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Weekly horoscope from June 1 to June 7: Your luck for this week; see which signs have lady luck smiling for them
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19)Changes are taking place all around you. Keep the faith, stay courageous as the Universe begins to nudge you forward into new directions. Work opportunities may open up for you in new locations and industries. Before you refuse any offer, weigh all the possibilities and realise this new chapter could be highly beneficial for you in the long run. Romantic partners may begin to act differently at times, understand they too are experiencing sudden changes. Be patient with loved ones especially your parents. Money matters look promising but don't bite off more than you can chew. Proceed with an open mind, one step at a Today: Astrological prediction June 1, 2025 for all zodiac signs Tarot Card Predictions June 1, 2025: Tarot Card Reading for All Zodiac SignsTaurus Apr 20- May 20)Abundance begins when you maintain an attitude of gratitude. Be thankful for where you are and realise that even your strongest critics have something to teach you. If you want to manifest something, start with appreciating all the goodness that surrounds you. Relationships get stronger in this phase as your energy slowly changes. You may start interacting with a new circle of friends. Or discover a connection with someone who's totally not your type. Money matters show a gradual positive turn as you begin to attract more into your life. Businesses may need to try a new strategy or let go of products and services that are no longer relevant in today's marketplace. Watch out for Horoscope Today for Sunday, June 1, 2025: Spend time with your loved onesNumerology Predictions Today, June 1, 2025: What does your lucky number say about you? Check hereGemini (May21- June 20)Streamline, simplify and let go. This is not the time to hold on to things but rather to release. Changes at the work place may feel stressful initially but soon you will breathe a sigh of relief. Sort through your material stuff and give away or throw what you do not need. Even in your friendships you may have understood who stood by you in your darkest times and who ghosted on you. Clean up your contact list and focus on only what truly matters in life. Health wise you may choose to go for a much needed detox or even opt for fasting. Sea salt baths and massages help cleanse and clear your energies as you get ready for another chapter in your life. Money matters show a new source of income from a totally unexpected (June 21 – July 22)You're doing your best and the best doesn't have to be perfect. Stop doubting yourself and your abilities. Just focus on the next step and quit thinking about what others are saying. You may need to be a little more assertive with an unreasonable boss. Job seekers need to be patient and explore new locations for their jobs. At home, a mother figure may require more attention. Singles may have a choice to make between two equally good suitors or decide to commit to one. You may start to redefine wealth, by looking at it as more than just money. Health matters reveal a need to de-stress (July 23- Aug 22)The Universe wants you to know that you are on the right path. Don't forget to listen to your inner voice. And success is yours when you start feeling more confident and comfortable with your choices. At work, you may come up with an innovative way to solve a long standing challenge. Rely on your experience to find solutions. Relationships improve with your new vibe. You could attract a lot of opportunities and see your social network expand in the months ahead. Watch out for a jealous woman who isn't happy to see you happy. Money may come from other countries and international opportunities. Health matters may need a second opinion for a recurring (Aug 23- Sept 22)It's all about communication in the days ahead. How you talk to yourself, the tone you use and how clear you are with others. Be objective in your observations. Someone may not be telling you the absolute truth for fear that you will react. Not everyone is going to share your views so be ready for compromises as well. Even in relationships, listen to your partner and avoid interrupting them at the drop of a hat. Share your feelings and realise, it's okay to be vulnerable with those who love us. Hormonal issues may need to be addressed in health matters. You may spend some time researching a money matter and even have an open discussion with someone about expenses and (Sept 23- Oct 22)Taking a break from your usual routine may be just what is required right now. Perhaps you've gotten into a rut. Or are beginning to feel a sense of stagnancy. Take a break. Relook your career. Consider new options and opportunities. Get out and network a little more. Even in your personal relationships you may begin to feel a little bored and restless. Instead of withdrawing with yourself how about suggesting a new activity for the both of you to do. Or go for a short getaway to bring back the romance. Money could come through shared resources, inheritances or even passive income streams. Health matters requires a little more self discipline and (Oct 23- Nov21)Your mind is clear, alert and ready to learn something new. Whether it's upgrading your skills, picking up a new book or attending a workshop, use this time to enrich your mind. Young people can teach you a few things right now so don't be hesitant to ask. Students opting for higher studies can come closer to their calling. Home life may need you to be a little more involved in the lives of your loved ones. Instead of waiting to be asked or included, how about taking the initiative? Old bills may need to be relooked. Or you may spend time discussing future plans and options with your investment adviser. Health matters look stable as long as you pay attention to the signals your body gives (Nov 22- Dec 21)You could find yourself at the crossroads again. Choices to make that will have a longstanding impact on your career or finances. You may opt for a new strategy altogether. Or even let go of what no longer works or helps you. Meetings may take up more time than necessary