One house, no neighbors: Authorities demolished an entire Welsh town, leaving one home listed for £1A solitary three-bedroom house, the sole survivor of a Welsh village once home to 600 people, has been sold for £49,050. The ex-mining vill...
02 Jul, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Quote of the day by Aesop: 'In a crisis, give help first and then...' Life lessons on action, unsolicited advice, criticism, empathy, personal growth and compassionQuote of the day by Aesop reminds people that helping someone during a crisis should come before offering advice or criticism. The famous l...
01 Jul, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Did malaria, not poison, kill the Medici brothers? New DNA evidence answers a 400-year-old mysteryCenturies-old rumors of Francesco de Medici's murder have been debunked by DNA analysis. Scientists discovered that both Francesco and his ...
01 Jul, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Albert Camus: ‘At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know…’ - Men’s search for meaning simplified by the French philosopherQuote of the Day by Albert Camus highlights the profound importance of honest self-awareness. True maturity, he suggests, lies not in accum...
01 Jul, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
A 1611 Renaissance painting captured a bat eating a bird 400 years before scientists fully documented itA 17th-century painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder may have captured a remarkable natural phenomenon centuries before science confirmed it: ...
30 Jun, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Quote of the day by Milan Kundera: ‘Anyone whose goal is something higher must expect someday to suffer vertigo. '- What the Czech-French novelist teaches about courage and overcoming fearCzech-French author Milan Kundera's profound insight into fear, particularly from 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' redefines it not as ...
30 Jun, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Orient Express giant yacht sets sights on tech billionairesOrient Express, now a joint venture between French hotelier Accor and Louis Vuitton owner LVMH, set out to revive the 19th century travel b...
30 Jun, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Quote of the day by Niccolò Machiavelli: 'The child who obeys you out of fear will one day lie to you for freedom...' Why fear can create obedience in children but not honesty explained by Italian Renaissance era philosopherNiccolò Machiavelli’s widely shared quote, “The child who obeys you out of fear will one day lie to you for freedom,” reflects on the limit...
29 Jun, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Djokovic in Sinner's half in Wimbledon draw as he chases 25th Grand Slam titleNovak Djokovic finds himself in Jannik Sinner's half of the Wimbledon draw, setting up a potential semifinal clash. Djokovic, seeking his 2...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
Ajmer’s hidden engine: From steam locomotives to Vande Bharat — inside the 150-year-old railway workshop quietly powering the city’s growth since 1876Set up in 1876, the Ajmer Railway Workshop has completed 150 years as one of the city’s most important institutions. Beyond locomotives and...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Emmanuel Macron hosts Giorgia Meloni for Riviera talks after Trump riftOne of Europe's most prominent right-wing leaders arrived in the resort of Antibes on the French Riviera for her first bilateral summit wit...
25 Jun, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
Quote of the day by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: 'Life begins on the other side of despair. Life is nothing until it is lived...' ; lessons on treating failures as learning lessons from Nobel-prize winning scholarLife's true meaning emerges beyond despair, as philosopher Jean Paul Sartre famously stated. He believed we craft our own purpose through c...
25 Jun, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Passport not proof of citizenship? The 2,500-year-old history behind the travel documentA recent government clarification in India, stating passports aren't conclusive proof of citizenship, has ignited interest in the document'...
25 Jun, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Australia beats Pakistan by 113 runs to stay unbeaten at the Women's T20 World CupAustralia remains unbeaten in the Women's T20 World Cup after a dominant 113-run victory over Pakistan. Despite their perfect record, a sem...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Scorching heat shuts Paris' Eiffel Tower and Louvre museum early as France sweltersA severe heatwave in France has forced some of Paris’s most popular tourist attractions, including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, ...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Bulgarian proverb of the day: 'If marriage were a good thing, the priests would have married long ago...' A centuries old saying on why love alone is not enough to sustain a happy marriageThe Bulgarian proverb, “If marriage were a good thing, the priests would have married long ago,” uses humor and irony to comment on the rea...
18 Jun, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Eleven killed, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacksZelenskyy offered to meet Putin with Trump and European leaders at the G7 gathering in France but the Kremlin didn’t reply, a Ukrainian off...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.46 PM IST