Global equity markets mostly traded higher as easing tensions between the US and Iran triggered a sharp decline in oil prices. US stock market today: US stocks opened higher on Monday while oil prices tumbled after the United States and Iran suspended military action and resumed efforts to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict….
Antarctica is the coldest continent on Earth, featuring a deadly combination of extreme temperatures, high elevation and ice-covered terrain. The Russian Vostok Station here averages minus 55°C and on July 21, 1983, it recorded the lowest reliably measured air temperature on Earth, −89.2°C.Yet sealed beneath the white ice sheets of the region is a hidden…
Priyanka Chopra has accumulated a wealth of around Rs 650 crore over the years and is now known as one of the most famous actresses in the world. (YouTube) From Jamshedpur to Hollywood, Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been through quite a lot to get to this point in her career and life. The famed actress…
Global sea surface temperatures are nearing record highs again as El Niño conditions begin to develop, increasing the risk of more extreme weather and potentially making 2027 the hottest year ever recorded, the European Union’s climate monitor said Friday.The Copernicus Climate Change Service, overseen by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), revealed that…
Shreya Singhal’s landmark Supreme Court victory reshaped free speech online in India. (Photo: X post) Most 21-year-olds are busy attending lectures, preparing for exams or figuring out their first job. Shreya Singhal was preparing to argue against a law before the Supreme Court of India.She wasn’t a senior advocate. She wasn’t backed by a political…
Folarin Balogun (20) fouls Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic (4). Balogun received a red card on the play, US President Donald Trump. (AP) FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Monday that he spoke to US President Donald Trump about Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension but told him the case would be decided only by FIFA’s independent judicial…
The Aquaman of Jodhpur/Instagram An old man, almost in his 80s, sits by forgotten stepwells of Jodhpur. Someone throws a plastic bag and he immediately picks it up, throwing it in a dustbin far away from the stepwells. Most travellers arrive in Jodhpur, the Blue City of Rajasthan, with a bucket list. It generally includes…
Quote of the day by Neil deGrasse Tyson (AI-generated image) A student who cheats is usually judged entirely on the act itself, without much thought given to what actually pushed them there. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, pointed the question in a different direction. “When students cheat on exams it’s because our school system values…
Cockroaches are already famous for surviving some of Earth’s harshest conditions, but scientists have now pushed their abilities even further. Researchers have developed remote-controlled cockroaches capable of walking underwater for up to three hours by fitting them with miniature oxygen-supplying suits. The unusual technology could one day help emergency teams search flooded buildings, inspect dangerous…
Brazil is dealing with one of its worst dengue fever outbreaks in years, and scientists are trying something unusual to bring the numbers down. Instead of just relying on vaccines and mosquito spray, health teams are releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into several cities, hoping these lab-bred insects will help shrink the population of disease-spreading mosquitoes…