Dwarf planet Ceres passes close to a background star in Cetus tonight, creating a temporary, one-night-only “double star.”
Ceres remains…
Tell tall stories to amuse,
though they are lies, for they
should please your listeners who refuse
to hear the truth that’s gray.
The story’s all that really counts,
and as for its veracity,
it won’t fall flat but have a bounce
inspired by…
Doubles veteran and Paris 2024 Olympian N Sriram Balaji has been dropped from the Indian tennis team for its upcoming Davis Cup 2026 Qualifiers tie against the Netherlands, scheduled in Bengaluru on February 7 and 8.
The 35-year-old Indian tennis…
Fifty-five years ago, I was a carefree 14-year-old. That changed when I was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and held hostage in the Jordanian desert with my family. Those experiences shaped my understanding of…
Ben Stokes has called for the public and the media to show “empathy” towards his embattled England players. It comes as their Ashes campaign threatens to fully unravel in response to a guaranteed series defeat and allegations of excessive…
Abolfazl Shekarchi, the armed forces’ cultural deputy, said a “wide spy network” had taken shape over several years with significant investment in training and organization.
“A large network of spies and enemy agents had been formed, and…
According to the midrashic text The Aleph Bet of Ben Sira, Jacob gave Serach a blessing saying: “This…