Chinese proverb of the day: “An embankment a thousand miles long can be destroyed by...” Learn a timeless life lesson from ancient Chinese wisdom on how tiny unnoticed mistakes quietly destroy strong foundations, success, leadership, and even powerful empires over timeChinese proverb of the day reveals a powerful life lesson modern leaders, businesses, and successful people still ignore today. “An embankm...
19 May, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
In 2003, archaeologists investigating storm damage near a Mexican pyramid found a hidden tunnel that reframed Teotihuacan’s sacred worldHeavy rains in 2003 unexpectedly revealed a hidden tunnel at Teotihuacan. This ancient site near Mexico City yielded thousands of ritual ar...
15 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Old coal mines are hiding a clean energy secret, and this one town just figured it outThe former coal-mining town of Cumberland is becoming a powerful example of how abandoned fossil-fuel infrastructure can be repurposed for ...
11 May, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
Tales of tunnels underneath village prove to be true, a Group of Researchers Found a Tunnel System Beneath a Village, But No One Knows Who Built ThemMysterious tunnels in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, once dismissed as legend, are now being investigated. A local society formed in 2024 found evid...
06 May, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
Iran & Ukraine usher in the era of the underdogs in a war-torn worldGlobal conflicts are increasingly prolonged, with unexpected resilience from weaker forces challenging traditional military predictions. Wa...
15 Apr, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Silkyara tunnel collapse: Action against erring persons after expert panel report, says Nitin GadkariIn a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said show cause notices have been issued to the con...
25 Jul, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Need an apex body for tunnels to usher key reforms: N N Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Steel"There are systemic issues that plague the construction of tunnels, which need to be addressed. Carelessness during construction just scrat...
06 Jan, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
The great tunnel escape: A remarkable story played out inside while rescue teams toiled away outsideAccording to various accounts of the events, the workers who went 17 days without sufficient food and fought irregular sleep and bouts of a...
29 Nov, 2023, 09.46 PM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: All 41 workers trapped inside the tunnel rescued after 17 days in darknessAll 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel since November 12 were successfully rescued in a challenging operation involving ma...
28 Nov, 2023, 09.12 PM IST
Tunnel collapse: Impatience growing among trapped men, kin as rescue work hits repeated hurdlesThe communication between the trapped workers and their relatives is facilitated by a communication system set up through a six-inch wide p...
25 Nov, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Escape passage mentioned in tunnel plan, but panel finds it is not thereCase in point, a statement by the Press Information Bureau dated February 20 announcing the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic A...
25 Nov, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
14 metres to freedom: Final push to free workers trapped in collapsed tunnelAfter a series of rapid advances, hopes that the men's freedom was imminent were dashed late Wednesday when the drilling machine powering t...
24 Nov, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Some big news expected in next 24-hours, says official supervising rescue operation at Silkyara tunnel collapse siteAfter 264 hours of intensive rescue efforts following the tunnel collapse in Slikyara, Uttarkashi, where 41 workers were trapped, officials...
22 Nov, 2023, 02.08 PM IST
Govt supplies multivitamins, antidepressants, dry fruits to 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel: OfficialThe government is sending multivitamins, antidepressants and dry fruits to 41 workers trapped for the past seven days in an under-construct...
20 Nov, 2023, 02.00 PM IST
Their strength is ebbing: Families after speaking to workers trapped in tunnelAs the hours tick by, the desperation of families waiting outside is mounting. That rescue operations have been suspended since Friday when...
18 Nov, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
Rescue operation enters full swing as 22-meter pipe reaches trapped workers in Silkyara tunnel collapseThe collapsed Silkyara tunnel, in which 40 labourers are trapped since Sunday, is a part of the Chardham project and it aims to connect Gan...
17 Nov, 2023, 12.06 PM IST
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: New drill begins rescue workThe machine penetrated around 12 meters inside the debris on the second half of the day. The rescue team has undertaken both the exercise s...
17 Nov, 2023, 11.07 AM IST