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Mizoram’s Hnahsin Kut ends: Cosmos festival in Champhai logs 22.5 million social reach, eyes year-round tourismHnahsin Kut, also known as the Cosmos Festival, recently concluded in Champhai after eleven days of celebration. Organised by Champhai Natu...- Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte’s mother recalls finding him dead: 'A mother should never have to find their child this way...'RJ Mitte's mother, Dyna, revealed the painful morning she discovered her son had died by suicide. She had tried to contact him before decid...
- Kat Cole dropped out of college, worked as a Hooters waitress at 18 and became a VP by 26 before leading CinnabonKat Cole went from working as a Hooters waitress at 18 to becoming a vice president by 26. After leaving college before graduation, she con...
- Krisumi ties up with Japan’s Temari Group for senior living projectKrisumi Corporation will invest Rs 1,300 crore in developing The Forest Reserve in Gurugram. The project will include Phases 5 and 6 of Kri...
- SeasonTwo Living and RPS Group inks partnership to develop senior-living communities in 10 citiesSeasonTwo Living and RPS Group have signed an MoU to develop senior-living and active-living communities across India, targeting 2,000 resi...
- World Bank helps mobilise $36 billion in private capital to support job creation in India since FY22Private capital mobilisation by the World Bank Group has grown nearly five-fold in four years, rising from approximately USD 3 billion in F...
- Centre calls for convergence of JJM 2.0, VB-G RAM G to ensure sustainable rural drinking waterThe Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation is urging better coordination between Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 and VB-G RAM G. Initiatives di...
- In 2024, MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, awarded $640 million to 361 nonprofits, how her open-call programme helped more organisations access major fundingThe initiative was designed to identify organisations doing work in their communities, including those operating in both urban and rural ar...
- Why AI makes computer worms harder to stopAnthropic's warning that AI-powered "worms" could soon spread across smart gadgets is the latest in a series of studies showing how artific...
- Omar Abdullah and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq slam J&K Waqf Board move to 'standardise' Friday sermonsOmar Abdullah and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq have condemned the J&K Waqf Board's plan for uniform Friday sermon topics. Critics argue that this in...
- Mizoram seeks to boost tourism by relaxing Protected Area Permit during winter and Christmas festivalsMizoram is seeking to promote tourism by easing regulations during upcoming winter and Christmas festivals. The state reported significant ...
- Rihanna turned personal grief into a philanthropic mission in 2012. Today, 14 years later, her foundation has channelled over $100 million into charityIn memory of her grandmother, Rihanna established the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012, catalyzing a wave of generosity. With over $100 mill...
- Two retired SFPD officers among 3 dead in Marin County shooting as reports point to murder-suicideTragic news from Marin County as two former San Francisco Police Department members have been discovered deceased. Kevin Mannix, a sergeant...
- Keralam Assembly to move resolution seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh KumarThe Keralam Assembly is set to propose a resolution urging the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This resolution includ...
- In 2009, a hotel guest asked what happened to leftover soap after checkout, his initiative later distributed over 100 million recycled barsThat question led to the creation of Clean the World, an organisation that collects used hotel soap, recycles it and distributes new bars t...
- A Pittsburgh man bought a $10,000 building and spent decades covering it in murals and found objects; Randyland grew into a local art attractionRandy Gilson purchased a derelict building on Pittsburgh's North Side and created Randyland over thirty years. His efforts involved using d...
- Centre seeks fishers’ views to shape national action plan for sustainable small-scale fisheriesThe Union Department of Fisheries is leading the consultation process, with the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BO...
- Swedish billionaire Johan Eliasch bought 4 lakh acres of Amazon rainforest in 2005. What he did next was unusualJohan Eliasch bought a logging company to save acres of the Amazon rainforest from destruction. Cool Earth, the charity he co-founded, clai...
- Gujarat to turn ocean into next big industry: Rs 100 crore marine biotech corridor planned in Porbandar; seaweed, algae & microbes could soon fuel new business boomAn initiative of the Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), Department of Science and Technology, the proposed corridor is envisioned...
- Lakhpati Didi scheme boosts household income: IIM StudyThe Lakhpati Didi initiative, launched in 2023, aims to enhance women's income and savings in India. Recent studies indicate that household...
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