Dolly Parton, the late singer-songwriter born in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, penned the song in 1973. It came out the following year as the second single off her 13th solo studio album, ‘Jolene’, according to Genius. The track hit the top of the Billboard Hot Country Chart on two separate occasions, with its 1982…
Representative Image (AI-generated) What happens when waste from a coal-fired power station is placed beneath the sea? In 1989, researchers in the UK built an experimental artificial reef from 50 tons of stabilised coal-fired power station waste, and marine life began moving in almost immediately. The unusual experiment took place in Poole Bay, off the…
NEW DELHI: India have announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, with Jasprit Bumrah returning to the side while Hardik Pandya misses out after suffering a fresh setback in his comeback bid.Shreyas Iyer will continue to lead the side, with Tilak Varma as his deputy. Young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,…
Veteran actor Sudhir Dalvi, widely remembered for his iconic portrayal of Sai Baba in the 1977 film Shirdi Ke Sai Baba, is slowly recovering at home following a serious health setback. The 86-year-old actor spent nearly a month at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital after being admitted on October 7, 2025, with sepsis, a potentially life-threatening infection…
Officials and parks supporters gather for a ceremony on Aug. 31, 2026. A 102-foot water tank in Pittsburgh that once also served as an observation post is set to welcome visitors again after being closed for decades, following a major restoration project. According to reports by WESA and TribLive, the North Park Observation Tower, built…
NEW DELHI: Centre on Tuesday tightened the stock limit for sugar dealers, reducing it from 4,000 quintals to 2,000 quintals from September 15 to November 30, as it sought to curb hoarding and contain rising retail prices.The food ministry said the existing 4,000-quintal limit would continue in Kolkata and its extended metropolitan areas “considering the…
By April 2026, two months after initial reports, it emerged that Amit Joshi, the director behind ‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’ (2024), had been roped in to direct ‘Malamaal Weekly 2’. This was soon followed by news of Raveena Tandon and Parineeti Chopra being added to the cast, and on August 11, reports confirmed…
India’s IT hiring landscape is undergoing a significant change. Layoffs have headlined the global tech landscape for over a year now and the trend continues as the industry faces one its biggest disruptions in recent years. In India too the tech hiring and firing situation is evolving fast.Global tech giant Microsoft has put around 500…
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore. (AP Photo) The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to dock near Thailand’s Pattaya on Wednesday, bringing nearly 5,000 sailors and Marines to the popular tourist city, as local authorities step up police patrols and crack down on sex workers.Thai officials said the…
Inglewood Park Cemetery. Image Credit: CBS In 1906, a 4-month-old baby named ‘Maytie Raker’ became the first person to be buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in California. Her death came at the beginning of the cemetery’s long history, yet for the next 120 years, there was no marker to identify where she lay. Generations passed…