This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. In an unexpected discovery, scientists have found that penguin droppings or guano may be helping cool Antarctica by triggering cloud formation that reflects sunlight away from Earth. The new study, published in Communications Earth & Environment, shows that ammonia released from penguin colonies significantly boosts…
An Indian-origin urologist played a key role as a team of doctors at University of California Health performed the first successful human bladder transplant. Inderbir Gill, who studied in Punjab, was part of the medical breakthrough that will be of help to individuals with bladder dysfunction caused by long-term dialysis. The surgery was successfully completed…
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri, during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, categorically stated that the call for pause in Indo-Pakistan hostilities was taken after DGMO-to-DGMO talks, rebutting Trump’s claims about brokering the end of hostilities on May 10 – the subject making for animated questions from…
Bangladeshi actor Nusraat Faria, who essayed the role of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s biopic ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, has been sent to jail in connection with an attempted murder case involving Enamul Haque, under the jurisdiction of Vatara Police Station. The case is reportedly tied to the July…
A nine-month-old baby boy, who was born with a rare and life-threatening genetic disease, was successfully treated with an customised gene-editing treatment made just for him. Indian-origin cardiologist Kiran Musunuru was in the team of doctors who became the first to treat the baby using the customised gene-editing therapy. The baby was diagnosed with a…
In the fall of 2024, the cardinal who is now Pope Leo XIV sat at a large round table inside the Vatican, discussing the challenges that face the Roman Catholic Church with a cardinal from Ethiopia, archbishops from Cameroon and Kenya, a cardinal posted to Mongolia, and bishops from Texas and Liberia. Joining them at…
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an exercise of sovereign rights in defence of a “brother nation,” state media KCNA reported on Saturday. “Our participation in the conflict was just, and it falls within the sovereign rights of our Republic,” Kim said,…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Yash Dayal (R) appeals for the wicket of Chennai Super Kings’ captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) during the Indian Premier League cricket match at Chinnaswamy Stadium. (AP) NEW DELHI: It must have been déjà vu for Yash Dayal when he was handed the final over by skipper Rajat Patidar on Saturday. It…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh plays a shot as MS Dhoni watches on. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh credited MS Dhoni‘s advice for helping him stay composed in pressure situations, as he reflected on his evolving role as a finisher in the Indian Premier League. Speaking during a chat with…
New Zealand and Mumbai Indians pacer Trent Boult spoke about how he is relishing his new role in the franchise, a role that gained even more attention after his match-defining spell in MI’s dominant win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 23. With Mumbai securing their fourth consecutive win in IPL 2025, it was Boult’s fiery…