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Between August 19 and 23, 2022, Omar Yaghi’s team placed a thermos-sized cylinder in Furnace Creek, inside the Death Valley National Park. The device was not connected to anything and for three complete cycles of night and day the device extracted liquid water from the air of one of the driest and hottest places on...

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hit out at the INDIA bloc, saying the opposition alliance’s proposed nationwide protests against the Election Commission are aimed at “saving dynasty” rather than “saving democracy”.After INDIA bloc’s meeting, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused the opposition of attacking the poll panel to create an “advance excuse” for...

A family in Mumbai has preserved the body of their deceased member for four years.(File photo) MUMBAI: Deeply disturbed by the death of an 80-year-old family member, his wife and two adult children preserved his body for four years, spending more than Rs 50 lakh and researching whether it could eventually be sent to a...

Trump recently made an unusual comment about Google CEO Sundar Pichai calling him a ‘monster’ Donald Trump recently hosted a luncheon with silicon valley CEOs. During a press briefing soon after the launch, Trump made an unusual comment about Google CEO Sundar Pichai. While speaking to reporters, Trump called Sundar Pichai a “monster” and praised...

Gadkari said ethanol production had already helped farmers, pointing to the rise in maize prices. (Image for representative purpose only) After introducing E20 petrol for cars, there is now focus on flex-fuel engines that will be able to operate entirely on ethanol or E100. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently said that ethanol...

Hashim Moosa (right) killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district NEW DELHI: Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa, wanted for his alleged role in the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday.Moosa was killed during a...

The measures cover higher support prices for six Rabi crops, renewable power evacuation and storage across states, and technology-driven traffic management across 42 Delhi corridors. NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved three major measures spanning agriculture, power infrastructure and urban mobility, including higher Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi crops for...

Screams heard as Flydubai plane plunges 15,000 feet amid cockpit fight; passengers cheer after pilot regains control​ A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after an alleged violent altercation between two pilots inside the cockpit triggered a mid-air emergency, with videos purportedly capturing passengers screaming as the...

In pic: Michael and Susan Dell ​In 2021, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation pledged $36.6 million to help expand Community First! Village. This master-planned neighbourhood in Austin is designed to provide permanent housing and a supportive community for people exiting homelessness. The foundation’s commitment was part of a larger capital campaign to add 1,400...

Inside the cockpit chaos: Passengers describe blood, screams on Flydubai flight Passengers aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv described scenes of panic in the air after screams erupted on board, a pilot was reportedly stabbed and the Boeing 737 MAX suddenly went into a steep dive before eventually making an emergency landing...