In 1961, a Spanish farmer began building a cathedral by himself with scrap bricks and no blueprint, and kept at it almost single-handedly for 60 years, until the day he diedJusto Gallego Martinez built a cathedral from trash for sixty years. He began this massive project after leaving a monastery due to illness...
20 Jul, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
In 1879, a French postman began pocketing odd stones he found on his mail route, and over the next 33 years, he built an entire fantasy palace by hand, alone, stone by stoneA French mail carrier named Ferdinand Cheval secretly built an elaborate palace over thirty-three years. He began this monumental task afte...
20 Jul, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Where authorities are restricting data centres amid AI boomGovernments globally are restricting new data centre construction due to rising concerns. New York State enacted a one-year construction mo...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
SC gives Parsvnath Developers one week to deposit dues to homebuyers, warns next step is jailThe Supreme Court gave Parsvnath Developers one final week to deposit homebuyers' dues. This deposit must include the entire amount along w...
20 Jul, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
Turtlemint eyes profitable FY27 as renewal book growsThe company operates an insurance distribution platform that enables point-of-sale persons (Posps) and advisors to sell insurance products ...
20 Jul, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Goa declares 1.02 crore sq m of eco-sensitive land as No Development ZoneGoa has declared over one crore square meters of sensitive land as a No Development Zone. This decision protects paddy fields and fragile e...
19 Jul, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
US data center protests go national as backlash growsOpponents of AI data center expansion plan nationwide protests this Saturday. HumansFirst is coordinating demonstrations in at least 125 lo...
18 Jul, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
US data centre protests go national as backlash growsProtesters are organising nationwide demonstrations against the rapid expansion of data centres. These demonstrations aim to voice concerns...
18 Jul, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
AI's data centre boom is becoming a political problem across the globeAs governments race to attract AI investments, data centres are facing mounting opposition worldwide over their massive land, power and wat...
18 Jul, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
Rescuers race to find survivors in the rain after a landslide in China kills at least 8Rescue crews searched for survivors after a landslide in Chongqing killed eight people. Massive rocks and soil buried over ten residential ...
18 Jul, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Opposition to data centres grows in cramped urban JapanThe more Yoriko Kitagawa learns of a massive data centre to be built near her home in Hino on the outskirts of Tokyo, the more she worries....
17 Jul, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressureJust down the road, though, cranes reach above towering fences at the site of a $16 billion project - one that has turned this town of 2,40...
17 Jul, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
SpaceX aborts Starship launch seconds before liftoffSpaceX's Starship rocket experienced a last-second launch abort on Thursday. Some of the rocket's 33 engines failed to ignite properly befo...
17 Jul, 2026, 07.24 AM IST
JSW MG Motor India to invest Rs 1,400 crore in Halol plant, launch four new vehicles this fiscalJSW MG Motor India is investing Rs 1400 crore to increase production capacity significantly. The company plans to introduce four new vehicl...
17 Jul, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
UK's Andy Burnham takes small-town regeneration to the national stage as PMAndy Burnham plans to revitalize UK town centers with public and private investment. He aims to pump-prime housing and transport to attract...
16 Jul, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 24,000 crore highways in VaranasiThe Union Cabinet approved highway projects exceeding twenty-four thousand crore rupees for Varanasi. Railway multi-tracking projects in Od...
15 Jul, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
US reports 'wave of strikes' on Iran as war returnsThe United States initiated strikes against Iran after reimposing a naval blockade. Iran's Revolutionary Guards reported targeting the US F...
15 Jul, 2026, 07.08 PM IST