There are hotels in India where travellers stay for the views, then there is Mukti Bhawan, a unique guesthouse where people check in to die! Yes, you read that right. This is one place in Varanasi where people arrive for an altogether different reason, to spend the final chapter of their lives. Also known as…
Greta Ramirez-Guerrero was studying fragments of ancient life that had survived in Quebec rock for roughly 450 million years when she encountered an unusual problem: the animal she was examining had almost nothing that should have fossilised well. Paleocanna tentaculum was a soft-bodied relative of modern jellyfish, shaped more like a narrow tube than the…
The proposed system would assign penalty points to motorists for different traffic offences. (Image for representative purpose only) Soon every traffic offence you commit will show negatively on your driving licence. The government is working on a graded points-based system for driving licences, Union minister for Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has…
Quote of the day by Katherine Hepburn highlighting that we need to take control of our lives.(Image Credit: Instagram) What happens when you stop waiting for someone else to move your life forward? Katharine Hepburn had a simple answer: you have to take control of your own direction. The legendary actress captured that idea in…
A team of Dutch engineering students has won first place at a major international hackathon with an idea that tackles two problems at once: plastic waste and a lack of safe, affordable housing. The project, ManufacturingBox, was developed by students from the University of Twente and took top honours at the World Federation of Engineering…
Names inspired by first light can carry more than a connection to sunrise. They can represent hope, renewal, warmth and new beginnings. From the simplicity of Dag and Ori to the elegance of Aurora and Alba, these names offer meaningful ways to celebrate a new arrival. (All Image Credits: Canva) Source link
Walk into a family kitchen, and you may find the refrigerator covered with colourful drawings, school certificates, photographs, tiny craft projects, or a child’s first medal. To some, it may look like a simple parenting habit. To others, it may seem like parents showing off their child’s achievements. But psychology suggests there can be much…
General:There’s a clean, capable feeling around your day. You may wake with better focus than usual, and once you get moving, things fall into place one by one. The Moon supports intelligence and creative thinking, while Jupiter opens luck in love, speculation, and decisions that need confidence. Not every hour will sparkle, but the current…
Iran women’s football player Fatemeh Pasandideh salutes during the national anthem of Iran. (AP Photo) Iranian footballers Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh have broken their silence over the protest that preceded their decision to seek asylum in Australia, confirming that their refusal to sing Iran’s national anthem at the Women’s Asian Cup was a deliberate…
The town was flooded as part of a massive water project in California but its legacy has been much harder to wash away. Beneath the waters of Lake Berryessa rests the ghost town of Monticello, preserved in fragments: its roads, foundations and historic bridge still visible beneath the surface while photographs and memories keep its…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (BCCI Photo) New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner is expecting a tough challenge when India’s ODI specialists Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to New Zealand later this year. Kohli and Rohit now play only ODI cricket and will be back in action when India tour New Zealand for five ODIs,…
By the 1980s, however, the popularity of Hindi films had become a concern for Egypt’s domestic film industry. Amitabh Bachchan was so popular in Egypt that Bollywood films were restricted in 1987; when Big B arrived in Cairo in 1991, it triggered a ‘national crisis’ in the countryLong before the current social media driven world,…
