A failed experiment in 1942 led to the accidental discovery of super glue. Scientist Harry Coover was trying to develop clear plastics for military gun sights. The substance proved difficult to work with, sticking to everything. Image Credits: White House, via Wikimedia Commons In many cases, we find a little bottle of super glue somewhere…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Apple — Shares were marginally lower after the company’s iPhone sales missed estimates for the second time in three quarters. For the fiscal second quarter , Apple’s earnings came in at $2.01 per share, while revenue landed at $111.18 billion. This beat the earnings of…
India’s largest shadow bank, Bajaj Finance, expects additional provisioning of ₹300 crore to ₹400 crore every year due to its prudent flooring norms and remains comfortable with the impact, its CFO and COO, Sandeep Jain, told CNBC-TV18. In the third quarter of FY26, Bajaj Finance implemented a minimum Loss Given Default (LGD) floor across all…
After a year of red carpets, social media posts, and even talk of engagement rings, Larsa Pippen and Jeff Coby have officially broken up. As fans of The Real Housewives of Miami (RHOM), viewers have been watching this romance closely. It felt like Larsa had finally found her rhythm after her high-profile split from Marcus…
FIR over ‘separatist’ content day after Iltija shares Geelani’s vid on Urdu SRINAGAR: A day after PDP’s Iltija Mufti posted on X a video featuring late separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani speaking about Urdu, J&K Police on Thursday registered an FIR over the circulation of content “promoting separatist ideology”.The FIR was registered at Cyber PS…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored and responded off the pitch as Al Nassr beat Al Ahli 2–0 in a tense, controversial Saudi Pro League clash/ Imahge: X It was a tense and increasingly ill-tempered night in Riyadh, where Cristiano Ronaldo ended up shaping both the result and the aftermath, scoring the goal that broke the game open…
New Delhi: Fresh from defending his world championship crown, billiards exponent Sourav Kothari has called for the sport’s inclusion in elite quadrennial events such as the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. Cue sports have never been part of the CWG but featured in the Asiad from 1998 to 2010. India emerged as the most…
New study sparks debate if Easter Island invented writing on its own. Image credit – Gemini An ancient script from Easter Island is set to rewrite human history. A scientific study sparked debates about whether this remote island had invented writing independently. Researchers discovered a new clue from one of the world’s most isolated islands,…
The assembly line’s invention wasn’t a solitary “eureka” moment but an evolution driven by open-minded observation. Henry Ford’s team studied meatpacking plants, adapting their disassembly process to a car assembly flow. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons The invention of the assembly line is generally depicted in history as one of those “eureka” moments where the…
Global metal forging company Bharat Forge Ltd on Thursday (April 30) said it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) and Shareholders’ Agreement (SHA) to acquire a 30% equity stake in Fortuna Engineering Private Ltd for an aggregate consideration of ₹129.60 crore, through a cash transaction. The company also retains an option to acquire an…
