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    Trivia News

    October 4 marks historic F1 day: Remembering Jochen Rindt, only posthumous champion

    Born in Mainz, Germany, on April 18, 1942, Jochen Rindt lost both parents in a bombing raid as an infant.
    World News
    Published 1 day ago

    Two spaces, one legacy: Inside Mahatma Gandhi’s birthplace and Kirti Mandir memorial

    The Kirti Mandir Memorial was planned around Gandhi's belief in "Sarva Dharma Sambhav" (equal respect for all religions).
    India News
    Published 3 days ago

    Meet ‘Shah Rukh Khan of television ’, who had no work for 2 years after flop Bollywood career

    This actor was labelled "Shah Rukh Khan of television".
    Entertainment
    Published 4 days ago

    Amid flydubai crash scare, a look at 4 other times things went wrong inside a cockpit

    A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026.
    India News
    Updated 4 days ago

    How a 700-pound ball became a global New Year's icon in New York

    The Constellation Ball rises above One Times Square during preparations for the New Year’s Eve celebration
    World News
    Published 5 days ago

    Why does your keyboard start with QWERTY, not ABCD?

    The QWERTY arrangement on a modern keyboard traces its origins to 19th-century typewriters
    World News
    Updated 6 days ago

    In 2016, India crossed LoC to destroy terror launch pads in Pak: What happened

    The surgical strike was carried out under the leadership of PM Modi, defence minister Manohar Parrikar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.
    India News
    Updated 6 days ago

    US man sold firm for $1.7 billion What he did next left 540 employees shocked

    Graham Walker, who was the CEO of a Louisiana-based family business.
    World News
    Updated 6 days ago

    Why does a day have 24 hours and an hour 60 minutes?

    The familiar divisions of hours, minutes and seconds trace their origins to ancient systems of astronomy and timekeeping
    Science
    Published 6 days ago

    Meet 90s' star who took on Rajinikanth, then left films to run ₹3300 cr company

    90s heartthrob who debuted with Rajinikanth and Mammootty.
    Entertainment
    Updated 7 days ago

    When India's 1st chief poll commissioner deleted lakhs of women from voter rolls

    India's first Chief Election Commissioner, Sukumar Sen, insisted that women be registered in their own names.
    India News
    Updated 7 days ago

    15 fish from a 1960 gift turned into 25 million invasive fish across Japan

    A study revealed that Japan's bluegill fish descend from just 15 individuals brought over in 1960.
    World News
    Updated 7 days ago

    An Army radar test hit the Moon in 1946, and it changed space history

    Project Diana, initiated in 1946, marked the first successful radar signal bounce from the Moon, proving that radio waves could travel through the ionosphere.
    Science
    Updated 7 days ago

    A star at 6, this actor worked with Salman, Sunny Deol, owns ₹4 crore home at 18

    Actor worked with Salman Khan and Sunny Deol at the age of 9.
    Entertainment
    Published 10 days ago

    Bioscope2: A nostalgic journey through Bollywood's golden era posters in Lucknow

    IRS officer and film archivist Suboor Usmani during the Bioscope exhibition and (right) director-film historian Karan Bali and chief guest actor-theatre personality Atul Tiwari in Lucknow
    Cities
    Updated 11 days ago

    Real estate trivia: A 1BHK in Mumbai’s Borivali cost ₹25,000 five decades ago

    Mumbai real estate update: Did you know that a Borivali apartment that commands nearly <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>56,000 per sq ft today cost just <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25,000 for the entire 453-sq-ft unit nearly five decades ago?(Picture for representational purposes only)
    Real Estate
    Updated 10 days ago

    Before Delhi CM, Rekha Gupta was a DUSU President on a scooter

    In the mid-1990s, Gupta was a student leader at the university and went on to serve as president of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) in 1996-97.
    India News
    Published 13 days ago

    9 yrs, 2 nations, one deal: India, Pak signed Indus Waters Treaty today in 1960

    Earlier, India rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration's order setting aside its decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.
    India News
    Published 16 days ago

    Noel Tata vs N Chandrasekaran? Inside their tense Tata Group ties

    N Chandrasekaran and Noel Tata at the centre of a growing dispute over Tata Group's leadership and control
    India News
    Updated 17 days ago

    This country is paying people to read books to fight ‘brain rot’

    Singapore launches five-year reading drive, offers cash rewards to fight ‘brain rot’
    World News
    Updated 18 days ago

    96 Mumbai-Bengaluru tickets, 30gm gold: What can you buy in iPhone Duo's price

    Apple unveiled its first foldable iPhone - Duo - on September 9
    Business
    Updated 23 days ago

    10120 runs, 38 tons, 67 average: Banned for life alongside Azharuddin

    The Indian domestic legend along with Sachin Tendulkar and Kiran More.
    Cricket
    Updated 23 days ago

    1,036 runs at 94; India’s lost captain won 61 percent games before a dark phase

    He was one of India's most charismatic cricketers of his time
    Cricket
    Updated 26 days ago

    Scored 101 vs Botham-Willis, helped Tendulkar score century with a broken finger

    Sachin Tendulkar during the Manchester Test and Gursharan Singh
    Cricket
    Updated 26 days ago

    How a van bomb years before 9/11 nearly brought down the Twin Towers

    Years before 9/11, the 1993 bombing was the Twin Towers' first encounter with terror.
    World News
    Updated 26 days ago

    A rival to the Khans; this Bollywood star saw his father murder his family

    Actor Kamal Sadanah was a bright young prospect in Bollywood in the early 90s.
    Entertainment
    Updated 27 days ago

    India's most successful star kid gave ' ₹2000 cr film' at 27; not Ranbir, Salman

    This unassuming pre-teen would direct all-time blockbusters by 25.
    Entertainment
    Updated 27 days ago

    Before Ishan's 270, he scored 320 in a final: Batter's life ended tragically

    Raman Lamba has the highest score in a Duleep Trophy match.
    Cricket
    Updated 28 days ago

    Silkyara fame rescuer faces a never-before challenge in Nepal

    Arnold Dix, one of the key experts who helped rescue the workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel and is now participating in rescue efforts in Nepal
    India News
    Published 28 days ago

    India's most successful star gave more hits than SRK, Amitabh, Rajni combined

    Prem Nazir starred in over 720 films as the hero from 1952-86.
    Entertainment
    Updated 28 days ago
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