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No AC, limited electricity, zero luxury: Katrina Kaif’s mother, a lawyer, gave up London for Tamil Nadu village years ago for charity workToday, Katrina Kaif is regarded as one of the 2000s' most popular leading ladies. Despite her enormous accomplishments, not much is known a...
The winning: Brands and audiences are hungry for celebrities with distinct, dependable styleIn the social-media era, personal style has become a valuable business asset for celebrities and influencers. Authentic, recognisable fashi...
Jackie Shroff once lived in a 10X10 room in Mumbai slum. One flop lost him all his money. Today, he lives in a Rs 31 crore sea-facing Mumbai home with 8 bedrooms, gym, private theatreFollowing the failure of their production company Boom due to rampant piracy, Jackie and Ayesha Shroff faced a catastrophic financial crisi...
German state elections threaten new shock waves for MerzGerman voters head to the polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with the results potentially adding pressure on Chancellor Fri...
When urine became medicine: How one bizarre scientific discovery reduced death by bacterial penumonia from 18% to less than 1% during World War IIEven though it may seem strange and uncomfortable to extract medications from urine now, this unorthodox method was vital during World War ...
In 2006, NASA and French Space Agency CNES launched a satellite in a joint mission to probe the properties of Earth's thin clouds and aerosolsIn 2006, NASA and French Space Agency CNES launched a satellite in a joint mission to probe the properties of Earth's thin clouds and aeros...
Zeenat Aman opens up on facing casting couch in Bollywood, says men made advances on her: ‘Don’t want my personal history….’Evergreen diva Zeenat Aman recently opened up about facing toxicity and enduring abuse during her marriage to actor Mazhar Khan. The ‘Don’ ...
In 2000, UC Irvine led a 2-season study of rice paddies, finding crops emit ozone-depleting gases. Years later, the research still shows rice farming contributes 5% of atmospheric methyl iodide globally todayRice paddies are known for methane emissions. But UC Irvine researchers found another atmospheric connection worth watching. Flooded rice f...
In 1850, scientists began recording the temperatures that would reveal Earth's climate trajectory. 172 years later, researchers found 45 years of satellite observations are enough to detect human warming in most regionsScientists developed a new method to identify regional climate change patterns. This approach uses observed temperature records to pinpoint...
Bollywood's youngest superstar lived in a slum, father was a beggar. At 16, she delivered blockbusters, became highest-paid actress at 21. She died young: ‘She was just skin and bones…’Although she was one of Bollywood’s earliest female superstars, Madhubala’s life before she became a darling of the masses was marred by po...
In 1831, a volcano raised a new island from the Mediterranean; four powers rushed to claim it, but the sea erased it before anyone could winThe year 1831 saw the emergence of a fleeting island in the Mediterranean, catching the attention of four competing nations. While the isla...
In 2011, UK scientists planned to pump water 1 km into the sky to test solar geoengineering equipment, but the balloon never launchedBritish scientists planned a stratospheric particle injection test in 2011. This project, called SPICE, was cancelled due to patent dispute...
Did violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? A landmark 2016 study linking the East African Rift Valley to Homo sapiens around 300,000 years ago says they may haveDid violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? New science says yes. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, massive eruptions shook the ...
Who Is The Battersby? UK TikToker sends late dog Oscar’s ashes to ‘edge of space’ in emotional tributeA UK TikTok creator fulfilled a promise to his late French Bulldog, Oscar. He sent a portion of Oscar's ashes towards the edge of space usi...
Pyrocumulonimbus: France-Spain wildfires are creating rare 'fire clouds' that spark their own lightningPyrocumulonimbus Cloud Formation: Fierce wildfires in southwest France generated towering storm clouds, a phenomenon called pyrocumulonimbu...
In 2003, powerful solar storms during Halloween set off a chain reaction that damaged the Arctic Ozone layer: Study explains how space weather triggered ozone lossIn 2003, powerful solar storms during Halloween set off a chain reaction that damaged the Arctic Ozone layer and led to an unexpected decli...
India floats stratospheric airship project, invites private playersIndia is developing indigenous stratospheric airships for persistent surveillance missions. The Air Ship-based High Altitude Pseudo Satelli...
The Tonga Eruption injected water vapour into the stratosphere, temporarily altering global atmospheric chemistryA massive underwater volcano eruption near Tonga in 2022 sent a huge amount of water vapor into the stratosphere. This event, unlike typica...
Indian-American computer scientist Swati Varshney aims to break records with stratosphere jump in 2025Swati Varshney, an Indian-American computer scientist, is one of the three explorers on the Hera Rising project, which aims to send a woman...
- Chinese stratosphere airship conducts first flight
China recently conducted its first test flight of an indigenously made stratosphere airship which is capable of long flights in the stratos...