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Born in San Francisco in 1907, she moved to Catalonia, Spain, with her family when she was eight. Maria Branyas Morera lived to 117, surviving two world wars, the Spanish Civil War and the 1918 flu pandemic. Born in San Francisco in 1907, she moved to Catalonia, Spain, with her family when she was eight….
A representative AI image of wind farm aerodynamic optimisation illustrates how angling an upstream turbine alters the wake stream to significantly increase the power output of a downstream machine during a morning test. Image Credits: Google Gemini. Wind turbines are usually positioned to capture as much of the incoming wind as possible. But inside a…
Inflation has stayed above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) target of 4% for the past three months (Photo: Reuters). MUMBAI: RBI has tightened daily cash reserve requirements for banks, impounding an additional Rs 1 lakh crore, and has announced a Rs 25,000 crore bond sale, moves that will drain liquidity from the banking system…
NEW DELHI: From listening to bhajans and reading the Bible to finding the direction of Mecca or discovering what the stars have in store, Indians are increasingly turning to smartphones for matters of faith and fortune. Religious, spiritual and astrology apps recorded nearly 30 crore downloads in the first nine months of 2026, emerging as…
Indian women’s Kabaddi player Ritu Negi. (ANI Photo) Former India captain Ritu Negi has represented the country at three consecutive Asian Games, won two gold medals and a silver, and led the women’s kabaddi team to the top of the podium at the 2023 edition in Hangzhou. Yet, after being part of India’s gold-medal-winning squad…
‘Pretty Little Liars’ actor Keegan Allen left bleeding after being attacked, robbed at gunpoint ‘Pretty Little Liars’ actor Keegan Allen was attacked and robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint, leaving him bleeding.In a social media post, Allen shared a video of himself where he appeared out of breath and visibly shaken, with blood dripping from his…
Optical illusion personality tests are interesting images that trick the braina nd eyes into believing what we see first, depending upon our perspective, focus, and thoughts running inside our heads in the moment. But what makes these tests even more interesting is that your friend standing right next to you would notice something completely different…
A representative AI image of an advanced clean energy design showcases a specialised aerodynamic flared shroud ring fitted around a large wind turbine’s rotor blades to dramatically increase power generation efficiency. Image Credits: Google Gemini. Wind turbines are usually designed around one simple idea: put the blades where the wind is strongest and let the…
MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $13 billion to $734.6 billion in the week ended Oct 2, driven by a sharp decline in foreign currency assets and gold reserves. Foreign currency assets, the largest component of the reserves, dropped by $10.7 billion to $604.7 billion.Gold reserves declined by $2.3 billion to $106.4 billion. The…
NEW DELHI: For decades, a state’s growth was measured by relying only on the production approach, or by gauging what factories, farms, and services within its borders produced. That model is now set for an overhaul, as the statistics ministry unveiled a new manual to compute state GDP via expenditure approach — by tracking household…
