Seen from space, Seattle stands out as a vibrant patchwork of deep green forests, blue waterways and dense urban development. The city’s famous nickname, the “Emerald City”, reflects the evergreen trees that surround it, but its landscape tells a much older story than modern skylines and parks. Long before Seattle became a major Pacific Northwest…
NEW DELHI: Brazil’s journey to the FIFA World Cup 2026 began with a special farewell ceremony as the five-time champions departed for the tournament on Monday.The Brazilian squad received a traditional send-off at Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, where their team aircraft was “baptised” before take-off. The team travelled aboard a Boeing 767-300ER…
KOCHI: In the geometry of long jump, progress is seldom linear. For Shahnavaz Khan, the trajectory has curved sharply upward. Nowhere was that more evident than 11 days ago at the U-20 Federation Cup in Karnataka’s Tumkur, where the 18-year-old soared to 8.23m to eclipse Murali Sreeshankar‘s junior national record of 8.20m recorded in 2018….
Smoke detectors sit quietly on ceilings, usually ignored until something goes wrong. Most people only notice them when the test button is pressed or when a faint chirp signals a fading battery in the middle of the night. Yet these small plastic discs have become a standard fixture in homes and public buildings, shaped by…
For centuries, space has fascinated humans like no other. From the sun’s glare to the moon’s surface and even Saturn’s shimmering rings, we have wanted to go up close and see it all. Now, two ambitious NASA-backed projects aim to truly touch Saturn’s rings, venturing into what is known as one of the most dangerous…
India’s residential real estate market is entering a phase of consolidation rather than correction, with premium housing, urbanisation and lower borrowing costs expected to support deman India’s housing market is expected to stay on firm footing through the second half of 2026, even as the rapid post-pandemic boom gives way to a more measured phase…
India’s forex reserves rise to $658.09 billion India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $7.794 billion to $690.693 billion during the week ended May 1, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.The reserves had fallen by $4.82 billion in the previous reporting week ended April 24, taking the overall forex…
Students display placards during the protest against the JPSC and JSSC CGL paper leak issue, in Ranchi NEW DELHI: A day after the student protestors were lathi-charged in Jharkhand during the ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march, Independent MP Parimal Nathwurged Chief Minister Hemant Soren to sympathetically address student protests over alleged JPSC and JSSC irregularities, emphasising…
A 15-year-old Canadian named Evan Budz took on a significant challenge in marine conservation. At just fifteen, he came up with the invention of the Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle (BURT). This invention filled a major gap by incorporating the natural swimming kinematics of snapping turtles, creating an autonomous vehicle that could monitor and assess delicate…
We’ve all been there. You’re on a second or third date, and the person across from you is charming, funny, and seemingly perfect. Then, the food takes five minutes too long, and suddenly they’re snapping at the server or making a condescending comment about the “help.” That is the mask slipping. When someone is talking…