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Quote of the day by Desmond Tutu: ‘When you forgive someone, you open the door of opportunity to make a new beginning.’ - Nobel Prize winner shares a lesson on healing and letting go of past grudgesHolding onto grudges is like drinking poison, but Archbishop Desmond Tutu offers a powerful antidote. His quote of the day, shared in a 200...
Largest POW grave site: In 1944, the Japanese hellship Hōfuku Maru sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard; in 2026, forgotten military documents led to a discovery no one expected 80 years laterA Japanese prison transport ship, the Hōfuku Maru, sunk in 1944, has been found off the Philippines coast. This discovery brings to light t...
In 1907, a Canton janitor's asthma got so bad he rigged a fan motor, broomstick, and pillowcase into a vacuum: His cousin's husband, W.H. Hoover, bought the patent in 1908Meet James Murray Spangler, the janitor whose battle with asthma sparked an ingenious innovation in 1907: the electric suction sweeper. Cra...
In the 1950s, Swiss farmers intensified and mechanized their fields; nine decades of records now reveal an unexpected divide: butterflies are still struggling, while forest beetles have fully bounced backButterflies and beetles are disappearing at an alarming rate. A Swiss study reveals significant butterfly losses since 1930, linked to farm...
PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
How Donald Trump's Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian war crimesUS funding cuts are impacting Ukraine's pursuit of justice for war crimes. Organizations documenting atrocities face reduced capacity. This...
In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinctionIn a remarkable geological find in Italy, a delicate clay layer was uncovered, marked by unusually high levels of iridium—a rare element on...
In 1905, an 11-year-old forgot a drink outside overnight, and the mistake later became one of America’s most famous treatsAn eleven-year-old boy named Frank Epperson accidentally left his lemonade outside overnight in 1905, resulting in a frozen treat on a stic...
US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdownUS prosecutors have charged former Cuban President Raul Castro. The charges relate to the 1996 downing of civilian planes. Four Americans d...
Presidential Records Act ruling: Can Donald Trump ignore the Presidential Records Act? Judge says the White House must follow the lawA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to comply with the Presidential Records Act, rejecting a Justice Department opinion th...
'Knelt before America, surrendered India': Nishikant Dubey alleges Congress 'handed over' Sir Creek, Siachen to Pakistan on US ordersBJP MP Nishikant Dubey has accused the previous Congress government of compromising India's sovereignty. He alleges that under the guise of...
Why is Taiwan the elephant in every room between US and China?US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Taiwan remains the most crucial issue for China. The island's self-g...
India, Trinidad sign 8 MoUs during Jaishankar's visitIndia and Trinidad and Tobago have strengthened ties with eight new agreements. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit saw pacts si...
In 1937, Amelia Earhart Disappeared Mid-Flight: Leaving Behind a Mystery That Confuses Millions of AmericansAmelia Earhart embarked on a daring attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937, aiming to prove the capabilities of long-distance flight. ...
Quote of the Day by Jack Kerouac: ‘My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have but…’ - Why lack of self-control often leads to downfall, explained by the author of On the RoadJack Kerouac, the famed Beat Generation writer, understood a vital truth. His words highlight that intense passions are natural. The real c...
White House forcing out National Archives top leadership in major shakeup: ReportsThe Trump administration is implementing a significant leadership change at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration by removi...
Over 300 classified documents recovered from Trump's Florida home -NY TimesAn initial batch of more than 150 documents marked as classified was recovered by the U.S. National Archives in January, the newspaper repo...
Efforts made to obtain files relating to Netaji, says Indian government"The Russian government has conveyed that they were unable to find any documents in the Russian archives pertaining to Netaji even after ad...
U.S. judge rejects latest Trump request to block release of documents to House riot probeTrump's lawyers had asked Chutkan to pause enforcement of her ruling while he appeals it to a higher court. Trump made a similar request to...
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says sexual assault 'never happened'A California woman named Tara Reade, who worked as a staff assistant in Biden's U.S. Senate office from December 1992 to August 1993, has a...