Officials break ground at the site of the Knight Riders Cricket Ground in southern California. (AP) New Delhi: July 1 will mark a watershed moment for cricket in the USA and more specifically in California, when the Knight Riders Cricket Ground hosts its first match in Major League Cricket (MLC). With the LA Knight Riders…
Long before concrete and steel arrived in the Philippines, Filipino communities had already worked out how to live comfortably in a hot, humid and flood-prone archipelago; they simply raised their houses off the ground. The bahay kubo, or nipa hut, is the clearest example, a small home built from bamboo, wood and thatched nipa palm…
‘The problem for us is not are our desires satisfied or not. The problem is…’ You add three items to your online shopping cart, check out, and close the tab. Ten minutes later, you open your phone and start looking at something else. You got what you bought, but the excitement faded before the package…
Our inner world of thoughts and emotions significantly shapes life experiences. These internal states can bring hope or fill us with fear and doubt. Modern life makes maintaining inner balance increasingly difficult for many people. Sadhguru explains that we create these internal forces which then control us. Understanding and managing our thoughts prevents them from…
In 2002, South Australia sank ex-HMAS Hobart in under 3 minutes A 134-metre decommissioned guided-missile destroyer lying 30 metres below the surface of Yankalilla Bay has become one of South Australia’s most diverse marine habitats, less than two decades after it was deliberately sunk. The ex-HMAS Hobart was scuttled on 5 November 2002. It sank…
PC: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA The University of Georgia has received an $8 million grant from NOAA Fisheries to lead a three-year initiative to restore salt marsh habitat along the South Atlantic coast. The project will cover areas from North Carolina to Florida and will assess whether dredged sediment can help restore marshes threatened by rising…
There’s this old belief that the day a child is born quietly shapes something about who they’ll become, and Saturday carries a particularly heavy, dignified energy of its own, ruled as it is by Saturn, or Shani, the planet tied to discipline, patience, and wisdom you can’t rush. Kids born on this day are often…
In India’s premium dining scene, the priciest foods are often ordinary. They are ingredients that travel far, demand painstaking harvesting, or carry a luxury story that makes them as much status symbols as meals. From spices pulled by hand from a flower to seafood matured over decades, these dishes and garnishes sit at the top…
Scottish gran wins £4 million Cornwall mansion with £15 Omaze entry. (Photo: SWNS) A 72-year-old grandmother from Scotland was left stunned after initially believing she had won a horse, only to discover that she had actually scooped a £4 million coastal mansion in Cornwall with a £15 Omaze entry.Mary Dickson, from Castle Douglas in south-west…
Every parent hopes their child never experiences bullying, and ideally, no child should go through such a situation. However bullying remains a reality many children face. Be it hurtful comments, unkind words in the playground or exclusion from a group, many children get picked on. For generations, parents used to advise their children to “just…
Along with Russia, the United States possesses nearly 90% of all nuclear weapons on Earth. The country has over 5,044 total warheads and is known to have the most balanced and heavily maintained strategic triad delivery systems. While it has no need to amp up on developing more nuclear weapons, it needs to urgently clear…
