One extra hour of sleep may help students get better grades, study suggests For college students, sacrificing sleep for one more chapter, assignment or hour of revision can often feel like a necessary trade-off. But a new study suggests that getting more sleep may itself be a surprisingly effective way to improve academic performance.Researchers studying … Read more
’30 years back, I watched Satya Filmmaker Ranjith Sankar has shared his thoughts on Arun Matheswaran’s latest Tamil film ‘DC’. The ‘Passenger’ director compared it to Ram Gopal Varma’s cult classic ‘Satya’. The Malayalam filmmaker said that the Lokesh Kanagaraj starrer reminded him of the impact he felt after watching ‘Satya’ nearly three decades ago. … Read more
A 14-year-old Georgia student has turned a common kitchen concern into an award-winning science project. Sirish Subash, a ninth grader from Snellville, built PestiSCAND, a handheld device designed to detect pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables. As reported by USA Today, his invention earned him the title of America’s Top Young Scientist in October 2024, … Read more
Assam grapples with a dire flood emergency as fatalities reach one hundred, affecting approximately 1.4 lakh individuals across seven districts GUWAHATI: Assam’s flood situation remained critical on Monday, with the death toll rising to 100 after two more fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours, while nearly 1.4 lakh people across seven districts continued … Read more
Vinnie Gibaldi wins ‘MasterChef Australia’ 2026. (Image credit: Instagram) After a thrilling finale with edge-of-your-seat moments, Vinnie Gibaldi has been crowned the winner of ‘MasterChef Australia’ for 2026. The registered nurse-turned-chef won the prize money of AUD 250,000, defeating the chartered accountant-turned-chef Petro Papathomas. For the prestigious title, the contestants competed in not one but … Read more
Jharkhand Police imposed prohibitory orders around the Assembly and strengthened security across the city as students marched against alleged recruitment exam irregularities. NEW DELHI: Ranchi is under heightened security on Monday as protesting students prepare to march to the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. The students, who have been agitating for … Read more
Pankaj Tripathi may have built a career playing characters rooted in everyday life, but he is now looking for unfamiliar territory. From wanting to play a brutal villain to returning to theatre after over a decade and producing stories that reflect his worldview, the actor is embracing a new phase in his career.‘Every middle-class parent … Read more
NCP(SP) to meet PM Modi, delegation to raise issues affecting Maharashtra,. NEW DELHI: A delegation of eight MPs from Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.Congress has asked its alliance partner NCP (SP) to convey the INDIA bloc’s opposition to linking … Read more
Elton John, who has been a friend of the Beckham Family for years now, has been accused of supporting Brooklyn Beckham amid the ongoing family feud. (Instagram) The Beckham family rift now seems to involve pop icon Elton John as well. According to recent reports shared online, Elton John has found himself in the middle … Read more
Hirotoshi Tanaka and the chair he ‘stole’ (Image Credit: Special arrangement) BENGALURU: When Japanese student Hirotoshi Tanaka came to Bengaluru in 2019, he had one simple plan — to learn English, experience life in India and eventually return to his parents in Tokyo.Instead, his journey took him from a police station to Bengaluru Central Prison, … Read more