In 1927, John D Rockefeller Jr secretly used a shell company to buy over 35,000 Wyoming acres for $1.4 million; NPS says acquiring the same amount of Jackson Hole land today would cost over $1 billion

Rockefeller toured Jackson Hole in 1926. (Alamy stock photo) In the 1920s, Jackson Hole in Wyoming was changing quickly. Tourism was growing, development was spreading and wealthy visitors were arriving in the valley for an authentic cowboy experience. At the same time, local ranchers and businessmen were becoming concerned about the growing number of cabins,…

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    Amrit Bharat 3.0: AC coaches with Vande Bharat-style features for common man soon. Why it matters

    Up until now, the Amrit Bharat Express has been a non-AC long-distance passenger train. After upgrading train travel for the common man with Amrit Bharat Express, Indian Railways is now set to introduce air-conditioned coaches in the Amrit Bharat 3.0 Express, expected to be rolled out this financial year.Up until now, the Amrit Bharat Express…

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    Good news for family-based Green Card applicants from India in Visa Bulletin September 2026, no relief for employment-based categories

    Family-based Green Card becomes smoother for Indian applicants. September visa bulletin is always the last bulletin of a financial year that ends on September 30 and the Green Card numbers are reset on October 1 as a new financial year begins. This month, the State Department took time to publish its much-awaited visa bulletin, which…

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    Treesa-Gayatri lose BWF World Championships semifinal to China, secure India’s first Women’s doubles medal since 2011 | Badminton News

    Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand’s remarkable run at the BWF World Championships came to an end in the semifinals as the Indian pair lost to China’s top-seeded duo Tan Ning and Liu Sheng Shu in three games on Saturday. After producing one of the biggest wins of their careers in the…

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    After helping turn a barren Dhanbad coal-belt hillock into forest, CISF is planting 1,000 trees and one lakh vetiver slips across six acres beside Delhi’s Yamuna to revive the degraded land

    Delhi’s Yamuna is all set for a much-awaited green makeover. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has started replicating a forest-reclamation experiment that was successfully carried out in the coal-mining belt of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. As per a recent report on the initiative, about 100 CISF personnel planted 1,000 fruit-bearing and medicinal trees and one lakh…

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    India vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup 2026: India face tough Dutch test in World Cup second round

    India vs Netherlands Hockey World Cup Live: India face their biggest challenge of the World Cup when they take on co-hosts and reigning Olympic champions Netherlands in the second-round opener on Saturday. The match will be a major test of India’s semifinal hopes. After a mixed first round, India have little room for mistakes against…

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    ‘Mom is voting for us’: Trump quips as protester disrupts South Carolina rally for Darline Graham

    The protester stood up during Trump’s speech and was escorted out. US President Donald Trump was briefly interrupted by a protester during a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday, but quickly brushed off the disruption with a quip about the demonstrator’s mother.The protester stood up during Trump’s speech at the Myrtle Beach…

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