Putting a plastic bottle filled with water on your roof: 30+ countries use this unusual trick; here’s what it does and how to use it correctlyPutting a plastic bottle filled with water on your roof: The Moser lamp is a simple invention that uses sunlight to brighten dark indoor sp...
07 Sep, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Russian drone strikes Ukraine's security service HQ, escalating air warA Russian drone struck Ukraine's SBU security service headquarters in Kyiv on Friday. The attack injured at least twelve people and damaged...
04 Sep, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
A man digging a garden terrace in Denmark struck something unusual. Then he realized he had found a Viking treasure including Thor's hammerA remarkable garden project in Denmark revealed an extraordinary Viking Age silver hoard, weighing a staggering eighteen point five kilogra...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
Teachers’ Day 2026: From President to 27 Nobel nominations, know more about Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and how the tradition beganTeachers’ Day 2026 will be observed in India on September 5, the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second President...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
When Poland found a second home in Kolhapur: During World War II, they survived Siberia, travelled through Iran and finally found safety 6,104 km awayWhen Poland found a second home in Kolhapur: A rosary and personal belongings of a Polish refugee are returning to Valivade, India, the set...
03 Sep, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
Over 400 rescued after hill slip disrupts Kalka-Shimla train runA hill slip damaged the Kalka-Shimla railway track, causing disruptions. Northern Railway evacuated 391 passengers and 40 crew members to K...
30 Aug, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
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...
30 Aug, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Georgia won UNESCO World Heritage status for the 636-square-mile Okefenokee Swamp to bolster conservation; the result raised global attention around a wetland home to 15,000 alligators and hundreds of speciesGeorgia's Okefenokee Swamp received UNESCO World Heritage status. This recognition highlights its rich biodiversity and vital role as a car...
28 Aug, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Techie leaves Rs 50 lakh salary behind for solo travel, says he is ‘stepping into the unknown’A techie's post has gone viral after leaving a Rs 50 lakh per annum job without another offer and using a six-month financial runway to tra...
27 Aug, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
School assembly news headlines for August 28: Top India, world, sports and business updatesSchool Assembly News Headlines for August 28, 2026: India’s key developments include PM Modi’s upcoming Central Asia visit, preparations fo...
27 Aug, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
In 1959, 5,000 people lived on Japanese 'battleship island'. Then it was abandoned almost overnight. The UNESCO site that inspired James Bond's Skyfall’s villain lairJapan’s Hashima Island, or Gunkanjima, was once a bustling coal-mining community with more than 5,000 residents and one of the world’s high...
27 Aug, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
A tiny Yemeni island, Socotra’s strange dragon’s blood trees harvest moisture from fog to survive extreme aridity; 90% of its reptiles and 95% of its land snails are found nowhere else, creating an ecosystem unlike any otherSocotra island boasts unique plants and animals that evolved in isolation. Its dragon's blood trees and cucumber trees store water and have...
25 Aug, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
Thousands of coins removed from the Giant’s Causeway to protect basalt pillars; 10,000 coins wedged by tourists over the years extractedMore than 10,000 coins that tourists wedged into the basalt rocks of Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway have been removed as part of a con...
25 Aug, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
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...
25 Aug, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Abandoned since 1989, American buys Spanish village for $363,000 as he plans $7 million tourism revival with 44 homes, church, school and barAbandoned since 1989, Spain’s Salto de Castro village has a new owner after American Jason Lee Beckwith bought the historic settlement for ...
24 Aug, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
IndiGo to launch twice-weekly direct flights between Gaya and Bangkok from October 26IndiGo will launch twice-weekly non-stop flights between Gaya and Bangkok from October 26, connecting Bodh Gaya directly with Thailand’s ca...
24 Aug, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
No steel, concrete, or cement: Meghalaya’s living bridges take 30 years to grow but get stronger with age. How villagers create them from tree rootsFor centuries, the Khasi and Jaintia communities of Meghalaya have shaped living root bridges from the roots of fig trees, creating a remar...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.39 AM IST