In 2018, Chinese state media announced one of the most ambitious weather engineering projects ever proposed, an attempt to build a permanent airborne water corridor across the Tibetan plateau. Named Tianhe, meaning sky river, the plan aimed to use tens of thousands of fuel burning cloud seeding chambers scattered across an area roughly the size…
The Kargil War of 1999 was not won in a single battle. It was secured through a series of hard-fought victories across some of the world’s most unforgiving terrain, where Indian soldiers climbed near-vertical cliffs under enemy fire at altitudes exceeding 16,000 feet. Each captured peak altered the course of the conflict, weakened Pakistan’s defensive…
Caption: Illustration showing the new porous material switching between magnetic states when exposed to light, heat or pressure, with a visible colour change. | Credit: IISc BENGALURU: IISc scientists have developed a new class of “smart” materials that can change their magnetic properties when exposed to light, heat or pressure, a breakthrough that could help…
PA-34 Piper five-seater plane/Image: Silvia Larrieu, niece of pilot Mario Lamar. Four members of a Florida family are missing after their private plane disappeared while flying from the Bahamas to South Florida, Miami Herald reportedThe five-seat Piper PA-34 departed Great Harbour Cay at about 10:12 a.m. Monday and was headed to Miami Executive Airport, according…
Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja believes 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has done enough to earn a place in the Indian team and said he even raised the issue with chief selector Ajit Agarkar during the IPL 2026 final.Speaking after Sooryavanshi’s remarkable IPL season, Jadeja questioned what more the youngster could possibly do to prove…
A Delhi man murdered his wife over property disputes and fled with significant cash. (File photo) NEW DELHI: A 53-year-old Delhi man allegedly murdered his wife over a long-running property dispute and tried to mislead investigators using a crime strategy he claimed to have learnt from the Hollywood series ‘The Staircase’.His plan, however, unravelled after…
Jamie Dimon, CEO of America’s biggest bank JPMorgan and Chase has pushed back against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recenlty called for middle powers to form stronger coalitions to counter global superpowers. According to a report by Moneywide, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations’ CEO Speaker Series, Dimon quipped, “When Mark Carney said…
Trump added that Leavitt would remain involved as one of his “top outside advisors” US president Donald Trump has announced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August to spend more time with her family.In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Leavitt as “one of my…
Homestead soddy in Box Butte County. Source: History Nebraska – Nebraska.gov In 1870, Robert Ball Anderson, a former slave and Union Army veteran, filed a claim for a 160-acre homestead in Butler County, Nebraska. Severe drought and grasshopper swarms destroyed his crops, forcing him to give up the property.Instead of abandoning his goals, Anderson spent…
Montreal Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault (35) during warm-up before the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens game on March 10, 2026, at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Ottawa Senators are apparently looking at the NHL trade market for some goaltending depth behind Linus Ullmark. One…