Shubman Gill during the nets session. (TOI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Moments after Mohammed Siraj marked his run-up to commence Day 3 proceedings at the Nondescript Cricket Club, Shubman Gill put on his training gear and went to the nets. Net bowlers and coaches Gautam Gambhir, Morne Morkel, Sairaj Bahutale and Sitanshu Kotak accompanied the…
Cinematographer Pratik Shah, known for his work on Homebound, Jubilee and CTRL, was accused last year of sexual misconduct, emotional abuse and inappropriate behaviour after various allegations surfaced online. Shah remained publicly silent for nearly a year. It also emerged that a young cinematographer had privately approached the Indian Women Cinematographers’ Collective (IWCC) five years…
What started with concerns about access to clean drinking water eventually led three Indian teenagers to an idea that could offer a remarkably simple way of tackling microplastic contamination. Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta, all 16, developed Plas-Stick, a biodegradable powder made from discarded tamarind seeds that can bind tiny plastic particles in…
Robert Irwin opens up about media framing. (Image credits: Instagram) Robert Irwin, the animal conservationist and television presenter, opened up about the unnecessary villainisation of his mother by the paparazzi. The 22-year-old explained how the media misinterpreted his feelings after being snapped with a ‘sad face.’ His family faced wrath for non-existent drama; in reality,…
High-resolution hydrodynamical simulation from the SMUGGLE-Ring project: a stellar bar forms in a Milky-Way-like galaxy and channels gas inward along bar-driven inflow lanes. Image Credit: Dr. SungWon Kwak/Leibniz-Institutfür Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP) The centres of most galaxies, including the Milky Way, contain complex structures that have fascinated astronomers for a long time. These regions are dominated…
Fire broke out early Sunday at a Saudi Aramco facility in Jazan. (Photo: AP) Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels were behind a reported attack on a gas facility in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail region, Israeli media reported on Sunday, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. However, there was no immediate official confirmation from Saudi authorities linking…
Three unidentified men riding a motorcycle allegedly attacked Tiwari and damaged his vehicle. AMETHI: BSP leader Shashikant Tiwari filed a police complaint alleging that unidentified men attacked him and vandalised his vehicle in Gauriganj.He suspected local MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh of orchestrating the attack following a dispute on Facebook over Singh’s alleged remarks about Brahmins.According…
The regulatory body has now sent notices to the concerned Food Business Operators (FBOs A luxury dining experience at a 3-star or 5-star hotel often assures quality, safety, and impeccable hospitality. But what would you do when the same food feels no less than street cart food, which is often doubted for hygiene and quality?…
Sara Tendulkar has found a rather unexpected way to wear a saree – and it works.For her latest Vogue cover shoot, Sara skipped the usual blouse and paired a soft pastel green Banarasi saree with an ivory corset. The result was traditional at first glance, but with a very modern edge.The blouse was a strapless…
Jeff Dean’s final act as a Google employee was a photograph. On Friday, the man who joined the company as employee number 30 in 1999 posted a picture of the two things he surrendered on his way out the door: a scuffed black Google laptop, and the plastic-sleeved badge with his face on it, still…