India’s Anahat Singh, right, shakes hands with Tanvi Khanna (PTI Photo) India’s women’s squash team assured itself of an Asian Games medal after defeating Singapore 2-0 to progress to the semifinals on Wednesday.Tanvi Khanna set the tone with a gritty victory in the opening singles, overcoming Au Yeong Wai Iynn 11-6, 4-11, 15-13, 11-1 in…
Gold’s intraday structure has turned constructive after the sharp recovery from lower levels. Gold price prediction today: Gold is showing a constructive intraday bias and a buy on dips strategy is favoured, says Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst – Commodity and Currency, LKP Securities. The analyst shares the rationale:MCX Gold October futures are showing signs…
A prolonged drought has lowered Lake Hartwell enough to expose shoreline debris that normally sits underwater, giving volunteers an unusual opportunity to remove years of accumulated litter. According to WYFF 4, a recent cleanup brought together 148 volunteers who collected about 8,300 pounds of trash, including a record 36 tires. The Lake Hartwell Partners for…
Florida woman won’t face charges in Walmart parking shooting under Stand Your Ground law/Image: Getty Images A Florida woman who fatally shot a 62-year-old Army veteran during a dispute over a Walmart parking space will not be charged after prosecutors determined she was protected by the state’s Stand Your Ground law.Melissa Payne shot Bart Diguglielmo…
So far this month, the KOSPI has fallen 29%, surpassing its previous record monthly decline of 27% recorded in October 1997. South Korean equities suffered their steepest one-day decline in nearly five months on Tuesday, with the benchmark KOSPI sliding almost 11% as a global rout in semiconductor stocks battered SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics….
The terms bathroom, washroom, and restroom are often used interchangeably, but they don’t always refer to the same type of space. While all three are associated with personal hygiene, their meaning varies depending on the location, available facilities, and regional language. For example, a bathroom is typically found in homes and hotels and usually includes…
State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will shut a 120,000-barrel-per-day crude unit and some secondary processing units at its Mumbai refinery in November for planned maintenance, news agency Reuters reported citing industry source on Monday.The maintenance shutdown will affect units at BPCL’s 200,000-bpd refinery in Mumbai, one of the company’s key refining facilities in western…
An artist’s impression of the Tunguska airburst over central Siberia on 30 June 1908. An explosion powerful enough to destroy millions of trees should have left behind a giant crater. Instead, when scientists finally reached the remote Siberian wilderness where the blast had occurred, they found only a forest laid out like matchsticks. There was…
Campbell and Margaret moved to Canna in 1938 after spending three years living on Barra. John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw had already spent years recording Gaelic songs, stories and traditions when they made the remote Isle of Canna their home in 1938. The Scottish folklorists continued that work from the island for more…
The shift to renewable energy sources generally faces a significant bottleneck: producing electric power in bad weather. A team of researchers has created a new type of energy harvesting system that maintains power generation when clouds and rain develop over the solar electric cells. The hybrid energy harvesting system uses high-efficiency perovskite solar cells and…
Sunny Deol steered clear of making political statements while promoting his upcoming film ‘Batwara 1947’. When asked to share his views on Pakistan during a promotional event on Sunday, the actor responded cautiously and instead recalled a well-known remark made by his father, veteran actor Dharmendra, who had once described Pakistan as his “mausi” (maternal…
Swiggy menu leaves the internet wondering what will actually be delivered A food delivery menu has sparked an unexpected discussion online after one of its customization choices left a customer wondering what would actually arrive at the doorstep.The menu featured Aloo Pyaaz Ka Parantha with options including Jain, Less Spicy, Swaminarayan, and More Spicy. Pratik…
