Rice is one of the world’s most important food crops, feeding billions of people every day. But scientists have now discovered that it possesses a surprising physical property that could help inspire future technologies. Researchers found that tightly packed rice grains behave in an unusual way under pressure, becoming weaker when compressed quickly rather than…
NEW DELHI: Most teenagers fresh out of Class XII are still picking a college. Nisarga Adhikary, all of 19, has instead landed a job at one of India’s top engineering colleges.Adhikary, who cleared his board exams only this year, has been hired by IIT Kanpur as an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and threat intelligence engineer at…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday pushed back against European criticism of India’s Russia policy, saying weapons sold by European countries had been used against India for years even as they questioned New Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil. Defending India’s energy choices, he also revealed that the United States had encouraged India…
Jeff Bezos has shared a Blue Origin update following the company’s major setback last month. The tech billionaire said in a recent interview that Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket will return to flight before the end of 2026, despite an explosion during a static-fire test at a launch facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Bezos also…
Serena Williams with her doubles partner Victoria Mboko. (AP Photo) Serena Williams’ much-anticipated return to professional tennis lasted just one match after her doubles campaign at Queen’s Club came to an abrupt end on Thursday due to an injury suffered by her partner Victoria Mboko.The 44-year-old American had marked her comeback in style on Tuesday,…
Two factions, two directions: TMC rebels face unprecedented political divide NEW DELHI: The names of 19 of the 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MPs have finally been revealed, with the group submitting their names to Speaker Om Birla’s office on May 18.The breakaway group is led by senior leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. Cricketer-turned-politician…
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A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on charges of ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea in an attempt to heighten cross-border tensions and create a basis for his martial law declaration in December 2024.The Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 36 stated that the Pyongyang…
Data released during the week showed that US producer prices rose more than anticipated in May, resulting in the strongest annual increase in three-and-a-half years. Higher energy costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East contributed significantly to the rise. According to CME Group’s FedWatch Tool, traders are currently assigning a 60% probability to…
National Medical Commission (NMC) continues its flipflop over whether patients and their families should be allowed to file appeals before it.The commission decided in Sept 2024 that its ethics board would entertain all appeals, including those filed by non-medicos, and confirmed this decision in Dec 2025. Five months later, in May, the ethics board claimed…