wisden reported.Moores had scored two runs in Lancashire’s second innings when the incident occurred in the 33rd over.Northamptonshire pacer Luke Procter…
University pays students to play video games: How Roehampton’s esports scholarship is rewriting the rules of student funding What if there could be a scholarship for playing games? Ta-da! Wish granted. The University of Roehampton in the UK is offering esports scholarships to students who can demonstrate excellence in competitive gaming while keeping their academic…
Prasanth Varma’s mythological superhero universe is expanding with ‘Mahakali’. The makers have unveiled the first glimpse of the film, featuring Akshaye Khanna as Shukracharya, who calls for war. Starring Bhoomi Shetty in the lead, the film is one of the upcoming Telugu projects to watch out for. As the makers announced the film’s theatrical release…
You can be at the peak one moment and then at the base the next. That’s how unpredictable life’s highs and lows can be. For a 22-year-old Scottish athlete who won the country a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026, life returned to normal with her shifts at McDonald’s continuing. Judo competitor Summer Shaw…
