Quote of the day by Cher: ‘Never give up on your dream, no matter what happens. Live it,’ a powerful life lesson on perseverance, patience, and never giving up(Image Credit: @cher on Instagram) Some names need no introduction, and Cher is one of these. Counted among the top stars of the industry, Cher was a…
Salman Khan’s ‘Maatrubhumi’ to be screened by CBFC this week; war drama likely to arrive on Diwali or Christmas this year – Report Salman Khan‘s war drama ‘Maatrubhumi’, which has made headlines over its title change and delayed release, may soon get a release date. The Apoorva Lakhia directorial is likely to hit screens this…
Several factors have contributed to the decline in gold prices from their record highs seen in January this year. Is gold losing its shine as a safe haven asset? After its record breaking rising spree in 2025 to early 2026 when it hit record highs, gold prices have been on a downward spiral. In the…
Ri Song Gum of North Korea had a sweep of world records at 49kg on 94-121-215. (AP Photo) The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has defended the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games as a success, pointing to 54 world records, strong viewership and a nearly 20% increase in revenue despite persistent logistical problems that marred the…
Arizona man to be resentenced after court rejects AI video of road-rage victim forgiving him. An Arizona man convicted of fatally shooting a motorist during a road-rage confrontation will be resentenced after an appeals court ruled that an AI-generated video of the victim addressing him should not have been shown in court.Gabriel Paul Horcasitas, 55,…
Retired FBI agent Dave Benscoter turned his retirement into a mission to find ‘lost’ apples. (Photo: Dave Benscoter) Retirement from the FBI gave Washington native Dave Benscoter plenty of time on his hands in 2012. Little did he know that a routine day of yard work would eventually lead him on a more than decade-long…
Image Credit: Oregon Government Website The Meacham Creek floodplain in Oregon has undergone a major restoration effort aimed at reconnecting the river with areas that can support native fish. Since 2006, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation(CTUIR) have restored the contiguous miles of stream, removing high-priority levees and placing 3,700 pieces of large…
A typical example page of a Master’s or Captain’s logbook during the 1860s. The image shown here is the logbook page of H.M.S. Tribune dated 9th–12th August 1863. Image Credit: UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) archive/Royal Meteorological Society More than 255,000 historical weather records have been recovered from British Royal Navy ship logbooks dating back to…
A Texas city will pay at least $175,000 after the SpaceX site it owns pumped 128 million gallons of groundwater above permitted limits over three years; the settlement includes monitoring payments for 25 years/Image: Facebook City of McGregor A groundwater dispute involving SpaceX’s sprawling Texas operations has left the city of McGregor facing at least…
What usually ends up as agricultural waste could have another use beneath our wheels. Engineers have investigated coconut shell biochar as a material for modifying asphalt, finding that a specific proportion could make the road-building material stiffer, stronger and more stable at high temperatures.The study, published in Next Materials in 2026, examined coconut shell biochar…