In the world of cinema, Jackie Chan stands out as a vibrant icon, famous for his electrifying action-comedy flicks and daring stunts. His incredible career, which has flourished for five decades, is grounded in a profound conviction: ‘Your life is determined by your character and the split-second decisions you make. Actor, stuntman, director, martial artist,…
NEW DELHI: Two tankers carrying Iranian crude have reached Indian ports, marking the first such deliveries since May 2019. According to ship-tracking data from Kpler, Felicity, a very large crude carrier carrying about two million barrels of oil, anchored off Sikka on Gujarat’s coast late on Sunday. A second tanker, Jaya, also carrying a similar…
Plush toys travelling into space may sound unusual, yet they have quietly remained part of human spaceflight for decades. Missions conducted by organisations like NASA and companies such as SpaceX often include small soft mascots inside spacecraft cabins. These objects are known as zero gravity indicators. They begin to float once a spacecraft leaves Earth’s…
Achieving perfectly crispy fried food involves a simple switch from plates to a wire rack after frying. This allows excess oil to drain, preventing the food from becoming soggy. There is nothing more disappointing than ruining a perfectly fried piece of chicken or a fritter with an oil film that develops below it when taken…
John Cena’s recent café encounter is all over social media, and it’s not the usual viral drama. The clip isn’t about him flipping out or anything; it’s about how he just handled an awkward moment like a pro. And this viral moment features one of the most familiar faces of social media as well: Harry…
11 mistakes you should avoid while ordering a pizza (Image source: Canva) It seems like ordering a pizza is one of the easiest things to do. You open an app or call your favourite place, choose a few toppings, and then wait for it to arrive. But in reality, the little things you choose when…
NEW DELHI: Revealing the reason for the timing chosen for Operation Sindoor last year, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said that Indian Army deliberately delayed a planned strike to avoid disrupting ‘namaz’ at a terrorist camp.In a podcast, the Army chief said the operation involved flexible timing, but the commanders kept in mind the…
MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell sharply by $10.3 billion in the week ended March 27, 2026, taking the total to $688.1 billion, driven largely by a decline in foreign currency assets and gold holdings amid currency market intervention by RBI.The fall was led by foreign currency assets, which dropped by $6.6 billion. These assets,…
Perhaps you have previously wondered why ‘number’ is abbreviated as ‘no.’ even though it contains ‘o. This phenomenon has nothing to do with poor spelling; rather, it is a legacy from Latin: the base form of numerus is ‘numero’ (from which no. is derived), which is an ablative case meaning, ‘by the number.’ The use…
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended the last trading session of the 2025-26 financial year sharply lower on Monday, as the ongoing war in West Asia and rising crude oil prices kept investor sentiment under pressure.Weak cues from Asian markets and continued foreign fund outflows further dragged domestic equities.Extending losses for the second straight…