Quote of the day by The Alchemist writer Paulo Coelho: 'Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures' - lessons on emotional cost of isolation by Eleven Minutes and Wept authorPaulo Coelho's quote from Eleven Minutes states that loneliness is a more profound suffering than physical deprivation. He argues that whil...
India's magical Valley reopens again for visitors, but only for a few months. Trekking, a UNESCO site, rare flowers and Himalayan views. How to reach, nearby attractionsThe Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand has opened its gates for tourists. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is famous for its colorful alpine b...
In 1979, Japan released 30 mongooses onto Amami Oshima to kill venomous snakes, and it took 45 years to fix what happened nextJapan's ambitious plan to control venomous snakes on Amami Ōshima with Indian mongooses in 1979 backfired spectacularly. The introduced pre...
Qutub Minar’s iconic 1600-year-old iron pillar is still completely rust-free. IITians decode the ancient science behind it’s evergreen surfaceA 1600-year-old iron pillar in New Delhi remains remarkably rust-free, baffling scientists for centuries. Researchers discovered its resili...
Tiffany Trump India visit: Leaves for Jamnagar, Gujarat after Jaisalmer visitTiffany Trump and Michael Boulos have left Jaisalmer for Jamnagar in Gujarat. The couple explored the Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Herita...
India, Italy to launch maritime security format, anti-terror finance task forceIndia and Italy are boosting ties. A new task force will fight terror financing. Maritime security cooperation is also planned to ensure sa...
In 2024, a tourist at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria, noticed this table was actually an ancient artifact, later identified as a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagusA Roman sarcophagus, dating back to the 2nd century AD, was discovered serving as a table at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria. This ancient r...
AI speaks every language. So why learn French anymore?As AI translation tools advance, universities grapple with the future of language education. While AI facilitates communication, experts ar...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio 'welcomed' by only three officers in Agra, including a police officer. WatchUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India. His reception at the Taj Mahal in Agra drew attention online. Social media users noted a s...
At 15, Louis Braille began transforming a military night code into the reading system now used worldwideLouis Braille transformed a military code into a revolutionary reading system for the blind. His 6-dot system, developed in Paris, allowed ...
"Feels like COVID lockdown": Intense heatwave leaves Khajuraho's UNESCO temples, roads deserted; businesses shutKhajuraho experiences a severe heatwave. Temperatures are soaring to nearly 47 degrees Celsius. Normal life and tourism have come to a stan...
Which country is known for its tulip fields and windmills?The Netherlands is globally renowned for its vibrant tulip fields and iconic windmills, drawing millions of tourists annually. These symbol...
Golden Horde: Unknown facet of Eurasian historyKazakhstan recently held an influential international conference dedicated to the Golden Horde, where President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calle...
'India, Italy signed critical MoUs in various sectors,' says MEA Secy (West)India and Italy elevated their Strategic Partnership to a Special Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Modi's visit, signing key agr...
In the 1750s, well diggers broke into a buried Roman Villa near Herculaneum: What looked like charcoal turned out to be ancient booksEighteenth-century workers in Herculaneum unearthed a unique Roman library preserved by the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. These carbonized papyr...
The Nazca Lines mystery: Why scientists say we've been looking at them all wrongNew research suggests the Nazca Lines in Peru were not made for aliens or to be seen from the sky. These ancient geoglyphs were likely path...
In the 1930s, workers clearing plantation land in Costa Rica accidentally revealed mysterious stone spheres from a buried pre-Columbian worldGiant stone spheres were found in southern Costa Rica during the 1930s and 1940s. These spheres were part of a larger settlement network in...