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West Bengal forms panel for naming and renaming public placesThe West Bengal government has formed a state-level advisory committee to examine proposals for naming and renaming roads, streets, bridges...
‘Get off our roads, Mr Singh’: DHS ad draws backlash from Sikh, Hindu groupsA Department of Homeland Security advertisement featuring "Mr Singh" has ignited controversy. Advocacy groups have labeled the campaign as ...
From Lalbaugcha Raja to Andhericha Raja: 8 Iconic Places You Should Visit This Ganesh ChaturthiIn 2026, Mumbai comes alive for Ganesh Chaturthi, featuring dazzling pandals and captivating idols. This comprehensive guide showcases must...
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 75: Delisting, merger, demerger: Long restructuring story of one auto ancillaryLast week's auto-ancillary story dealt with another major participant in the same broad industry. This week's business is dramatically narr...
Colorado rebuilt part of US 24 by reconditioning its old asphalt in place; the $5.7 million project avoided hauling in more than 40,000 tons of new baseColorado has made strides in sustainable road maintenance with the successful recycling of old asphalt on US Highway 24. By saving over 40,...
Science says earthquakes can make the ground behave like a liquid: Why buildings can sink and here’s what happens beneath your feetEarthquakes can cause certain loose, water-saturated soils to behave like a liquid. The soil grains remain solid, but rising pore-water pre...
Tesla’s wildest ride yet: Musk puts steering-wheel-free Cybercabs on Austin streets, daring Americans to let goMusk’s Tesla has begun testing a new generation of Cybercabs on Austin streets that have neither steering wheels nor brake pedals, placing ...
In 1905, a copper strike turned Greenwater in Death Valley into a town of 2,000; by 1909, its mines had closed without making a profit, and no ruins remain todayIn the early 1900s, the California desert town of Greenwater emerged almost overnight as copper was unearthed in 1905, drawing prospectors ...
TMC MP Derek O’Brien appears before Kolkata Police as Camac street office clash probe widensTMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien appeared before Kolkata Police on Wednesday. He was questioned regarding a scuffle at Abhishek Banerjee's ...
Phoenix swapped black asphalt for a reflective road coating; noon surface heat fell 12°F, but pedestrians faced higher radiant heatIn an effort to lower urban heat, Phoenix tested innovative reflective pavement coatings on its roads, revealing that treated asphalt kept ...
Buying a house in a big gated society? Check these 4 key things before your dream home turns into a nightmareIndia’s cities cannot accommodate their rapidly growing urban populations without greater density. The trend towards large residential proj...
In 2018, Hamlin Street NE installed bioretention systems managing 2.6 acres in Washington, DC. 8 years later, they retain nearly 20,000 gallons per storm, improving water quality in Hickey RunHamlin Street bioretention systems are quietly changing how Washington, DC, handles stormwater. Two green infrastructure systems can retain...
School buses aren't yellow by accident: 44 standards came from a seven-day 1939 Columbia conference, and the color stimulates two types of cone cellsA 1939 meeting established the distinctive school bus yellow color for national transportation standards. This specific shade, National Sch...
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsGiven the possibility of hostilities resuming in the Gulf region, focus on risk management in the market. Why? Because fresh hostilities wi...
Earlier in 2026, United Utilities sent 44-ton tunnel borer Lily beneath Knutsford to build a 1.1-mile stormwater tunnel. Now, the finished system will hold 5.5 million liters of rainwater without closing the high streetKnutsford tunnel boring machine Lily has just completed the first major drive beneath the English town, digging deep underground without te...
These large-, mid- and small-cap stocks can give more than 20% return in 1 year, according to analystsOver the next few trading sessions, the direction of the Nifty and Sensex will be determined by two things. One is, of course, the US-Iran ...
In 1901, Wuppertal opened a railway suspended 26 to 40 feet above the city. 125 years later, the 8.3-mile Schwebebahn remains the backbone of local transport, carrying more than 80,000 passengers every dayWuppertal's Schwebebahn, a suspended railway, has connected communities since 1901. This unique transport system travels above the Wupper R...
Quote of the Day by Marie Curie: “Life is not easy for any of us... We must believe that we are...” — an enduring life lesson on perseverance, self-confidence, personal purpose, and why true human fulfillment requires honoring individual potential over submitting to inevitable adversity, by the Nobel Prize-winning scientistQuote of the Day by Marie Curie: “Life is not easy for any of us...” confronts the reality that hardship is a universal default, not a pers...
China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AIIn China's hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with clock tower and multi-arched bridge emits a low, per...
Hungary’s forgotten Soviet city still stands near Lake Balaton: The story of Szentkirályszabadja and its sudden Cold War disappearanceSzentkirályszabadja, once a bustling Soviet military town, now stands quietly near Lake Balaton, predominantly uninhabited. During the Cold...