The heavy floods in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have caused devastating fear amongst the residents. Due to the overflow, 900 snakes, including venomous cobras, escaped from a farm in Hengzhou. The harrowing incident has led to the reported snakebites, as reported by local media outlets. Here’s a closer look at the agonising ordeal…
The world identifies countries based on their coastlines or proximity to oceans. But in some cases, countries have no proximity to the ocean at all, and such countries are called landlocked countries. In simpler words, countries with no access to the ocean are termed landlocked countries. There are about 32 landlocked developing countries as listed…
NEW DELHI: India’s javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra may have been absent from the global athletics circuit for months but the Olympic and world champion is now edging closer to a return, following an extensive period of rehabilitation and technical rebuilding aimed at preserving his body for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.The 28-year-old from Panipat…
Chinese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) There is a quiet, almost funny cruelty to this saying. Picture someone striding ahead, chin up, certain they are leading the way. Then they glance over their shoulder and find nobody there. Not a single person followed. In that instant, the grand march turns into…
The world’s wealthiest families are reassessing their dependence on the US dollar amid rising geopolitical tensions and growing concerns over sovereign debt, Reuters reported citing UBS’s Global Family Office Report 2026.The survey by the Swiss bank found that nearly two-thirds of family offices expect confidence in the US dollar as a global reserve currency to…
Nitro Camden went from a one-viewer Twitch streamer to receiving major creator support after his viral livestream incident. (Image via: @CamFrmDaLou) Nitro_Camden was basically a one-viewer Twitch streamer before one raid changed everything. The 18-year-old creator from St. Louis suddenly had around 15,000 people watching after StableRonaldo and Marlon raided his channel. What should have…
Raay Neo Pharma on Saturday announced the launch of its operations in Lucknow as part of its expansion strategy focused on Uttar Pradesh and other fast-growing healthcare markets in north and central India.The pharmaceutical company said it plans to strengthen access to affordable medicines and healthcare delivery across Tier II and Tier III cities, positioning…
US may scrap H-1B’s 60-day job-loss cushion, putting Indian workers on an immigration clock TOI correspondent from Washington: For highly skilled foreign workers in America, a majority of whom are from India, the Trump administration has apparently decided that losing a job isn’t stressful enough. Why not add an immigration cliff?The department of homeland security…
NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan high court has dismissed a husband’s plea seeking narco-analysis, polygraph and DNA tests on himself and his wife in a pending divorce case, holding that the application was filed too late and was not necessary to decide the dispute.Justice Sanjeet Purohit, sitting as Vacation Judge, upheld an order of the family…
Most animals stick to four legs. It feels normal, almost automatic in nature. But then there are a few surprising ones that break the pattern completely and rely mainly on two legs to move around. It’s not just unusual – it also comes with some pretty clever advantages. Here are five such animals that make…