Bengali actor Jaayjeet Banerjee recently met with a road accident while travelling near the Tollygunge Karunamoyee Bridge. He took to social media to reveal that a speeding lorry hit his car while he was coming down from the bridge towards Haridevpur. The actor was sitting in the front seat and luckily escaped without any serious…
Mother Neff State Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In 1916, a small piece of land along Texas’ Leon River became the starting point for what would eventually become the state’s first state park. Isabella Neff, known locally as Mother Neff, had long welcomed neighbours and community groups to the riverbank for picnics, gatherings, fishing and other…
Union home minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council near Mamallapuram. NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the development journey of the southern states, saying “high literacy rate, trained manpower and technical expertise in the utilisation of deep seas” have been the three pillars behind the…
Yan carried out the research as part of his computational biology and bioinformatics project. 18-year-old Jonathan Yan, a student from Irvine, California sucessfully stopped spread of cancer cells by blocking the transsulfuration pathway in cancer cell lines. Yan studied 479 human cancer cell lines as part of his computational biology and bioinformatics project for the…
When people go on a trip, they make sure to carry back a suitcase full of memories. From photos to souvenirs, they invest in numerous things to ensure that they have something to remember the good times by. But one thing they always end up forgetting is to carry back the waste and deposit it…
Elizabeth Dickens (Image Credit: Rhode Island Natural History Survey) In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird sightings on Block Island. What started as a personal habit continued for more than five decades,creating a remarkable record of the island’s birdlife, migration patterns and seasonal changes. Her name was Elizabeth Dickens, a self-taught…
US Marines fire the M777 artillery gun during a training exercise. (image credit: US DoW) The US army has taken a decisive step in its artillery modernisation drive by selecting Hanwha Defense USA to advance in the Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) programme. The South Korean firm will provide up to 18 prototypes of its wheeled…
Homes in 180 out of 363 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales were taking longer to sell compared with a year ago. Half of homes across Great Britain are taking longer to sell than a year ago as mortgage-market volatility and uncertainty over borrowing costs prompt buyers to adopt a “wait and see” approach,…
Qamran Iqbal scored a magnificent 160 not out in the second innings of the Ranji trophy final against Karnataka. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The last time Qamran Iqbal played competitive cricket, it took him nearly 2,800 kms and a frantic 15 hours to get there. Called up at short notice, the 24-year-old endured a chaotic journey…
Mahatma Gandhi’s handwritten note praising Anand T Hingorani’s efforts to collect and publish his writings, alongside a photograph of Gandhi writing. A thought for the day isn’t just a WhatsApp forward; it can be worth a fortune if it’s written in Bapu’s hand. On Wednesday, Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘A Thought of the Day’ sold for Rs…