Spread the love       Pic credit: Reuters Randy Guijarro of Fremont, California, paid $2 for an old photograph at an antique shop in 2010. The seemingly ordinary pictures turned out to include one of the most valuable images of the Old West, with an insurance value of $5 million.In 2010, Guijarro purchased the photograph for $2. He kept the 4-by-5-inch photograph,...

Spread the love       Koos Bekker When South African technology billionaire Koos Bekker bought Hadspen House and 16 acres of land in Somerset in 2013, the purchase marked the beginning of a much larger project. The estate, now known as The Newt in Somerset, has grown to cover more than 2,700 acres through land purchases made by Bekker’s company, according to...

Spread the love       Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO of Chobani, reacts during the Clinton Global Initiative 2026 Annual Meeting in New York City, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon When Hamdi Ulukaya arrived in the United States in 1994, he was a young student from Turkey who spoke no English and knew no one. Years later, after buying a shuttered...

Spread the love       Diplomatic tensions flared again between India and China after Beijing strongly opposed India’s decision to officially map and standardise 28 places in Ladakh, including some in Aksai China, and reaffirmed that it does not recognise the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.In a swift rebuttal, New Delhi reiterated no amount of Chinese denial can change the established fact...

Spread the love       A Karnataka high court order and a police licensing regime have made Freedom Park Bengaluru’s default protest venue. But the governing police order also gives the police commissioner discretion to designate another suitable venue, meaning the legal position is more nuanced than an absolute ban on demonstrations elsewhere. Here’s everything you need to know about why Bengaluru...

Spread the love       Pakistan police on Tuesday fired tear gas and live rounds at protesters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as clashes broke out over the suspension of the provincial government led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).Five people were injured in the clashes, with the worst violence reported in Bara, around 15 km from provincial capital Peshawar,...

Spread the love       Representative image Once marketed for $109 million, Rancho Cariñoso has sold at auction for $22.55 million, a dramatic drop for a property with nearly an acre of private beach. The 4.2-acre estate sits on Padaro Lane, between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara, and combines a working horse-ranch character with rare oceanfront access. Its features include a three-bedroom home,...

Spread the love       Under Kentucky law, a surviving spouse was entitled to half the surplus personal property if their partner died without a will. A Kentucky woman whose husband died without leaving a will has won a legal dispute over approximately $2.33 million held in investment accounts that named his children as beneficiaries. The Kentucky Court of Appeals has upheld...

Spread the love       Ashok Lavasa speaks online at the event NEW DELHI: Former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa on Tuesday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) was facing an unprecedented level of controversy and urged the poll body to regain public trust amid protests over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Drawing a parallel with cricket,...

Spread the love       The passengers, mostly children and young men, were travelling to attend a feast. PATNA: At least 13 people died after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Rampur Shyamchand panchayat under Raghopur police station limits in Vaishali district on Tuesday night.Seven people are undergoing treatment, while three to four others are still missing.The passengers, mostly children and...