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Warren Buffett on 5 habits that feel like good investing but make you poorerBuffett offered a bet in public and then waited. Thousands of managers who have grown rich telling people they can beat the market did not ...
"India stands ready to work with ASEAN as reliable, equal partner": Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called for stronger defence cooperation between India and ASEAN countries, including joint rese...
Amit Shah meets Nepal Home Minister Sudhan Gurung, discusses border security, crimeAmit Shah and Nepal's Home Minister Sudhan Gurung met to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation. The meeting focused on issues such as bor...
Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacksSaudi Arabia stopped issuing public warnings of incoming attacks days before a series of strikes on Riyadh airport killed at least 18 peopl...
Nepal flash floods explained: Why the country is facing repeated disasters and should India be worried?Nepal Flash Floods Reason: Nepal has witnessed another flash flood after a landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district. He...
Tropical Storm Rachel updates: California flooding, Long Beach evacuations and coastal damage- here's everything you need to know about Rachel hurricaneSouthern California is currently facing significant flooding and damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel. Long Beach has experien...
California used more than 2.5 million cubic yards of dredged material to rebuild Sonoma Baylands; The project restored 322 acres of tidal wetland habitatThe Sonoma Baylands initiative has harnessed dredged materials to rejuvenate California's tidal wetland habitats. Each year, excessive sedi...
Hurricane Isaias kills 4, moves into Tennessee Valley, Georgia, Carolinas, Hurricane Simon set for landfall, Tropical Storm Rachel hits CaliforniaHurricane Isaias latest update: President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Georgia after earlier doing the same for Flori...
Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks, prompting evacuationsOn Friday, two significant earthquakes of magnitudes 7.7 and 6.6 impacted southern Panama, leading to widespread evacuations. Many building...
For 100 years, a dam trapped 3 million cubic yards of toxic mining waste in Montana. Engineers removed it; what happened to the river next was remarkableA century-old dam on Montana’s Clark Fork River trapped 3 million cubic yards of toxic mining waste, raising concerns about pollution and t...
Two Hurricanes, Two Coasts: Hurricane Isaias could strengthen to Cat 3 as category 4 Simon threatens Pacific CoastHurricane Isaias is set to strengthen into a Category 3 storm just before it makes landfall in either Florida, Mississippi, or Alabama. The...
Hurricane Isaias path tracker update: Airports closed, oil and gas production hit as dangerous Tropical storm to make landfall Florida, Alabama, or Mississippi. Check timings, dateHurricane warning was in effect from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Gulf County Line in Florida, the NHC said in its latest update.
Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane; halts 63% of Gulf oil output, 1.3 mln barrels a day off marketHurricane Isaias is predicted to become a dangerous storm as it approaches the Gulf Coast. Preparations are underway, including evacuations...
Bengaluru needs more buses, walkable streets and formalised last-mile transport: Mobility SymposiumAt the recent Mobility Symposium held in Bengaluru, officials called for a boost in public transport systems, mainly focusing on bus servic...
Govt notifies 375 permissible works under VB-G RAM G, expands scope by 41 per centThe Centre has introduced 375 new permissible works under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission. The categories inclu...
Red light over Delhi's 'green' crackersSupreme Court has allowed the use of specified green firecrackers this festive season, regulating their hours of use. The court is still de...
Tejashwi Yadav accuses CEC of using 'fraudulent means' to help BJP win electionsTejashwi Yadav has accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of manipulating the electoral process to favor the BJP, sparking outra...
Tamil Nadu scraps plans for greenfield airport in Parandur, risks falling a decade behind rival aviation hubsTamil Nadu, a $400 billion-plus economy with more than 10% annual growth, lacks an airport that matches its economic scale. Chennai’s Meena...
In 2018, South Carolina pumped 40,000 cubic yards of river sand onto an eroding bird island; enough to fill about 4,000 dump trucks and restore lost nesting groundThe restoration of Bird Key Stono, a vital nesting habitat for endangered bird species, involved utilizing dredged sand from Folly River. T...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman pushes investment, economic ties with Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Jordan at AIIB meetFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman engaged in meetings in Doha to enhance economic ties with Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and Jordan. Discus...