but a lot can be cleared up in this phase. Put on your thinking caps and let the ideas flow. A mother figure or older woman may tell you an unpleasant truth about yourself. Instead of lashing out, reflect on whether what she said is true and how you can change. If your spouse has been quiet and withdrawn lately, figure out why. Money matters show slow and steady growth and you may invest in real estate in the coming months. Health shows a need for moderation with food and (Dec 22-Jan19)Focus only on what's important right now and don't think about what others are saying and doing. Someone may be criticising you behind your back or acting two faced, the only reason why is because you intimidate them with your capabilities. Negative situations can turn into positive learning experiences with a calm approach. Even in your love life, if you've been feeling down or moody, don't bottle up your emotions. It's time you expressed yourself more. Friends from overseas may reach out for some lively conversations. If you've been worrying about money enlist the support of a professional and develop a budget and financial plan to manage your finances effectivelyAquarius (Jan 20- Feb 18)You may feel something is off. Someone could be taking advantage of you. Or at work you may feel like you're the only one doing the work while the rest of the team gives excuses. Speak out before things worsen. Setting a few boundaries will help. Job seekers may need to be sharper negotiators or you could end up feeling short changed. Loved ones may need to be handled with a little more firmness. State your needs, ask for what you want and take charge where you need to. A passive approach may no longer work. Sleep patterns may be awry or you could find yourself stressed over the smallest of issues. Destress and detach. Money matters are not as bothersome as your mind makes them out to (Feb 19-Mar 20)Life asks you a few hard questions about what you are doing with your talents and skills and where you'd like to go. You begin to come closer to discovering your true purpose in life. Work may not be very exciting right now but you've learnt that being consistent is more important in the long run. Pisceans in health care, research and innovation and even engineering have the potential to make a long term impact in their respective field. Your mind may be on a solo trip in the days ahead. And you may not miss the company of family or friends while you focus on doing your thing. They will understand your silences and your absence if you explain things gently. Health matters show healing. Money matters require you to be a little more tight fisted with your spending.
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The Big Bang's Glowing 'Echo' May Be Something Else Entirely
Part of the reason scientists have settled on the Big Bang theory as the best explanation of how the Universe came into being is because of an 'afterglow' it emits – but a new study suggests we may need to rethink the source of this faint radiation. Technically, this afterglow is known as Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation, and it's been traveling through space for more than 13 billion years, since soon after the Big Bang first went bang. It can be picked up by our most advanced telescopes. Now, researchers from Nanjing University in China and the University of Bonn in Germany have run calculations suggesting we've overestimated the strength of the CMB. In fact, it might not even be there at all. The rocking of the cosmological boat, as it were, is driven by new evidence of early-type galaxies (ETGs). Recent data from the James Webb Space Telescope suggests these ETGs might account for some or even all of the CMB, depending on the simulation used. "Our results are a problem for the standard model of cosmology," says physicist Pavel Kroupa, from the University of Bonn. "It might be necessary to rewrite the history of the Universe, at least in part." Scientists already know plenty about ETGs, which are usually elliptical in shape. What's new is that recent studies, and this latest interpretation of them, point to these types of galaxies having formed even earlier than previous models accounted for. If that timeline shifts, then so does the pattern of radiation spreading out across the Universe. In simple terms, the Universe may have moved through its initial phase of gas surges and galaxy formation quicker than we imagined. "The Universe has been expanding since the Big Bang, like dough that is rising," says Kroupa. "This means that the distance between galaxies is increasing constantly." "We have measured how far apart elliptical galaxies are from one another today. Using this data and taking into account the characteristics of this group of galaxies, we were then able to use the speed of expansion to determine when they first formed." This earlier estimate for the formation of these ETGs means that their brightness could emerge "as a non-negligible source of CMB foreground contamination", the researchers write. We should bear in mind that this research is still in its preliminary stages. It's not time yet to start pulping scientific textbooks – or whatever the modern equivalent is. Rewriting Wikipedia, perhaps? But this research certainly raises some big questions. Given the almost unimaginable timescales and distances involved, it's difficult for astrophysicists to always be precise. The researchers suggest anywhere from 1.4 percent to 100 percent of the CMB could be explained by their new models. What's certain is that as our space telescopes and analysis systems get more sophisticated, we're learning more about the surrounding Universe than ever before – and that in turn means some previous assumptions may have to be readjusted, including those about the very formation of the Universe itself. "In the view of the results documented here, it may become necessary to consider [other] cosmological models," write the researchers in their published paper. The research has been published in Nuclear Physics B. A Serious Threat May Be Lurking in The Orbit of Venus, Says Study We Now Know What Switched The Lights on at The Dawn of Time Light Travels Across The Universe Without Losing Energy. But How?
