India star, Suryakumar Yadav solidified his position at the helm of the batters list of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings thanks to his quick-fire, half-century in the second T20I against South Africa in Gqeberha on Tuesday. The skipper sits comfortably on 865 ratings points in the weekly update, which considers the performances of the week up to 12 December.

Here are some books that, for their various tropes and themes, go hand in hand and allow us to relish these July evenings.

Why, and how, is the sky so colourful these days?

Behold the majestic celestial display, the first for the New Year when the Quadrantid meteor storm will reach its peak early Monday morning with a spectacular show of ‘shooting stars’ most likely over North America and Europe.

Venus, Jupiter and Mars to be seen together in the sky this week, in a rare grouping of the three planets.

Sky-watchers around the world are in for a treat tonight and tomorrow when the shadow of earth casts a reddish glow on the moon, the result of rare combination of an eclipse with the closest full moon of the year.