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89-year-old woman in London gave 25 years to groom a street garden, now local council wants it removedAn 89-year-old woman in London has been asked by Westminster City Council to remove a street garden she has maintained for more than 25 yea...
32,600 used tires did not go to a landfill. Instead, Michigan turned them into a 1.15-mile road in Clare County that can also reduce traffic noise. The next target is Detroit roadsMichigan is turning discarded tires into road-building material, with 32,600 passenger tire equivalents reused on a 1.15-mile stretch of Ha...
Kumar Sangakkara lives in a 120-year-old heritage mansion inside UNESCO-listed Galle Fort with three courtyards, rooftop pool facing Indian Ocean, lighthouse view, coral walls and modern interiorsSri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara’s Galle Fort home combines heritage and luxury. The 120-year-old villa sits inside UNESCO-listed...
Kumar Sangakkara’s Galle Fort Home: How the cricket legend transformed a 120-year-old villa without losing its heritage charmCricket icon Kumar Sangakkara and his spouse have revitalized a crumbling villa in Galle Fort, marrying historical charm with modern aesthe...
Malaysia built a $100 billion city just 2 km from Singapore for 700,000 people; only 9,000 came, now scammers are moving into the ghost townGhost town: Malaysia's grand Forest City venture is struggling, left eerily vacant and dubbed a ghost town due to a lack of residents. In t...
In 1889, one invention solved the biggest problem every snow sled had; a flexible piece of steelIn 1889, downhill sledding was a dangerous game. Sleds couldn't steer at all. Riders had to jam a boot into the snow to turn or stop. Quake...
Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead after police manhuntPolice shot and killed the suspect in Berlin's deadly Pride attack. The suspect had previously sought to join the Islamic State group. He w...
G20 Summit: 450 banners bearing images of heritage sites in Delhi put up by MCD across cityAs part of a city beautification drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), new murals have also been painted on public walls depic...
Rainwater harvesting the most commonsensical action with climate change hammering IndiaThe Bundelkhand region, which straddles Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, is one of the worst drought-prone areas of India. Come summer, pe...
Bojball, new approach to governance; Britain's counter-intuitive playBut Bojball goes one up on Bazball. While the latter's success is measured by a victorious result, the former's is underlined by hastening ...
UK PM urged for government reset after top aide's exit rowIt is widely believed the exit of pro-Brexiteer Cummings, credited with seeing Johnson through a landslide General Election win in December...
Amid furore over monuments, Trump seeks 'garden' of US heroesHis executive order says the garden should open before July 4, 2024, and he leaves it up to a federal task force to make recommendations ab...
Love your locality, it's worth itWhenever an area gets safer, cleaner or the residents implement initiates such as zero-parking, or beautification of the area, property pri...
11 clever ways cities are taking advantage of public spaceHere are some of the finalists in the Place By Design competition announced by SXSW Eco, a sustainability conference by the organizers of S...
Pune activists claim shoddy post mortem of 'elephant Poornima'Pune: Controversy follows elephant Poornima even after her death.The animal had suffered a life of neglect.She was abandoned by her owner a...
Outdated values have alienated Congress from the middle classCongress is unable to handle, and frankly would rather do without, this set of achievers in India who have learnt to figure out right and w...
Kolkata civic corporation allots Rs 5 crore to beautify Mamata Banerjee's evening-walk parkThe civic corporation mayor has forked out Rs 5 crore to beautify the park where Mamata Banerjee takes her evening walks.
Britain's richest man LN Mittal pays full property tax in UK, not availing discountsAccording to The Sunday Times, many of his neighbours are avoiding complete payment by using discounts on their council tax bills.
- GJM cuts off Sikkim on Day 2 of strike
A key highway to Sikkim was blocked and normal life in the Darjeeling Hills was paralysed.
- Bank break
The weather to explore the Bank of England Museum, but she ended up spending five engrossing hours there!