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24-05-2025
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Twinkle, twinkle, little star: Cosmology and the composition of verse
Knowing someone on the field as a fellow cricketer is one thing. So too becoming privy to his engaging forays into Maharashtrian antiquities. Quite something else it is to listen to Professor Girish Kulkarni of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research giving a public lecture on the properties of the Universe in its first billion years. Among Girish Kulkarni's beguiling analogies and metaphors, I am particularly struck by his comparison of the way the further you venture out into space, that is also, given the speed of light, back in time, what is known becomes more fragmentary in the way archaeologists digging down under a modern city usually find fewer remains as they go until there is nothing at all. To this model or metaphor, apparently, there is one exception. At a certain distant 'epoch' in space, beyond the imagining except in esoteric mathematical formulae, there is a 'zone' so clear it is as if an archaeologist, digging down into ever lower levels, has come upon a city – some lost Harappa or Pompeii – relatively well preserved. This is a surprise and creates a puzzle for cosmologists since it fits ill with the otherwise established pattern of a diminishing series. History of poetry: 'The Star As a woolly-minded versifier, I find myself provoked to toy with the possibility of an analogy between this riddle of contemporary cosmology and the surprises that can be thrown up by the composition of verse as well as its history. First, a historical example. Let me ask a question such as Girish Kulkarni might ask about versification. Which is the most widely known verse of English poetry? Perhaps something by Shakespeare? Or Wordsworth? Or Byron? Well, that might be so but my own random sample taken from many rambles across the world might suggest by way of answer a verse with which you will surely be familiar. By chance, it is curiously appropriate for cosmology: 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky, Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are'. I have found so many people, especially but not exclusively children, from Beijing to Budapest, from Madrid to Montreal, who, even when knowing little English, can recite this verse. I have seen copies of it inscribed on plates and on wall-hangings. Of course you know this verse, surely we all do, but, since we tend to remember poetry just in fragments, do you remember – I didn't – how it goes on and elaborates on the theme of the twinkling star? The movement of the verse is tied to a constant refrain of its iconic first line in a way that is common to Indian prosody. It returns to it finally via a line no doubt equally congenial to cosmologists as they confront newer objects of astronomical ignorance such as black holes and dark matter: 'Though I know not what you are, twinkle, twinkle, little star'. As with much poetry, often assigned for reasons good as well as bad to Anon, you may have forgotten or never known the name of the author of 'The Star'? It is Jane Taylor who, along with her sister Ann, was a phenomenally successful and well-loved writer in the Victorian era and beyond, at home and abroad. If you have seen the film PK, you may also be surprised to learn that it is indirectly, as stories by Browning and Mark Twain were directly, indebted to another of Jane's works, 'How It Strikes a Stranger'. This moral tale pioneered a genre whereby a stranger from outer space – Jane's from her twinkling Evening Star – arrives on Earth and exposes while experiencing the absurdities of human behaviour. Jane's particular target was Man's greed for wealth and possessions in the face of mortality. Composition of poetry: The Rubaiyát of Omar Khayyám That it is out of an inchoate chaos the coherent patterns of polished poems are salvaged and constructed may be illustrated by the story of a poem as widely read among free-thinking adults of all classes in late Victorian times as the works of the Taylors were among religious families – pirate editions appearing in India as well as England and America. To an astronomer and mathematician, Omar Khayyám, is ascribed a series of verses, none or few of which he may have composed at all. These are the Persian versions of rubaiyát better known to us in Edward FitzGerald's English translations – transcreations more like, even occasionally total inventions. The rubai is, like the ballad, a people's form from the countryside and it is ironic that many of the Persian originals, made available to FitzGerald by his teacher, Edward Byles Cowell, a professor of Sanskrit in (then) Calcutta, were composed in the sophisticated courts of north India. Whether or not Omar Khayyám ever did toss off a rubai or two at the end of his lectures on science, FitzGerald gathered a selection of the ever increasing number attributed to him and, having first tried some in Latin, tesselated them, as he put it, into a mosaic, stringing the disparate and discrete originals into a coherent sequence they never had – and so providing us with a whole galaxy of twinkling stars. Readers frequently return the collection to its former fragmented state by singling out a particularly memorable quatrain, perhaps, for example: 'And that inverted Bowl we call The Sky Whereunder crawling coop'd we live and die, Lift not thy hands to It for help – for It Rolls impotently on as Thou or I' FitzGerald, who invariably deferred to his – younger – teacher, Professor Cowell, only once rebuffed him and that was to insist on his own more sympathetic rather than his teacher's far more laboured - if faithful – versions of Omariana being published first. In the event the first edition of his Rubaiyát of 'Omar Khayyám (1859) fell dead from the press, the next edition, published curiously in (then) Madras, did no better and FitzGerald died before quatrains from his poem became as familiar as stars in the sky. Reading poetry: 'The Disillusioned Bride' If the composition and dissemination of verse is as volatile as anything in the cosmos, the reading of it can also be as various and puzzling. Scroll back towards the beginnings of Jane Taylor's career and one poem attributed to her is so unlike anything else she ever wrote that it is widely supposed it cannot be hers. The timbered Guildhall Museum in Lavenham once housed an extensive exhibition of works by the Taylor family. A visiting stranger from the 21st century, as if from another star, would have been struck by the difference as well as coherence of their cultural universe. Their tales and verses all have a strictly moral tone. Throughout the long 19th century, these made a substantial contribution to a strain of English-speaking culture that prized domesticity and duty above all else. The works of the sisters outlived them and they were still superstars of the nursery when an enlarged centenary edition of their Original Poems was published to greet the new century in 1903. Two years later their supernova even survived the threat of collapse into a black hole brought on by their own gravity. In his Cautionary Tales Hilaire Belloc published a series of hilarious parodies of their verses for children in which particular boys and girls don't simply suffer a bit of retribution as do Ann's Meddlesome Matty and Jane's Dirty Jim but all die in agony – and of course quite ridiculously – for such minor misdemeanours as slamming doors or chewing bits of string. Perhaps only that alien stranger to the Taylor family exhibition would have been idle or impertinent enough to look behind a door leading out of the room and find hanging there a manuscript poem that simply doesn't fit the picture at all. An adjacent note attributed it to Jane and gave its title as 'The Disillusioned Bride'. This poem has a newly-married young woman, in twelve increasingly spirited stanzas, berating her husband for growing cool towards her and threatening to leave him if he doesn't pay proper attention to her and her feelings. Surely the attribution of this poem to Jane has to be misplaced? Jane herself never had a husband. But did she perhaps have had a friend who, like a young woman in a later moral tale she wrote, 'Display', jumped into a showy marriage she soon regretted? If the subject of Jane's – never published – poem is puzzling, the form of it (pointed up in the title of a second unattributed variant secreted in a Suffolk archive) compounds the puzzle. Jane's poem begins: 'The twentieth week is well nigh past, Since first in church we two were ask'd, Ah would we had not gone at last! My husband…' This use of a stanza form composed of a triplet followed by an apostrophe was also used by Jane's sister Ann in 'My Mother' (published 1804), a poem destined to become as popular worldwide as 'The Star'. But it was not from Ann that Jane borrowed the form: both sisters were indebted for that to William Cowper, a poet whose works were much admired in Non-conformist circles for their domestic pieties. In 1803, 'To Mary', a poem by Cowper, had been published posthumously. It sadly regretted the terminal illness of a longtime companion: 'The twentieth year is well night past Since first our sky was overcast, Ah would that this might be the last! My Mary…' While it is easy to see why Jane could not have published a poem that explicitly followed the syntax of Cowper's so closely, it is puzzling why she would have chosen to speak at all in a loud spirited tone the very reverse of the quiet piety heard in Cowper's poem. Quite possibly Girish Kulkarni, familiar with the peculiarities of the entire cosmos, would have hit upon the answer rather more quickly than I did. The truth is that the lens of the Telescope of Time through which we now look at Jane's poem has been adjusted, if not changed. It is not Jane but we who have upended and abandoned her customary moral assumptions. In reading a dramatic monologue such as these three poems are, we tend to identify with the speaker – unless and until our own values cause us to take exception to what they are saying. While we today may hear the voice of Jane's disillusioned bride as that of a spirited young woman putting her negligent husband right about the needs of his new partner, Jane would have heard it as that of a strident one who needs to learn, as does the young woman in 'Display', to make the transition from being a petulant bride to a sensible wife. Of course it could still be that something of Jane's heart has gone into her portrait of the bride, even as her head has not. Could it be that her bride is simultaneously an admirable and independently-minded young woman and a pitiable and petulant one? Perhaps she owns a cat called Schrödinger? Cosmos Conceptions of the cosmos, so I understand from Girish Kulkarni's lecture, are likewise composed of fragments that might be perceived diametrically differently and re-arranged coherently in diverse ways. That said, can there really be any comparison between earth-bound scribblers mired in the maya of drafting pretty little verses and cosmologists far out in space intent on measuring as they are wafted along on it what the ancient seers referred to as the Breath of Brahma? Girish Kulkarni's recent public lecture on Cosmology at Kaapi for Kuriosity may be found here. John Drew's latest collection of essays and verses, Bangla File, is available from ULAB Press, Dhaka.
