India discarded over 17.4 lakh blood components in 2025 NEW DELHI: India discarded over 17.4 lakh blood components in 2025, even as blood collection reached a record 1.58 crore units, according to state-wise data tabled in the Rajya Sabha, highlighting continued challenges in blood inventory management despite a steady rise in donations.Available official data indicate…

Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks. Image via: Nuggets and Bucks Peyton Watson’s free agency isn’t moving anywhere fast. The Denver Nuggets forward remains a restricted free agent deep into the offseason, and while the Milwaukee Bucks are the team most often linked to a sign-and-trade, fresh reporting suggests Milwaukee isn’t ready to pay what it…

KATSEYE member Sophia Laforteza has sent shockwaves among the fandom as she announced her decision to temporarily step away from the group to focus on her mental health and well-being, making her the second member of the global girl group to take a hiatus this year.HYBE x Geffen Records announced that the Filipino-American singer will…

India recorded 83,100 AI-related hires during the period, compared with 31,921 layoffs and attrition, according to the report released Friday. India, the world’s back office for many global companies, is emerging as a key test case for artificial intelligence’s impact on employment, with AI-related hiring outpacing job losses so far, according to Nomura Holdings Inc.The…

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, often called the archetype of the “Renaissance man.” He is renowned for creating masterpieces like The Last Supper, the Mona Lisa, and The Virgin of the Rocks, but his notebooks show that he was equally fascinated by anatomy, optics, hydraulics, flight, and the mechanics of…

Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees. NEW DELHI: Friday was the season’s wettest day in many parts of Delhi, and the fourth straight rainy day, testing the capital’s infrastructure to the maximum.There was familiar traffic chaos as many arterial stretches were flooded, particularly in south…

Blake Lively is now facing new deposition requests from Jed Wallace, a PR firm consultant who worked closely with Justin Baldoni during their legal battle. He is stating in new court documents that since Lively is expecting legal fees from him, he has the right to ask whether her allegations against him and his firm…

Think the real Velociraptor was as big as Jurassic Park made it seem? Science says otherwise. If you’ve watched ‘Jurassic Park’, you probably remember the beast pretty clearly. When someone says the name Velociraptor, you picture the dinosaur as a nightmare on two legs: huge, scaly, clever enough to open doors, more monster than animal.The…

‘Thudakkam’ box office collections day 1: Vismaya Mohanlal gets a decent thudakkam; total India net collection at Rs 2.40 crore Vismaya Mohanlal has made her debut as an actor with ‘Thudakkam’. The Malayalam film, which marks the acting debut of Mohanlal’s daughter, has opened to a decent response at the Indian box office.Directed by Jude…

A year after the release of ‘Squid Game’ Season 3, Netflix has reportedly shelved David Fincher‘s long-developing English-language spinoff.The reported cancellation brings an end to a project that had been in development for several years. The spinoff was first reported in 2024, with Fincher attached to direct and Dennis Kelly, creator and writer ‘Utopia’, hired…