Beneath every footstep lies a world most of us will never see. A single teaspoon of soil, scooped from a healthy forest floor, holds more living organisms than there are humans on the planet, bacteria, fungi, protists and nematodes packed together in numbers that barely make sense on a human scale. Stranger still, the vast…
In 2026, Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on August 28, with the optimal ceremony time taking place in the morning. New Delhi’s auspicious muhurat is set between 5:57 AM and 9:48 AM. It’s crucial to refrain from tying the Rakhi during the Bhadra period on August 27. Families should prepare the puja thali and conclude rituals…
IICT, Netflix announce scholarships for 100 students The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and Netflix have announced scholarships for 100 students across six professional programmes, with financial support covering 50 per cent to 80 per cent of the applicable programme fee.Applications for the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies-Netflix scholarships opened on August 24 and…
Kartik Aaryan returns to Anurag Basu’s romantic drama with Sreeleela after knee surgery (Image Credits Instagram) Kartik Aaryan is wasting little time getting back in front of the camera. Days after undergoing knee surgery following an injury sustained while shooting an action sequence for Kabir Khan’s upcoming sports drama, the actor has resumed work on…
Local fishers collect waste from Guanabara Bay as part of a mangrove restoration and cleanup effort in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Decades of pollution, untreated sewage, industrial activity and waste have placed heavy pressure on the mangroves around Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay in Brazil. Yet in one of the bay’s remaining protected mangrove areas,…
Raksha Bandhan is not merely a family celebration; traditionally, it is a sacred ritual representing protection, affection, responsibility and the strengthening of the sibling bond.In 2026, Raksha Bandhan will be observed on Friday, August 28 in India. The Purnima Tithi begins on August 27 and continues until the morning of August 28. For New Delhi,…
Bihar DElEd Merit List 2026 releasing today, check first selection list and admission dates Bihar DElEd Merit List 2026: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is scheduled to release the Bihar DElEd 2026 first merit list or first selection list today, August 27, 2026. Candidates who qualified the Bihar DElEd Joint Entrance Examination 2026 and…
Vijay Deverakonda’s ‘Ranabaali’ gets October 16 release Vijay Deverakonda has announced the theatrical release date of his upcoming movie ‘Ranabaali’. The period action drama will now arrive in cinemas worldwide on October 16, 2026.The actor made the announcement by sharing a new poster from the movie. The poster presents Vijay Deverakonda in a rugged warrior…
Virender Sehwag, Aaryavir Sehwag NEW DELHI: The BCCI Men’s Selection Committee on Thursday announced India’s Under-19 squads for Australia’s Under-19 tour of India, which will feature three One-Day matches and two Multi-Day fixtures.One of the biggest takeaways from the squads is the inclusion of former India cricketer Virender Sehwag’s son, Aaryavir Sehwag, in the One-Day…
For years, the dense loops of repetitive DNA clustered near the middle of chromosomes were treated as evolutionary clutter. According to the new study published in Nature, titled ‘Meiotic pairing through barcode-like satellite DNA repeats‘, researchers working with fruit flies have shown that this so-called satellite DNA forms a kind of barcode: a unique combination…