Sports
Man City vs Norwich City: Rulli and Allan handed debuts as holders open Carabao Cup defence
Manchester City host Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium in the Carabao Cup third round on Thursday. Enzo Maresca has changed his side heavily, giving Geronimo Rulli and Allan their first City appearances.
Elle
Sports
Nitish Kumar Reddy takes 3/24 on injury return, moved from Asian Games squad to West Indies ODIs
Nitish Kumar Reddy took three wickets as India beat Afghanistan in Delhi, his first series back from injury. A day later the BCCI moved him from the Asian Games squad to the West Indies ODIs.
Elle
Sports
Football's offside rule, explained in one minute
It's about where the attacker is at the moment the ball is played, not when they receive it.
Rohan Mehta
Technology
What an API is, explained without jargon
The quiet messenger behind every app that shows weather, maps or payments.
Kabir Sethi
World
Why exchange rates move a little every day
Trade, interest rates and plain supply and demand keep currencies in constant motion.
Nisha Kapoor
Sports
How spinners decide Test matches on Indian pitches
Dry surfaces, worn footmarks and patient field placements — why the slow bowlers usually have the last word.
Rohan Mehta
Health
What happens in your brain when you learn a new skill
Practice strengthens connections between nerve cells, and sleep helps lock them in.
Dr. Priya Menon
Science
How a medicine moves from the lab to the pharmacy
Years of testing, in stages, decide whether a new treatment is safe and whether it works.
Arjun Nair
Lifestyle
How to plan a trip around the monsoon
Pick regions wisely, leave slack in the schedule and watch the forecast.
Meera Iyer
World
How the UN Security Council actually makes decisions
Fifteen members, five vetoes and nine votes — the arithmetic behind the world's most powerful table.
Nisha Kapoor
Politics
How coalition governments are formed
When no party wins a majority, parties bargain. Here is what usually happens next.
Aditya Rao
Technology
What on-device AI can already do on your phone
Live captions, photo clean-up and summaries that never leave the phone — and what still needs the cloud.
Kabir Sethi
Entertainment
How a music festival lineup gets booked
Headliners are secured months ahead, and contracts can stop artists playing nearby.
Vikram Das
Business
How small shops decide which payments to accept
Fees, speed and what customers prefer all shape whether a shop takes cards or only UPI.
Ananya Rao
Business
What moves a stock market on an ordinary day
Company news, interest-rate expectations and plain mood — the forces behind the daily wiggle.
Ananya Rao
Climate
How a solar farm sends power into the grid
Panels make direct current; inverters, transformers and grid operators do the rest.
Sana Qureshi
Technology
How two-factor authentication keeps accounts safe
A password alone is easy to steal. A second step makes a stolen password far less useful.
Kabir Sethi
Politics
How a parliament turns a bill into a law, step by step
Readings, committees, two houses and a signature — the journey most laws take.
Aditya Rao
Business
SIPs, explained in five minutes
Investing a fixed amount every month, and why doing it steadily matters more than timing it.
Ananya Rao
Sports
What VAR can review, and what it can't
The video assistant referee only steps in on a few kinds of decisions.
Rohan Mehta
World
Why some countries use half-hour time zones
India runs 30 minutes off the hour, and Nepal 45. The reason is geography, not a mistake.
Nisha Kapoor
Climate
Why electricity is cheaper at some hours when the wind blows
When wind is strong and demand is low, power prices can fall sharply — sometimes below zero.
Sana Qureshi
Health
Walking more: what the research generally says
You don't need a perfect number of steps — why moving a bit more than yesterday helps.
Dr. Priya Menon
Lifestyle
Appam and stew: why Kerala's classic pair works so well
A soft, tangy rice pancake and a mild coconut stew — texture and flavour in balance.
Meera Iyer