India’s total fertility rate (TFR), or the average number of children a woman would have, has fallen even further to 1.9 from 2.1, according to the latest sample registration system (SRS) report of 2024. Barring six states – Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, in that order – the TFR has fallen…
Lionel Messi added another FIFA World Cup record to his career after becoming the player with the most goals scored from outside the penalty area in the tournament’s history during Argentina’s 3-1 win over Jordan in their final Group J match in Arlington.The Argentina captain scored with a free-kick in the 80th minute at AT&T…
People spend the night in the dark on the Malecon during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A second power outage in five days— and the third this month — left Cuba without electricity on Saturday, with authorities later attributing it to an “unexpected failure” at a generating unit…
Mangaluru: A CISF personnel, who was on leave and had returned to his hometown in Dakshina Kannada, died in a road accident near KPT on National Highway-66 on Wednesday.According to the complaint registered at the Traffic East police station, the deceased has been identified as Seetharam Gowda, who was serving with the CISF and was…
London’s 440m tiramisu sets Guinness World Record as 100 Italian chefs use 50,000 biscuits in historic feat / Image: BBC London has quietly delivered one of the most spectacular culinary feats: a team of more than 100 Italian chefs created a 440.6-metre-long tiramisu, officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest ever made.The record-setting…
Veteran star Bruce Dern recently opened up about his time working on the 2019 film, ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.’ The star revealed that during the filming, ‘F1’ actor Brad Pitt was scolded by the film director, Quentin Tarantino, over this matter.Read ahead to know more about what happened on the sets of the…
Kawasaki India has launched the new 2026 Ninja 500 motorcycle at Rs 5.76 lakh (ex-showroom), marking a Rs 10,000 increase over the previous model. The update brings E20 fuel compatibility and a new Lime Green colour option, while the motorcycle remains mechanically unchanged. At Rs 5.76 lakh, the Ninja 500 is significantly more expensive than…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Bombay high court on Monday criticised Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar municipal corporation for demolishing properties linked to AIMIM corporator Mateen Patel and resident Hanif Khan, calling the action arbitrary and a violation of Supreme Court and high court guidelines,reports Mohammed Akhef.“Constructing a house is not an easy task. Everybody cannot afford to build a house…
RANCHI: All Ancy Sojan wanted coming into the long jump event at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition was to be cautious and avoid foul jumps. She not only did that but also bettered her personal best and the meet record, leaping 6.75m to win gold at Birsa Munda Stadium, Morabadi, here on Friday.It wouldn’t…
Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha tied the knot in September 2023 and it was an intimate wedding Udaipur wedding. The wedding was conducted with tight privacy and elaborate arrangements, and now singer and Vedic priest Ankit Batra has revealed several unseen details from the grand celebration. From strict security measures to emotional wedding rituals, Ankit…
