Mumbai Indians script unique IPL history as Jasprit Bumrah captains vs Punjab Kings

Mumbai Indians players (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians created a unique piece of IPL history on Thursday when Jasprit Bumrah walked out for the toss against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala as captain.With regular skipper Hardik Pandya sidelined by a back spasm and stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav unavailable for personal reasons, Bumrah led MI…

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Who was Pedro Ballester? UK student on path to becoming Catholic Church’s first Gen Z saint

A Manchester student who died from cancer at the age of 21 has formally begun the process that could eventually lead to him becoming the Catholic Church’s first saint from Gen Z.The Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford announced it had officially opened the cause for the beatification and canonisation of Pedro Ballester, marking…

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In 1913, Harry Brearley accidentally created stainless steel while testing rifle barrels

Sheffield Metallurgist was testing wartime alloys, not kitchenware, while he made the stunning discovery. Image credit – Wikimedia Sheffield metallurgist Harry Brearley’s work in 1913 did not concern itself with inventing new kitchens, hospitals, and factories. Rather, he was seeking solutions for the industrial problem of rifle barrels, which suffered from excessive wear due to…

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SSC CGL 2025 final result declared with 15,118 candidates shortlisted; check cut-offs and other details here

SSC CGL 2025 final result released for 15,118 posts across ministries and departments SSC CGL 2025 final result: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has declared the final result of the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) 2025. The result notification was issued by SSC Headquarters on May 14, 2026. A total of 15,118 candidates have been…

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Delhi HC judge in Arvind Kejriwal’s excise policy case over ‘villifying’ posts

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma on Thursday said that she had decided to initiate contempt proceedings against some of the discharged accused in the excise policy case for posting “vilifying” and defamatory material against her. The court was hearing a petition filed by the CBI challenging the trial court’s decision to…

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US and China are unlikely to fall into the Thucydides Trap, but history has another warning

For those unfamiliar, there’s a website called Jmail that has repurposed Jeffrey Epstein’s emails into a Gmail format, so it appears that one is actually browsing the late paedophile’s inbox. It is a treasure trove of nonsensical information which showed just how deeply entrenched a former high school teacher with no formal graduation degree had…

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