How landscape memory, hysteresis shape the way Indian cities flood

Spread the love      Rain comes down steadily, painting the skies a dull grey and sending a chill breeze wafting through the windows of high-rise buildings. On the street below, water creeps out of cracks and pores. Next to the highway lies a lake but the boundary between water and land has blurred. What was once contained spreads across the wetland, dampening...

Israel bombs Hezbollah targets in Beirut; Gulf nations vow to defend themselves — key points

Spread the love       AP file photo A joint US-Israeli attack on Iran has killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered retaliatory strikes across the region, escalating tensions and raising fears of a wider conflict.Israeli strikes targeted Tehran, while Iran responded with drones and missiles aimed at Israel and sites around the Gulf. Gulf states have pledged to defend themselves...

Mission England: Gambhir demands ‘special effort’ as India gear up for semi-final

Spread the love       India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has warned that nothing short of a “special effort” will be enough when the defending champions face England in a blockbuster T20 World Cup semi-final in Mumbai, even as he lavished praise on Sanju Samson for keeping their title...

Amazon’s datacentre in UAE reports fire; company confirms one of its availability zones impacted

Spread the love       Representative Image Amazon’s Cloud Unit shut down temporarily after ‘Objects Hit’ UAE data centre facility. Amazon Web Service (AWS) confirmed that at approximately 4:30 AM PST on March 1, “objects struck” the facility in availability zone mec1-az2, creating sparks and igniting a fire. The UAE fire department cut power to the building. The zone went dark. In...

Satellite images show impact of Iran missile and drone attacks on Dubai

Spread the love       The lavish and ultramodern city of Dubai also came under the radar amid the massive unrest in the Arab world, as grief-stricken Iran unleashed strikes on multiple nations in the Middle East following the killing of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other top leaders in a coordinated attack carried out by the United States...

Iranians receive ‘defend your brothers, time for revenge’ alerts as apps and websites hacked

Spread the love       A wave of cyber-enabled operations took place early Saturday morning alongside the joint US-Israeli attack on targets across Iran. Just minutes after the first set of explosions, Iranians reportedly received slew of notifications on their phones. These notifications were not from the government advising caution, but from the prayer timing app called ‘BadeSaba Calendar’. The app has...

‘Does sudden cardiac arrest have symptoms minutes before it happens? Is there enough time to call for help if you’re alone?’

‘Does sudden cardiac arrest have symptoms minutes before it happens? Is there enough time to call for help if you’re alone?’

Spread the love       3 min readNew DelhiMar 2, 2026 09:30 AM IST Sudden cardiac arrests are a growing health emergency. While they are unpredictable, it is “not always completely silent”. Listening to your body and acting quickly can save critical minutes. As such, when we came across this Quora query: “Does sudden cardiac arrest have symptoms minutes before it happens?...

‘He showed his true potential’: Gambhir lauds Samson after Eden masterclass

Spread the love       Sanju Samson (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir delivered a stirring endorsement of Sanju Samson after the batter’s unbeaten 97 powered India into the T20 World Cup semifinals, calling the knock a glimpse of the “true potential” the team always believed in.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Samson’s majestic 97* at...

Stock market today: Nifty50, BSE Sensex crash in pre-open trade on Middle East tensions

Spread the love       Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex crashed in pre-open trade on Monday amidst rising Middle East tensions and global market turmoil, with impact on crude oil prices and trade in focus. Analysts warn that sectors sensitive to crude prices such as oil marketing companies, paints, tyres, aviation and chemicals could face...

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