India Today
18-05-2025
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Watch: Universe Boss Chris Gayle reunites with RCB after washed-off match vs KKR
Universe Boss Chris Gayle made a surprise visit to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru dressing room after their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday, May 17 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain .The legendary West Indian cricketer was in a cheerful mood, sharing laughs and light moments with the players. RCB stars, including Phil Salt, warmly welcomed Gayle, clearly delighted by his presence. His visit added to the post-match spirit, sparking smiles and nostalgia as the team embraced one of its most iconic former the video here Universe Boss Chris Gayle popped in at the HQ after last night's washout!Captain Rajat Patidar thanked fans for their unwavering support and presence at the Chinnaswamy, despite relentless rain! Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 18, 2025 After playing the first three seasons for the Knight Riders, Gayle joined RCB in 2011, and he didn't look back from there on. He stayed with the Challengers for seven seasons before joining the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in 2018. The 2021 edition was his last in the 142 IPL matches, Gayle scored 4965 runs at an average of 39.72 and a strike-rate of 148.96 with six hundreds and 31 fifties to his name. Back in 2022, Gayle was also inducted into the RCB Hall of Fame along with AB de Villiers. Moreover, he represented RCB in six games in the Champions League far as RCB are concerned, the washed-off match against KKR meant that they took a step closer towards booking their berth in the playoffs. Had they won the match, they would have become the first team to secure their berth in the top Patidar's men are currently placed at the top of the table with 17 points and a net run rate of +0.482 thanks to wins in eight out of 12 matches. Their next match is against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 23 in updated on IPL 2025 with India Today! Get match schedules, team squads, live score, and the latest IPL points table for CSK, MI, RCB, KKR, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS, and RR. Plus, keep track of the top contenders for the IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap. Don't miss a moment!Must Watch IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
These 2 zodiac signs will find clarity tomorrow, according to a tarot expert
Clarity is something people seldom find in life. Sometimes, you have to move on without getting clear answers or closure. However, two zodiac signs will be lucky tomorrow, as they are likely to find clarity in certain areas of their lives, according to a tarot expert. These 2 zodiac signs will find clarity(Freepik) If you have been feeling stuck or unsure, there is good news, especially if you are a Cancer or a Leo. According to tarot expert Neeraj Dhankher, tomorrow brings a moment of truth for these two zodiac signs. ALSO READ: This zodiac sign will get a second chance from the Universe this week Cancer Tarot Card: Page of Swords Cancer, tomorrow is your day to finally get the answers you have been waiting for. "An insight, an important piece of information, is coming through today, clearing your confusion with brutal clarity," says Neeraj. The Page of Swords suggests that this could come in the form of a phone call, an email, or even an unexpected encounter. So, keep your eyes and ears open. Something small, maybe even something you have overlooked, could bring you the clarity you need. Whether it is about work, relationships, or a personal decision, this new information will help you see the path forward more clearly. Leo Tarot Card: Two of Pentacles Leo, you have been juggling a lot lately. But tomorrow might bring the breakthrough you have been hoping for, only if you are open to a change in perspective. "The Two of Pentacles does talk of a lot of juggling, though all it would take is a little shift in perception or action to unlock the breakthrough you desire," explains Dhankher. Instead of trying to control everything at once, consider focusing on just one thing. Let the rest fall into place naturally. This is your moment to realize that doing less can actually lead to more peace and clarity. While for Cancer, it is about receiving the right information, for Leo, it is about making the right choice.
