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When Alan Tholkes was just 17 years old, a car accident changed his life forever, leaving him paralysed with a spinal cord injury. Rather than letting the setback define him, the Minnesota native spent decades turning his personal struggles into innovations aimed at helping others with mobility challenges. Over the next 40 years, he designed…
Anagha Rajesh’s decision to shift BioCompute from Bengaluru to San Francisco has sparked a wider debate about India’s ability to nurture breakthrough technologies. While the country produces world-class talent, the founder argues that deep-tech ventures require patient investors and long-term support. Her journey highlights the challenges facing ambitious scientific startups seeking to scale globally. (Representational…
Giannina Gibelli and Blake Horstmann tie the knot in a dreamy destination wedding in Europe on June 20, 2026. Image credits: Instagram Giannina Gibelli, the ‘Love is Blind’ star, and Blake Horstmann, the ‘All Star Shore’ alum, tied the knot in a dreamy European destination wedding ceremony on June 20, 2026. The reality stars walked…
JK Rowling’s inspiring quote “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.” — J.K. RowlingThis quote from J.K. Rowling doesn’t just talk about failure; it redefines it. She doesn’t say failure is bad….
England have been fined 50 per cent of their match fee and docked 12 points in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings for maintaining a slow over-rate during their defeat to New Zealand in the second Test at The Oval.According to an ICC release, England were found guilty of being 12 overs short…
Ekadashi is one of the most auspicious days in Hindu religion. The day is purely dedicated to worship Lord Vishnu and devotees offer their sincere prayers to the Lord. There are 24 Ekadashi observances in a year. Ekadashi occurs twice a month during Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha. The day is observed with pure devotion…
After exploring Thimphu and visiting Punakha, I headed to Paro, at a height of 7,333 feet and about 55 km from the capital. Widely regarded as Bhutan’s most beautiful valley, Paro is also the country’s main gateway, home to Bhutan’s only international airport. Renowned for its ancient monasteries, majestic dzongs, apple orchards, emerald rice fields, and spectacular Himalayan scenery,…
Most bridges are forgotten almost as soon as they are crossed. A few seconds over a river, a glance through the window, and the journey continues. The longest bridges in the United States belong to a different category altogether. These are structures that stretch for miles across open water, wetlands, and vast coastal landscapes, where…
Private hospitals in India have negligible research output though they deal with 60% of patients. A study of research at Indian hospitals during the 5-year period from January 2021 to December 2025 also found that nearly all hospitals without medical colleges produced fewer than 10 publications annually.The study published in the latest issue of the…
Photo credit: US SOUTHCOM The United States military carried out a strike on a vessel allegedly linked to designated terrorist organisations in the Caribbean on June 21, killing two suspected narco-terrorists and leaving six survivors who were later rescued, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).SOUTHCOM said intelligence assessments indicated the vessel was operating along known…
