Sixteen-year-old Dani McTague has spent several years turning her love of art into a way to help others. She began ‘Dani’s Dream – Sharing the Love of Art’ in 2020, when she was 10, and schools were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. After noticing that some children did not have access to art supplies, she…
New research traces the origins of bats to Europe and suggests powered flight and echolocation evolved remarkably early in their history For an animal that spends much of its life upside down and in the dark, the bat has left scientists with a surprisingly long list of unanswered questions.Where did the first bats appear? How…
Union Minister Manohar Lal launches PRAGATI-50 initiative to develop 50 model cities for “swachhata”. The home ministry has selected 50 model cities across 24 states under the PRAGATI-50 initiative, intended to set a higher benchmark for cleanliness in the country.The cities will pursue targeted, KPI-based action and will be subject to intensive, technology-enabled monitoring within…
NEW DELHI: At least four CISF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kathua in fratricide incident, as news agency PTI confirmed cited officials.Earlier to this, security officials have launched search operations at nearly a dozen places in Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday after reports of suspicious movement, as news agency…
For bulk purchases, such off-the-record cash deals can bring prices down by as much as 6% from prevailing market rates. (Image for representative purposes) Gold prices, despite their recent correction, are still very high and the hike in gold import duties from 6% to 15% has raised the cost of jewellery further.Although prices have fallen…
His gold medals came in the men’s 200m, 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle events, along with three relay titles. At six, Zhang Zhanshuo was the youngest swimmer in a local competition and had barely begun learning the sport. At 19, he left the Asian Games 2026 with seven gold medals and a place in the…
Photo credit (L-R): Maria Menounos/ Instagram; Realtor.com Maria Menounos has listed the Encino home she shared with husband Keven Undergaro for $6.995 million, nearly two decades after the couple purchased the property for $2.3 million. Realtor.com reports that the 1938 residence has since been transformed into a 5,145-square-foot compound with a private theatre, podcast studio,…
18-year-old killer now faces death at 50 Christa Pike was 18 when she killed her classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women sentenced to death in the US.Now 50, Pike is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, in what would be Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years.Pike…
Henry and Jack GroverRiversideunified.org When Henry and Jack Grover nearly lost their Riverside, California, home to a wildfire, the experience changed the way they thought about fire safety. The identical twins wanted to understand why areas that appear extinguished can still contain hot, smouldering material capable of reigniting days later. Their answer was a sprayable…
A significant increase in cardiovascular diseases is noted among younger Indians, impacting populations previously thought healthy (AI image) NEW DELHI: Heart disease is increasingly showing up in Indians well before old age, catching even the physically fit off guard. A recent National Statistical Office (NSO) survey reveals a threefold spike in cardiovascular ailments, rising from…