A Texas World War II veteran is preparing to celebrate a remarkable milestone, and his community wants to make sure he receives 100 reasons to smile on his 100th birthday. Weldon Kenneth Bowen, a resident of the Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home in Tyler, Texas, will turn 100 on September 5. To mark the occasion,…
Starling tested GPS-free navigation using onboard cameras to track space objects. (Credit: NASA) NASA has tested a navigation system that allows satellites to determine their position without relying on GPS. Instead of depending on an external navigation network, the system uses other spacecraft and orbital debris as reference points to work out where a satellite…
A drone view shows people walking on a mud-covered road next to damaged houses following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nepal (Reuters photo) The death toll from the catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and China’s Tibet this week has risen to 750, while more than 3,000 people remain missing, as authorities warned of possible…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chief cleric of Kashmir, was criticized by the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit NEW DELHI: BJP Jammu and Kashmir spokesperson Altaf Thakur on Sunday rejected Kashmir’s chief cleric chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq‘s call for political parties to unite for the restoration of Article 370, saying there was “no question” of bringing back…
Russia claimed the preparations are in response to Ukraine’s repeated attacks. Russian forces have begun preparations for what Moscow described as “massive strikes” against Ukraine’s energy facilities in response to attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure and the country’s energy sector, Russia’s Defence Ministry said Sunday.The ministry said Russian forces had also continued overnight to carry…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has raised questions about whether every part of human life should be driven by profit, arguing that modern economic thinking risks creating a “dystopian world” when activities such as farming, teaching and healthcare are viewed mainly through a commercial lens. In a post shared on X (formerly…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrabs) Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took on a new responsibility on Sunday as he captained East Zone for the first time in senior first-class cricket during their Duleep Trophy semifinal against Central Zone.15-year-old Sooryavanshi, who is normally East Zone’s vice-captain, stepped in after regular skipper Ishan Kishan was forced off the field with…
Nepal to preserve DNA of unidentified flood victims before burying them: PM Balen Shah (Image credit: AP) Nepal will collect and preserve DNA samples and other identifying information from victims whose bodies cannot be immediately identified before their remains are buried by the state, Prime Minister Balendra Shah said on Saturday.The measure comes as authorities…
Credit: CM Yogi Adityanath/ YouTube GORAKHPUR: BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Saturday likened Gorakhpur to Spain while highlighting what he described as the city’s development.Kishan made the remarks while addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the newly constructed Kalyan Mandapam in Basharatpur, Gorakhpur.Speaking in Bhojpuri, Kishan said, “Hamke lagraha spain, hamke lagraha…
The plan unveiled in Delhi earlier this month in presence of union housing minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has launched a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Master Plan for Delhi 2047 (MPD-2047), providing citizens, property owners, developers and other…