Category: Events

Nepal Army rescued a foreign national, later identified as a Chinese citizen The Nepal Army rescued a Chinese national alive from a hydropower tunnel on Saturday, 10 days after floods hit the Himalayan nation’s Nuwakot town.“Rescue of foreign national alive from surang of Apar Trishuli,” the Nepal Army posted on X, referring to the Trishuli...

NEW DELHI: Several people gathered near the Sansad Marg Police Station on Saturday, protesting against the detention of Swatantra Bharadwaj for allegedly assaulting Sanjay Kumar, the father of a teenage student activist, during a July 20 protest in the national capital.One of Bharadwaj’s supporters, Daksh Choudhary, said they would also file a counter-complaint against the...

Social media ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj arrested. NEW DELHI: Social media ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj has been arrested by Delhi Police, a day after he was detained in Uttar Pradesh in connection with an alleged assault on the father of a minor activist during CJP protest.He was produced at the residence of concerned judge at Karkardooma Court...

Nigerian engineer Yahaya Ahmed built his first model house with 14,800 sand-filled plastic bottle (Image Credit: BBC) What if thousands of discarded plastic bottles could become part of a house instead of ending up in gutters or landfills? In Kaduna, Nigerian engineer Yahaya Ahmed has spent more than a decade exploring that possibility. His first...

The sprawling 24,000-square-foot mansion has 160 rooms, 2,000 doors, 10,000 windows and 47 stairways (Image Source: Facebook/@Winchester Mystery House) More than a century after American philanthropist Sarah Winchester died, the sprawling mansion she spent nearly four decades building continues to stand as one of America’s most unusual properties and often belived to be ‘haunted’.Winchester Mystery...

Like most parents, Dave Curro, a 69-year-old father, is also worried about the future of his son, especially since he has a developmental disability. But now, he is one step closer to ensuring that his son has a community that supports him and makes his life more comfortable and happier. Four years ago, he dreamt...

Michigan State University botanist William James Beal buried 20 glass bottles filled with seeds In 1879, Michigan State University botanist William James Beal buried 20 glass bottles filled with seeds and sand in an effort to answer a deceptively simple question: how long could seeds remain dormant in the soil and still grow when conditions...

50 US Joint Staff officials face polygraph tests US government investigators subjected roughly 50 members of the Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists. The investigation centred on leaks about dwindling US stocks of advanced weapons, according to reports.According to multiple media reports, members of the Joint Staff were tested in August after...

NEW DELHI: In a significant development that brings focus on the need to step up action to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, the United Nations (UN) has declared November 27 the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The date carries special significance for India, which backed the resolution...

Canadian billionaire and former Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary has shared his perspective on what it takes to achieve success at the highest level. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) O’Leary argued that people striving for exceptional results should not expect balance in life. “There is no balance...