(Representative image) Low mortgage rates and a greater scope for remote work during the pandemic had reportedly led to high demand for second homes and vacation properties. For years, Palm Springs symbolised California’s red-hot luxury housing boom, with affluent buyers snapping up second homes and vacation properties at record prices. That frenzy, fuelled by pandemic-era…
An extremely rare pregnancy that developed outside the uterus, deep inside the abdomen near the kidneys (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Doctors in Delhi have successfully treated a woman diagnosed with an extremely rare pregnancy that developed outside the uterus, deep inside the abdomen near the kidneys, using minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery.The woman, from Bengaluru, had…
Representative Image of a man recording snowfall measurements in Colorado by hand (AI-generated image) In a remote patch of Colorado’s Gunnison National Forest, four miles from the nearest ploughed road, a man known simply as Billy Barr has spent 52 consecutive winters recording daily snowfall, temperature and weather observations from his off-grid cabin at roughly…
Senior Russian official survives alleged assassination attempt; son-in-law killed, daughter critical in Moscow restaurant bombing A senior Russian general reportedly survived an apparent assassination attempt after a homemade bomb exploded at an upscale Moscow restaurant, killing five people and injuring 19 others, according to the Daily Mail.The blast took place at the Balzi Rossi restaurant…
Prashant Kishor celebrates as he leads in the Bankipur assembly bypoll NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor took a swipe at the BJP on Monday as he surged towards a landmark victory in the Bankipur assembly bypoll, saying he had brought down the party’s “30-year stronghold in just 30 days.““This is not an…
When people think about moons, they usually picture small rocky companions circling much larger planets. Ganymede does not fit that picture. It travels around Jupiter, yet it is larger than Mercury, holds signs of an immense hidden ocean, and even possesses its own magnetic field. Those are characteristics more often associated with planets than their…
Satish Patel won the contest by a margin of 30,630 votes. VADODARA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday retained the Manjalpur assembly constituency in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, with its candidate Satish Patel defeating Congress nominee Bhikhabhai Rabari by a margin of more than 30,000 votes in the by-election. According to Election Commission data, Satish…
Image(s): Left/Taner Yildirim/Right/Aileen M. Smith/European Environment Agency For decades, the quiet fishing city of Minamata on Japan’s southern coast appeared to be thriving. Families depended on the sea for food and livelihoods, unaware that an invisible poison was steadily moving through the marine ecosystem. The first signs did not appear in people but in animals….
August is set to bring a series of bank holidays, so if you’re planning a visit to your bank branch, it may be worth checking the holiday calendar first. Banks are scheduled to remain closed on different dates across states due to regional festivals and local observances, with the holiday calendar varying from one state…
A baby born with a rare abdominal birth defect is thriving after doctors repaired the condition before birth in what specialists describe as a first-of-its-kind clinical trial.Theo, now five months old, underwent foetal surgery while still in his mother’s womb after being diagnosed with complex gastroschisis, a condition in which the abdominal wall does not…