In 1943, researchers trying to fix America’s rubber crisis unexpectedly led to the creation of Silly PuttyBorn from a wartime quest for rubber, Silly Putty emerged as an unexpected, stretchy, and bouncy material. Initially deemed unsuitable for ...
21 May, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
A simple astronomy program led two U.S. high school students to help discover four exoplanetsIn an inspiring display of youthful ingenuity, two American high school students have teamed up to publish a groundbreaking scientific pape...
19 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Fuel hike not enough to offset all losses, oil stocks fall furtherIn an unexpected turn, shares of oil companies fell even with a recent fuel price boost. This adjustment couldn't compensate for the rising...
16 May, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
In 1903, the Wright brothers studied bird wings and bicycle mechanics, and helped launch modern aviationThe Wright brothers achieved the first powered flight in 1903. Their success stemmed from a unique focus on aircraft stability and control....
15 May, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
Foreign investors continue to pull out of financials in second half of AprilForeign investors continued their sell-off in Indian equities, particularly in financials, extending withdrawals into the latter half of Ap...
08 May, 2026, 05.38 AM IST
Metals, PSU banks drag markets down amid currency weakness and global uncertaintyIndian stocks and the rupee experienced a significant downturn on Thursday. Surging oil prices and rumors of potential military action agai...
01 May, 2026, 06.18 AM IST
‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’Indian migrants have been crucial to the Middle Eastern oil industry from its beginnings. Professor Andrea Wright highlights their signific...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Mystery deepens as FBI investigates missing US scientists; House Oversight Committee launches parallel probeA series of unexplained deaths and disappearances involving US scientists and government personnel, including a retired Air Force general, ...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Missing US scientist update: Disappeared contractor overseeing hundreds of millions in nuclear weapons assets tied to earlier cases as list grows to 10Steven Garcia, a government contractor with top security clearance at a US nuclear weapons facility, has gone missing. This marks the tenth...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
William Neil McCasland disappearance: Ex-FBI agent dismisses abduction, says ‘no one took him’William Neil McCasland case: Retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland vanished on February 27, 2026. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coff...
12 Apr, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
Missing retired US Air Force General William Neil McCasland may have ‘planned’ his disappearance, wife’s 911 call suggestsGeneral William Neil McCasland missing case update: Retired US Air Force General William Neil McCasland's disappearance is now being invest...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Financial services bear maximum brunt of late-March FPI sell-offFinancial services bore the brunt of foreign investor selling in the latter half of March, with outflows exceeding ₹60,000 crore, the highe...
10 Apr, 2026, 06.46 AM IST
As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risksUnder the Trump administration, coal power is making a comeback, as plans to phase out coal plants are being scrapped. This change is desig...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Who are the US scientists linked to NASA and military research vanished or died under unexplained circumstancesA string of baffling deaths and disappearances among US scientists, including a retired Air Force general and NASA JPL researcher, has spar...
09 Apr, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump has chosen Chris Wright, a fossil fuel executive and campaign donor, to be his next energy secretary. Wright, ...
17 Nov, 2024, 06.26 AM IST
Fund raising via debt placement drops 39% to Rs 32,405 crore in April-May on hike in interest ratesSeveral factors will dictate fund raising activities through the mode like peaking interest rate cycle, sentiment revival in capex cycle an...
03 Jul, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
IIFL Securities to provide portfolios of smallcase managers to usersIIFL Securities will start the new product with curated portfolios by research firms like Alok Jain’s Weekend Investing, Windmill Capital, ...
19 Jul, 2021, 06.30 PM IST