Spread the love 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 became favourable?...
‘Trump furious about leaks’: US orders polygraph test for top officials
Spread the love 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 media reports...
UN declares Nov 27 as ‘International Day For Elimination Of Child Marriage’
Spread the love 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 steered by...
Canadian billionaire Kevin O’Leary says success requires sacrifice, focus and obsession
Spread the love 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 when you...
‘CSK captaincy must be changed’: Sanju Samson backed to take over from Ruturaj
Spread the love Sanju Samson (Image credit: IPL) Chennai Super Kings have built their reputation on stability, but the franchise could be forced to make some major calls ahead of the 2027 Indian Premier League season.The five-time champions have endured a difficult phase, missing out on the playoffs for three successive seasons. Their 2026 campaign was further complicated by skipper...
‘Cracked skull’ wasn’t all: In eye of storm, ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj
Spread the love Swatantra Bhardwaj, 22, was detained in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district. NEW DELHI: A social media influencer whose video claiming he assaulted the father of a student activist went viral had built a sizeable online following long before the clip brought him under scrutiny.Swatantra Bhardwaj, 22, was detained in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on Friday, hours after Delhi...
‘Bound to breed contempt for law’: SC judge on police action at Jantar Mantar protest
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan slammed police officers over the alleged assault on protesting students during the NEET agitation at Jantar Mantar and said that the detachment expected of officials appears to be disappearing.While speaking at the launch of former secretary (security) Yashovardhan Azad’s book “Policing the Republic”, Justice Bhuyan said that police must...
Why your blood sugar may rise after HIIT or heavy lifting
Spread the love Exercise is often recommended to help manage blood sugar. So, it can be confusing to check your glucose after a workout and find that it has gone up instead of down. But a temporary rise in blood sugar after exercise does not necessarily mean the workout has done more harm than good. In fact, the type and intensity...
Delhi-NCR battered by heavy rain, several areas waterlogged; IMD issues alert
Spread the love Following a deluge in the early hours of Saturday, various areas in Delhi-NCR are grappling with waterlogging NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR on Saturday morning, leaving several areas waterlogged, with the IMD forecasting more showers ahead.The city is likely to receive more rain over the next two days.The city is likely to receive...
33-year-old buys 81-room Arkansas hotel for $2.55m and spends $1.1m rebuilding
Spread the love Some learn business, others are born with a hunch for it. When it comes to Greg Clark, it seems the latter holds true. At 19, he quit his job, paid his rent and was left with just $20 to his name. Today, he is renovating an 81-room hotel in Eureka Springs with a $1.1 million budget. The...
