The mansion was designed on a scale that made it comparable in size to the White House. (Pictures: Oregon Live) A huge unfinished mansion in West Linn, Oregon, once owned by Hollywood Video founder Mark Wattles, is back on the market for $4.7 million, nearly three decades after construction began. The 51,908-square-foot structure sits on...
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7 bodies swept into Gandak river in UP’s Maharajganj, Kushinagar amid Nepal floods
Devastating floods in Nepal (Image Credit: PTI) LUCKNOW: At least seven unidentified bodies have recovered from Gandak (Narayani) river in Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts of Uttar Pradesh till Friday morning, after devastating floods in Nepal triggered a sharp rise in the river’s water flow.Officials said efforts were on to identify the deceased.Bodies of three women...
In 2020, four engineers started in a garage; now they repurpose EV batteries
Moment Energy co-founders Gabriel Soares, Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan and Gurmesh Sidhu Six years after four engineering graduates began experimenting with used electric vehicle batteries in a British Columbia garage, their clean technology company has opened the largest second-life battery manufacturing plant of its kind. Moment Energy, founded in 2020 by Simon Fraser University graduates...
Private landowner protects 145 acres beside Zion from future development
Zion National Park (Representative image) Visitors who approach Zion National Park from the east are greeted by a winding, scenic drive that feels worlds away from the crowded gateway towns surrounding many other national parks. That sense of serenity is now locked in place, thanks to a new conservation deal announced this week by the...
Mirwaiz backs NC MP, demand for J&K statehood, Article 370
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq backs NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi urges for the restoration of Article 370 and statehood to the union territory. SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday backed National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and criticised the governing party for failing to honour its election promises.He urged all political parties in J&K...
Indian Standard Time to become mandatory for all entities from March 2027
Govt notifies Legal Metrology (IST) Rules, 2026, making IST mandatory for all legal, commercial and administrative activities from March 2027. NEW DELHI: From March next year, all entities in India will be required to use Indian Standard Time (IST) for legal, commercial, digital and administrative activities, with govt on Saturday notifying the Legal Metrology (Indian...
Pak drones, armed men spur searches in Poonch, Rajouri
File photo: Army personnel continue to remain vigilant and guard the borders of the country across the LoC JAMMU: Security forces have launched joint cordon-and-search operations along the LoC and after suspected Pakistan drones hovered in Poonch and Rajouri districts since Friday and reports emerged about movement of armed people in forested belts of Udhampur-Kathua...
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s unique approach to raising their children
Inspiring story on parenthood: “I gave up my childhood to be able to have my children’s childhood” – What Andre Agassi and wife Steffi Graf’s parenting journey teaches about raising a family Andre Agassi’s words, “I gave up my childhood to be able to have my children’s childhood,” offer a deeply personal look at how...
Sally Kellerman’s daughter refuses to leave Scottish island in assistance dog row
Sally Kellerman’s adopted daughter Claire Kellerman has sued a Scottish community-run cafe, claiming she was discriminated against after her assistance dog was refused entry. Claire Kellerman, the adopted daughter of late MASH actress Sally Kellerman, has become embroiled in a bitter legal dispute on a remote Scottish island after suing a community-run café over her...
From society to politics: Bhagwat lays out RSS route to change
Different faiths, one truth: Bhagwat’s oneness pitch in New York NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday placed Hindu inclusiveness and society-led political change at the centre of his closely watched address at Madison Square Garden, saying a Hindu who wanted India without Muslims would “not remain Hindu” and arguing that public opinion—not political...
