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Gad Saad (Image: Wikipedia) Most friendships begin with common ground.People meet through work, school, neighbourhoods, hobbies or shared interests. Over time, conversations grow longer, trust develops and a connection forms. In the early stages, similarities often stand out more than differences. People notice what they have in common.Eventually, however, differences appear.One friend may have different…

When Super Typhoon Sinlaku tore across the North Pacific in April 2026, it did something that most tropical cyclones never do it sent visible ripples not just across the ocean surface but through the sky itself, all the way into the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere. The storm reached “violent typhoon” status, the highest category…

The first man to ever take steps outside the confines of the spacecraft was Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov on March 18, 1965. What at first seemed like a victory in the highly competitive Space Race very quickly developed into a fight for Leonov’s life. While out floating above Earth, Leonov experienced problems with his spacesuit…

A spacecraft drifting past Neptune would not need much imagination to picture diamonds forming in its atmosphere. Deep inside ice giants, carbon compounds are squeezed under pressures that break molecular bonds and reorganise atoms into crystalline structures. In lab experiments and planetary simulations, scientists have modelled this “diamond rain” for decades, and missions like NASA’s…

Nikola Tesla (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotations remain popular because they offer encouragement. Others survive because they reveal something uncomfortable about human nature. This remark, commonly attributed to Nikola Tesla, belongs to the second group.The sentence is short, but it leaves a strong impression. Tesla takes an emotion that most people have experienced at some point…

NEW DELHI: The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) on Sunday sought urgent assistance for 24 Indian seafarers aboard a vessel reportedly attacked off the coast of Oman, amid heightened tensions in the region linked to the Israel-Iran conflict.In a post on X, the union said the vessel was located near the Strait of Hormuz…

Ask a group of people to define success and the answers will probably sound familiar. A high-paying job. A thriving business. Financial security. A large house. Recognition. The ability to afford things that once seemed out of reach.None of these are unreasonable answers.Money affects daily life in countless ways. It can provide comfort, stability and…

Image: The Nature Conservatory Since ancient times, communities living along the eastern parts of Indonesia have been employing a traditional system referred to as sasi in order to preserve the ocean waters on which they depended for their survival. Even before marine protection systems were invented and even before fishing quotas were established through conservation…

June 15 declared UAE holiday as millions get 3-day weekend / Image:File Residents across the UAE are set to enjoy another public holiday this month after authorities confirmed that Monday, June 15, 2026, will be an official holiday to mark the Islamic New Year, also known as the Hijri New Year. The announcement applies to…

Rain and showers set to dominate UK weather this week / Image: File After a spell of warmer and drier weather in parts of the country, much of the UK faces a cooler and more unsettled week as bands of rain, sunshine and showers move across the nation.The Met Office says Monday will begin with…