Most people expect nightfall to arrive at some point in the day. In one remote corner of Alaska, that simply stops happening for weeks. Residents in Utqiagvik, the northernmost town in the United States, have now entered the annual ‘midnight sun’ season, a strange period when the sun remains visible around the clock. The town…
Florida has one of the richest populations of snakes in the United States since there are dozens of snake species that inhabit forests, wetlands, gardens, lakes, and suburban areas in the state. While seeing a snake may frighten some people, most of them are not venomous and help regulate the population of rodents. Being familiar…
NEW DELHI: England have named an unchanged playing XI for the third T20I against India at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. Harry Brook’s side goes into the match with a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after beating India by four wickets at Old Trafford. The opening T20I was washed out due to rain. England eye…
Despite efforts to keep the summit focused on defence industry and military spending, officials acknowledge that Trump’s unpredictability continues to cast a shadow over the meeting Nato leaders gathering in Ankara are entering this year’s summit with one overriding priority: avoid provoking US President Donald Trump and keep the alliance focused on areas where consensus…
General Vishwa Nath Sharma, 14th Army Chief, passes away. Former Army Chief General Vishwa Nath Sharma, who played a pivotal role during the 1987 military stand-off with China, passed away of natural causes in New Delhi in the early hours of Friday at the age of 96. Commissioned into the 16th Light Cavalry in 1950,…
BENGALURU: Infosys sees a $300-$400 billion opportunity in AI-led services by 2030 and believes the technology will amplify, rather than diminish, the role of IT services companies, chairman Nandan Nilekani said on Tuesday.“AI will not replace companies like ours. It will amplify those who move with purpose and adapt with speed,” Nilekani told shareholders at…
The Sapera community is a semi-nomadic group of traditional snake charmers and catchers across North India. These can be particularly found in states like Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The word “Sapera” itself means snake charmer. Historically, Saperas travelled village to village with cobras, one of the most venomous snakes in the world,…
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has a straightforward message for the world’s software engineers: the era of “writing code” line by line is officially over. According to a Short posted recently by Special Competitive Studies Project on YouTube, the tech veteran declared in an industry conference that a “major change” hit the industry late last…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday reacted to Ramalinga Reddy’s resignation as minister, saying there was “nothing to worry” about. Reddy’s resignation came days after Siddaramaiah’s exit from CM post and Shivakumar’s elevation as the state’s new chief minister.The transition of power in Karnataka came after intense buzz and discussions within the…
Image credit: Korea Times South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has nominated Han Seong-sook, the country’s minister for small and midsize businesses and startups, to be prime minister, the presidential office said on Sunday.If approved by parliament, Han would become South Korea’s first female prime minister in 20 years.Han, who previously served as chief executive of…