Mbappe leads Real Madrid to comfortable win; Lazio grab dramatic late winner
Kylian Mbappé scored his 12th league goal of the season from an 11th-minute penalty and helped set up Jude Bellingham's goal as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Racing Santander, staying third in La Liga, three points behind Barcelona. In Italy, Lazio beat Cagliari 2-1 with an 83rd-minute winner from substitute Andrea Pinamonti to go top of Serie A, three points
Lilium flew out of airport to fetch money; now Iranian saffron takes root in Ladakh at record speed
In Leh, Ladakh, an experimental saffron project on 4,000 square metres of restored barren land at Spituk Pharka produced nearly 22 grams of saffron within four days of flowering, using 800 kilograms of Iranian corms planted on October 2. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena confirmed the crop bloomed in 30 days instead of the usual two months. This follows Ladakh's
Cyclone Murasu: Heavy rain expected in Kerala; yellow alert issued for 6 districts
Cyclone Murasu, formed over the Bay of Bengal about 630 km east-southeast of Chennai, is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall between Nellore and Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh early Tuesday with wind speeds up to 120 km/h. Though it will not directly hit Kerala, the India Meteorological Department has issued yellow rain alerts for six
India's first bullet train under manufacture in Bengaluru's BEML facility
India's first indigenously manufactured bullet train is being built at BEML in Bengaluru for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor. The eight-coach train, about 202 metres long with a capacity of 557 passengers, is designed for a maximum test speed of 280 kmph and an operational speed of 249 kmph. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the progress, calling it a major
India’s NavIC: Securing home before reaching the world
ISRO confirmed on October 31, 2026, that the NVS-03 satellite, launched aboard GSLV-F18 from Sriharikota, completed its first orbit-raising manoeuvre. NavIC, India's regional navigation system, was designed with seven satellites but had only three working before this launch, which raises the count to four. The mission matters because it restores a fragile system meant to free India from foreign dependence
Kerala Piravi 2026: 'Pinakkam' is not sulking, 'Nombaram' is not sadness; Malayalis explain words English cannot capture
For Kerala Piravi on November 1, marking 70 years since the state's formation, Malayalis shared Malayalam words that English cannot fully translate, including Pinakkam (affectionate sulking), Nombaram (an ache mixing love and loss) and Madi (a state between laziness and depression). The words carry emotions, memories and cultural meanings tied to family relationships and Kerala's history, such as Hiranyagarbham, a
Delhi to Lucknow in 2 hours, Varanasi in 3.5 hours: New bullet train corridor approved
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the northern corridor of India's bullet train project, connecting Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Patna and Siliguri, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced. Projected travel times include Delhi-Agra in 59 minutes, Delhi-Lucknow in 2 hours 12 minutes and Delhi-Varanasi in 3 hours 35 minutes, though no completion timeline was given. Vaishnaw said the
Cyclone Murasu: Why is it named so, where may it make landfall and what is the impact? | Explainer
The India Meteorological Department forecasts a Bay of Bengal depression to intensify into Cyclone Murasu by November 1, crossing near Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, between November 2 and 3 with wind speeds of 80–90 km/h and gusts up to 100 km/h. Named by India after the Tamil word for a traditional drum, it will be the second cyclone after Arnab, bringing
How SGOU became first Kerala university to receive NCVET dual recognition
Sreenarayanaguru Open University (SGOU) in Kollam has become the first university in Kerala to receive a Letter of Intent from the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) for dual recognition as both an Awarding Body and an Assessment Agency. This allows SGOU to develop and certify NSQF-aligned vocational qualifications and conduct competency-based assessments through open and distance learning.
Beyond AI: Why businesses should start paying attention to digital twins
A digital twin is a digital replica of a physical asset, process or system that is linked to live data and can simulate scenarios before real-world changes are made. BMW Group, working with NVIDIA, has built digital twins across more than 30 production plants and planned its Debrecen plant in Hungary virtually before production began. Such models can predict machine