Akshay Kumar on why he arrives early everywhere: ‘We reach at 8’

Kumar further told Bollywood Hungama, “We were just talking about this. We arrive at weddings early, according to the actual timings written on the invitation card. Agar 8 baje se lekar 12…

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Malala Yousafzai, Anne Frank and the Indian citizen’s right to read

A year before being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai noted in her diary, “I was very scared because the Taliban announced yesterday that girls should stop going…

What are IRDAI’s proposed insurance reforms, why have they hit insurance stocks?

But why have the proposed reforms by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) led to insurance distributors facing so much heat from investors? The reform road Story continues below. Subscribe…

5 animals a tiger may think twice before attacking

Adult elephants are generally too large for adult tigers to kill, and their sheer size makes them dangerous opponents. Rare reports of tigers killing adult elephants do exist, but these appear to…

The takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Plenty of show, little of substance — and worries for India

Story continues below. Subscribe to see fewer ads. The big area that was widely expected to be taken up, but was subsequently jettisoned off the agenda, was artificial intelligence (AI) safety. For…

Sonakshi Sinha recalls telling father Shatrughan about Zaheer Iqbal: ‘Your dad will not agree’

Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope

The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to Earth on Friday (September 25, 2026) less than three months after launching on the bold mission. Katalyst Space…

This is what happens to protein when you overcook it

Overcooking breaks down food molecules excessively; for instance, cooking a potato a little converts starch to sugar, but overcooking it converts sugar into charcoal, which has no nutritional value. Heat speeds up…

Science Snapshots: September 27, 2026

IIT-Madras tool bridges quake science and dam safety An IIT-Madras team evaluated 6,545 dams under India’s National Dam Safety Authority and found standard seismic zone maps misjudge earthquake risks. For Himalayan ‘mega-dams’…