In 2009, Juan Martin del Potro beat Roger Federer to win the US Open for Argentina; 17 years later, he remains the last non-European Grand Slam winner | Tennis News

Juan Martin del Potro is the last non-European to win the Grand Slam title (Image: X and Agency) There was a time when men’s Grand Slam tennis had champions from across the globe. Australia, the United States, Argentina and South Africa all produced major winners, adding different styles and stories to the sport’s biggest tournaments….

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Vijay and Ajith Kumar reunite at Silverstone: The ‘Jana Nayagan’ star gifts miniature race car, while Ajith returns the gesture with a signed helmet | Tamil Movie News

Actor and politician Vijay shared a special moment with his Tamil cinema colleague Ajith Kumar at the Le Mans race in Silverstone, England. Vijay, who also serves as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, attended the event and waved the ceremonial flag, while Ajith participated in the race with his team.The meeting between the two…

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In 2017, a Washington couple began building homeless shelters that assembled in under an hour; after serving 30,000 people, their company is shutting down | World News

Representative image of a rapidly assembled modular shelter designed to provide temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness. Image credits: ChatGPT. In 2017, a husband-and-wife team in Washington began experimenting with a different way to provide emergency shelter. Rather than constructing conventional buildings that could take weeks or months, Amy and Brady King wanted to create…

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In 1985, Canadian athlete Rick Hansen began a 40,075-km wheelchair journey through 34 countries that raised $26 million; 40 years later, his foundation is renewing the push for a world without barriers

Canadian athlete Rick Hansen began a 40,075-km wheelchair journey through 34 countries that raised $26 million (Image Credit: Rick Hansen Foundation) What began as one man pushing his wheelchair across the world became a movement that continues four decades later. On March 21, 1985, Canadian athlete Rick Hansen set out from Vancouver on what would…

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Rishikesh-Karnprayag railway line project for Char Dham connectivity boost hits 41 tunnel breakthroughs; RVNL completes 10.847-km Escape Tunnel 1, with 5 more expected within a year

The completion is particularly significant given the difficult geological conditions along the Himalayan alignment. (Image for representative purpose only) The 125 kilometres long Rishikesh-Karnaprayag new railway line, which is currently under construction, has achieved a major milestone with a new tunnel breakthrough. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), which is the implementing body for the project,…

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‘We should not play Pakistan’: World Cup winner reacts after India refuse Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi | Cricket News

Former India cricketer Madan Lal reacted after the Indian women’s cricket team did not accept the Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi after winning the title on Sunday.Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs to win a record-extending eighth Women’s Asia Cup title. However, the Indian players did…

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Meet Alejandro Arteaga: The Ecuadorian biologist who went into cloud forests looking for reptiles for a book and ended up finding a snake new to science |

Image: Left/Ninia guytudori/By:Alejandro Arteaga/Right/Alejandro Arteaga/By:Kate Berry / Australia Zoo Alejandro Arteaga went into the cloud forests of Ecuador with a very specific mission, he was searching for reptiles to document for a book on the country’s extraordinary herpetological diversity. Instead, one of his field trips produced something far more significant, a snake that science had…

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