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Between August 19 and 23, 2022, Omar Yaghi’s team placed a thermos-sized cylinder in Furnace Creek, inside the Death Valley National Park. The device was not connected to anything and for three complete cycles of night and day the device extracted liquid water from the air of one of the driest and hottest places on…
Jackie Shroff recalls first dance sequence in Hero with Meenakshi Seshadri (Image Credits IMDb) Jackie Shroff has recalled how his astrologer father predicted that he would become an actor years before he had considered a career in films. During the finale shoot of India’s Best Dancer 5, the veteran actor also revisited his first dance…
“I thought they were asking for selfies” (Instagram) Rajasthan is synonymous with vibrant colours, magnificent palaces and imposing forts, many of which stand as reminders of the region’s rich history and the valour of its Rajput rulers. We often say Padharo Mhare Desh (come, visit my country). But for a woman traveller from foreign land,…
Sylvester Stallone looked back on his marriage to Jennifer Flavin, sharing how he wished he had married her sooner. (Instagram) Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin have been married for almost 29 years. In a recent interview promoting his memoir, ‘The Steps,’ Stallone looked back on his relationship with her and everything it has meant for…
FIle photo: Heavy traffic congestion Delhi’s traffic signals could soon become more responsive to the traffic they are actually handling, rather than operating largely on fixed timings.The Centre has approved a Rs 1,789.52-crore Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) for the capital, bringing signals, traffic enforcement, emergency vehicle movement and commuter information onto an integrated technology…
Gadkari said ethanol production had already helped farmers, pointing to the rise in maize prices. (Image for representative purpose only) After introducing E20 petrol for cars, there is now focus on flex-fuel engines that will be able to operate entirely on ethanol or E100. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently said that ethanol…
Pep Guardiola, the then Manager of Manchester City, poses for a photo with the Premier League title trophy following his team’s victory during the Premier League match between Manchester City and West Ham United at Etihad Stadium on May 19, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Manchester City have been found guilty of serious breaches…
Researchers are installing 3D-printed artificial reefs on the deep seabed to see whether damaged cold-water coral habitats can be restored. Twenty-three of these structures have been placed off the south-west Porcupine Bank, off Ireland’s west coast, and in the Bay of Biscay, France. The work forms part of the Horizon Europe project REDRESS, which stands…
Radhika Sarathkumar has raised concerns over the way some social media influencers and YouTubers speak about films, actors, and their families. Speaking after the launch of the Television OTT Producers Council of South (TOPCOS), the veteran actor-producer called for stricter action against content creators who cross the line in the name of reviews and online…
For many professionals, leaving an IT job to become an auto-rickshaw driver might seem like an unexpected career move. But for one Bengaluru woman, the decision was less about stepping away from a conventional career and more about finding work that suited her health, family responsibilities and need for control over her time. The woman,…
