South Carolina is a state built around water. From its coastal lowlands with their beaches and wetlands to the rivers and lakes spread throughout its forested landscape, the state abounds with bodies of water that offer opportunities such as fishing, boating, swimming, and camping. But along with the wildlife most visitors welcome, these waters also…
Indian cities face recurring costs from pothole repairs on asphalt roads. Year after year Indian cities spend hundreds of crores on filling up potholes that reappear with the next bout of heavy rain. Roads are tarred before the monsoon, only to crack, cave in and develop potholes in weeks. Emergency tenders are floated, traffic crawls,…
Instagram/@coach_amitkumar So this is one of those ‘zero civic sense’ scenes that makes your blood boil. A seemingly ordinary train journey has triggered a larger conversation about civic responsibility and parenting that shape India’s travel culture. A video is doing rounds on the internet which is shared on Instagram by creator @coach_amitkumar (Amit Kumar). He…
China has some of the most polluted cities on the planet, and for years the usual fixes, stricter emission rules, factory shutdowns, better public transport, have only chipped away at the problem. So Italian architect Stefano Boeri decided to try something far more radical, wrapping entire buildings and eventually entire cities in trees. His firm’s…
Spain’s Lamine Yamal (AP Photo) Spain’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal wasted no time looking ahead after guiding La Roja into the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, sending a confident message to their title rivals with a social media post: “nuevayol vamos por ti” — translated as “New York, we’re coming for you.“Minutes after Spain defeated…
Palmistry is the study of the lines, mounds and shape of the hand to interpret personality, luck, career, health and spiritual growth. One important aspect of palmistry that is not often discussed is the Ketu Parvat. Also known as the Mount of Ketu.Ketu is associated with spirituality, intuition, detachment, past karma, secret knowledge and inner…
British politician Andy Burnham, likely to be the next prime minister of the UK, has condemned what police described as an alleged right-wing terror threat targeting an Islamic gathering in Suffolk, saying hatred against Muslims has “no place” in the UK.In a post on X, Burnham wrote: “This is appalling. Hatred against Muslims has no…
Walk into any Italian kitchen on the right morning and you might find someone making ciambelle, ring-shaped doughnuts, fried golden and dusted with sugar, built around the hole at their centre that gives them their name and their characteristic shape. The hole is not incidental. It is the point. It is what the doughnut is…
There is a particular sound that belongs to the Alps in summer. It drifts across mountain meadows, echoes from rocky slopes and sometimes arrives before the animals themselves come into view. The ringing of cowbells has become so closely associated with Switzerland, Austria and parts of southern Germany that many visitors assume the bells exist…
The Joint Admission Committee (JAC) Chandigarh has started the round 2 counselling process for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. Candidates taking part in the counselling can now complete the choice filling and locking process from July 15 to July 17, 2026, through the official website.Candidates are advised to carefully review…
S&P Global Ratings has lowered its long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) on Oracle to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BBB’ — one notch above speculative grade, commonly known as junk status. White the rating agency maintained a stable outlook, it identified Sam Altman-led OpenAI as a “key credit risk” for the company. S&P said that it estimates that…
Shah Rukh Khan has spent more than three decades in the spotlight, but one thing that continues to surprise fans is how simple and unconventional his eating habits are. Unlike many celebrities who regularly showcase elaborate meal plans and trendy diets, the Bollywood superstar has often described his approach to food as disciplined, repetitive and…
