There was a time when passenger pigeons were so numerous that their flocks darkened the skies for hours. People believed a bird found in such unimaginable numbers could never disappear. There are few stories in nature as heartbreaking as that of the passenger pigeon. It is not because the bird was rare or fragile. It…
Sawan 2026 is an important month, especially for the devotees of Lord Shiva. This holy month is also known as Shravan. During this period, many people observe fasts, visit Shiva temples, offer Jalabhishek, and follow simple dietary rules.During the Sawan month, many Hindu households do not offer onion, garlic, curd and kadhi. These are observed…
In 2015, a simple act of compassion by two men in Papua New Guinea won hearts after they rescued two live sea turtles that were being sold at a local food market. Rather than leaving the animals to be bought for consumption, Arron Culling and his coworker Mark used their own money to purchase the…
Conservancy biologists with a 16ft, 135lb female Burmese python found while radio-tracking a male scout snake in southwest Florida in February 2025. Florida scientists used female Burmese pythons as live lures to find invasive males in the Everglades, but 3 million camera-trap photos produced only four python detections.A study published in the journal Southeastern Naturalist…
File photo: A view of India’s first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat (Picture credit: ANI) India’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered passenger train has covered around 900 kilometres during the first five days of its commercial operations on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.The train, which was flagged…
Rumer Willis opens up about her childhood and how her parents, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, made sure to keep her time filled with whimsy and magic. (Instagram) Looking back on her childhood, Rumer Willis opened up about what it was like to grow up with Bruce Willis and Demi Moore as her parents and…
Image(s): Smithsonian Gardens Magnolia trees are admired around the world for their large, fragrant flowers, but they also preserve one of the oldest evolutionary stories in the plant kingdom. Long before bees, butterflies or many modern flowering plants appeared, magnolias were already blooming across prehistoric landscapes. Fossil evidence suggests the ancestors of modern magnolias evolved…
26-year-old remote worker earning ₹4 lakh a month in India reveals why he wants to leave for Australia despite his high salary. A good salary is often considered the biggest sign of career success. But for many young professionals today, the bigger question is no longer how much they earn. It is where they want…
Lighting a Kushmanda Deepam, a traditional lamp kept inside a hollowed out ash gourd, is considered to be a powerful spiritual act in Hinduism. This ritual is meant to clear away negative energies, to remove obstacles and to invite blessings from the divine into one’s life. Sincere to The Goddess Kushmanda & Lord Kalabhairava.The ritual…
Security personnel stop a protestor near Jantar Mantar during a protest march, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday called for an education system that “inspires confidence” as protests over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination continue across the country, with multiple students having died by suicide.Without…
Success is often portrayed as the result of intelligence, talent or good fortune, but many of the world’s most accomplished leaders argue that sustained effort is what truly separates high achievers from the rest. Among them is Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, whose decades-long career has made him one…
England’s Joe Root and Gus Atkinson (AP Photo) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has unveiled a packed home schedule for 2027, headlined by the men’s five-Test Ashes series against Australia and the women’s multi-format Ashes, with both contests set to run simultaneously across one of the busiest summers in recent memory.England’s bid to…
