Aurora, Colorado, is using smart water meters to enforce drought rules as the city faces severe water shortages. The meters track water use throughout the day. This allows Aurora Water, the city’s municipal utility department, to identify lawns being watered outside the permitted schedule.Under the city’s current Stage 1 drought restrictions, grass can be watered…
Australia’s Mitchell Starc (AP Photo) Mitchell Starc continued to add to his remarkable Test legacy on Thursday, becoming the most successful left-arm bowler in the history of Test cricket during Australia’s opening Test against Bangladesh in Darwin.Starc reached the landmark when he dismissed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam in the ninth over of the first innings….
These 5 signs suggest it’s time to have the conversation There is a stage in dating that is strangely difficult to explain.You are not quite single in the way you were before meeting this person, but you are not officially in a relationship either. You have a favourite person to call, someone whose messages can…
The G.L.O.V.E., sits on a table after a demonstration at the Oklahoma County Detention Center. (Photo: AP) US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to spend up to $20 million on electric-shock gloves is facing criticism from civil rights groups and Democratic officials, with a pending wrongful-death lawsuit in Kentucky raising concerns over the potential misuse…
Since April 1, when E20 became the only petrol available, concerns among consumers have increased. Amid the raging debate on impact of ethanol-blended E20 petrol on cars, internal communications exchanged among auto industry executives reveal concerns on fuel contamination.The rollout of E20 petrol has sparked dissatisfaction among motorists, with hundreds claiming the fuel has lowered…
‘I’m Game’ release POSTPONED_ The makers of ‘I’m Game’ have announced a change to the movie’s theatrical schedule. The Dulquer Salmaan starrer was earlier planned as an August 20 release. It will now reach cinemas worldwide on September 3, 2026.Nahas Hidhayath has directed the Malayalam action thriller. The movie features Dulquer Salmaan in the lead…
A decade ago, more than 99% of sunflower sea stars vanished from the depths of the ocean. Now, the discovery of a long-lost colony of these organisms is offering new hope for the region’s kelp forests.Sunflower sea stars, known as Pycnopodia helianthoides, may look like an aesthetic and purely decorative feature on the ocean floor,…
None of this means these breeds shouldn’t exist in India, or that people who already own one have made some unforgivable mistake. It means the mismatch between breed and climate needs to be taken seriously, not treated as an inconvenience to be solved with a stronger AC unit. PETA India’s Radhika Suryavanshi has made the…
On Ahilyabai Holkar’s 231st death anniversary, let’s visit the famous temples built by her Long before Indian cinema and government cultural bodies began revisiting her legacy in earnest, Ahilyabai Holkar was quietly doing something few rulers of her era attempted: rebuilding India’s sacred geography one temple at a time, often in kingdoms far beyond her…
There is something about the way grandparents talk to children that feels different. They may listen to the same story for the tenth time, answer endless questions, tell stories from a world the child has never seen and, sometimes, simply sit beside them without asking anything at all.It is easy to dismiss these moments as…
A Pentagon review says US airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen killed 153 civilians and injured 243 others across three attacks in April 2025. The assessment, submitted to Congress as part of the Pentagon’s annual civilian casualty report, found that the strikes “more likely than not” resulted in civilian harm.The unclassified assessment, obtained by…
For soldiers fighting in World War II, food was never simply about taste. It had to survive long journeys, extreme weather, rough handling and weeks away from a proper kitchen. Armies therefore developed rations that could be carried easily, stored for months and provide enough energy to keep soldiers moving. The result was a strange…
