Former India captain Kapil Dev has joined 21 other former international cricket captains in urging Pakistan to ensure proper medical care and humane treatment for jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.The group has written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, asking authorities to follow court orders related to Khan’s medical treatment and family visits.Kapil said…
Julie Rose, a 49-year-old woman from Bridgwater, Somerset, has taken on a 186-mile cycle ride to The Royal Marsden in London after a clinical trial gave her renewed hope following a devastating cancer diagnosis. Rose was diagnosed with rare medullary thyroid cancer in 2020, after initially putting the back pain she experienced while training for…
When the Sun, or Surya, is weak or troubled in a chart, people usually don’t complain in astrological language. They talk about life. Confidence slips. You second-guess yourself in meetings. Authority figures feel difficult to handle. Recognition comes late, or not at all. Sometimes, there’s strain with your father, seniors, teachers, or anyone who represents…
She lost a grandson and dozens of guinea pigs in a devastating house fire in 2019. Years later, Kimie Smothermon is running a Massachusetts sanctuary where hundreds of guinea pigs now depend on her every day. At the Guinea Pig Sanctuary in Salisbury, between 350 and 400 guinea pigs are housed at the facility, with…
Quote of the day from Salma Hayek: ‘Take their words, take away the value of the words, they never get to touch you, they are nothing,’ the ‘Frida’ star’s words of wisdom on how things can only hurt you if you let them (Instagram) Salma Hayek is a well-known actress who has conquered both Mexican…
Representational photo of a frozen optical fiber core in a glass capillary, which guides and couples light and sound waves efficiently. (Science Daily picture) Freezing liquid inside an optical fibre has helped scientists create an unusual environment where light and sound can interact more than 1,000 times more strongly than they do in ordinary optical…
The art of palmistry highlights certain markers indicative of individuals possessing silent mental resilience and tranquility. A straight, deep head line often signifies a strong intellect grounded in practicality. A sturdy thumb suggests remarkable self-discipline and determination. The lower Mars area embodies their capacity for bravery and poise under pressure. Furthermore, clear main lines on…
AI study reveals when LLM acceleration works—and when it can make performance worse PUNE: A study investigating why the same artificial-intelligence acceleration technique can more than double performance on one workload while slowing another has received the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Emerging in Computing Technologies (INCECT 2026), hosted by Jain College…
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…
Cricket on a plant (Image Credit: Canva) In 2005, scientists conducted an unusual experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to investigate how microgravity affects reproduction and early development. According to a NASA technical publication on ISS research, crickets were fertilised in orbit, allowing scientists to observe embryos and larvae that began developing under microgravity….