In 1931, a journalist noticed that newspaper ink dried faster than his pen, which led to the invention of the ballpoint penWhile reporting on the latest stories, Hungarian journalist László Bíró found himself frustrated by the black smudges left by traditional f...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
Why Pouring Boiling Water Into Your Yard Drain Can Quietly Make Things WorseA clogged outdoor drain signals a larger stormwater issue, as runoff from impervious surfaces carries debris and overwhelms drainage system...
05 May, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
Mystery person donates ₹30 crore worth gold in Japan's Osaka and the reason will surprise youA mystery donor gifted Osaka city 21 kilograms of gold bullion. The donation is worth $3.6 million. The only condition was to fix the city'...
22 Feb, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Trump revokes basis of US climate regulation, ends vehicle emission standardsTrump's move represents the most sweeping climate change policy rollback by the administration to date, after a string of regulatory cuts a...
13 Feb, 2026, 06.32 AM IST
KBC kid Ishit Bhatt’s rude behaviour controversy sparks debate on parenting. Watch viral videoA young student from Gandhinagar, Ishit Bhatt, has captured national attention after his appearance on Kaun Banega Crorepati. His confident...
13 Oct, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
Why Delhi's trees are falling: It's not the storm, it's usDelhi's trees are increasingly uprooting during storms. The cause is shallow root systems. Urban surfaces prevent rainwater from reaching d...
24 May, 2025, 01.52 AM IST
Forget Covid — Another deadly virus has been detected in the UK for the first time and there's no vaccineThe United Kingdom identifies West Nile Virus in mosquitoes. This discovery raises concerns. The virus is already widespread in Europe. Aut...
21 May, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
BRS leader K T Rama Rao slams BJP over promise to make BC candidate CM of TelanganaThe ruling BRS party launched a critique against the BJP's announcement of appointing a leader from the backward class (BC) as the Chief Mi...
28 Oct, 2023, 03.01 PM IST
Rs 18 lakh cash in bank locker destroyed by termites; Know the rules regarding keeping cash in your bank lockerThe RBI announced the new locker guidelines via a notification on August 18, 2021. The RBI has set a deadline of December 31, 2023 for the ...
30 Sep, 2023, 03.53 PM IST
Revealing New York city's shifting landscape: NASA study unearths sinking skyscrapers and surprising upliftNew York City is experiencing a transformative shift in its urban landscape, according to a study by NASA and Rutgers University. Using adv...
29 Sep, 2023, 06.40 AM IST
With warming, snowbound Buffalo braces to find more deadAntwaine Parker told The Buffalo News that his mother, Carolyn Eubanks, perished at the home of strangers who took her in after her family ...
28 Dec, 2022, 07.49 PM IST
SC dismisses PIL seeking 100 % matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs during vote counting on May 23A three-judge bench led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi directed EC to do an EVM-VVPAT tally of at least five polling stations randomly picked from eve...
22 May, 2019, 08.42 AM IST
Proposal to “seal” India-Pakistan border 'ridiculous and nonsensical': Capt. Amarinder SinghSAD has taken a serious note of Capt. Amarinder instigating villagers on the border to not to follow directions of the Govt of India and st...
07 Oct, 2016, 06.46 PM IST
No dharna outside Arvind Kejriwal’s house in AugustThe AAP government has banned dharnas and protests outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence for the whole of August.
04 Aug, 2016, 03.38 AM IST
- Can those calls from 70xxx..... build brands?
Telcos themselves resort to a lot of unsolicited SMS and IVR for communicating their product/tariff offers to subscribers and do not wish t...
18 Apr, 2011, 05.13 PM IST
- Like China, push infra & then focus on other assets: Spence
Nobel laureate Michael Spence says India can learn a lot from China to achieve sustainable high growth. He also talks about addressing dist...
01 Dec, 2010, 06.13 AM IST
- Junk SMS mess: Over 100 million a day
Thanks to a commercial SMS costing less than a paisa, every sort of advertiser - from builders, insurance and investment companies, vaastu ...
02 Aug, 2010, 07.45 AM IST