Yug B Chauhan (left) was the courier tasked with picking up $700k in gold from an old woman. An alert store owner (right) informed the police and filled the bag with golden chocolate coins. A 79-year-old widow in Michigan received a sudden phone call informing her that her Social Security funds were being misused to…
EasyJet flight cleared for take-off from wrong runway point, report reveals / Image – File An air safety investigation has been launched after an EasyJet flight departing Manchester Airport took off from the wrong runway position, an error that investigators say significantly reduced the available runway length for the aircraft during departure.The incident involved an…
Quote of the day by Warren Buffett A company’s true character is rarely revealed in a single day. A new product can create excitement, a strong quarter can attract attention, and a rising stock price can make a business look unstoppable. But years have a different way of telling the story. They strip away temporary…
For more than 25 years, physicists have predicted that shrinking certain semiconductor nanotubes to extreme dimensions would fundamentally alter their electronic behaviour. The problem was proving it. Structures at this scale are notoriously difficult to manufacture because they become unstable long before reaching the sizes required for experimental validation. Researchers at the University of Tokyo…
A human brain that may date back more than two millennia has been recovered from a skull unearthed near York, offering an unusual case of soft tissue survival in Iron Age archaeology. The remains were first excavated in 2008 from a waterlogged pit at Heslington, where conditions appear to have slowed the normal process of…
The story of immigration in America has long been intertwined with innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth. In its latest ranking of America’s most successful immigrants, Forbes highlighted 250 individuals whose contributions have shaped industries ranging from technology and healthcare to finance, academia and entertainment. Among them are 26 India-born and Indian-origin leaders whose achievements have…
China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Min Zin, a US citizen who heads a Myanmar-focused think tank, saying he was suspected of espionage and of endangering China’s national security.“It is understood that Min Zin has been placed under criminal detention by the relevant authorities in accordance with the law on suspicion of…
UAE unveils major visa changes for 2026, From golden visa perks to new travel opportunities / Image – file The UAE is rewriting its visa rulebook.In a year packed with immigration reforms, the country has unveiled a series of visa and residency changes that could affect millions of residents, tourists, students, investors and skilled professionals….
One million young people to be offered Meningitis B vaccine after deadly UK outbreaks / Image – file Around one million young people across the UK will be offered a meningitis B (MenB) vaccine under a major new NHS programme launched in response to a series of outbreaks that have claimed lives and raised concerns…
A small fragment of fired clay, no bigger than a hand, has begun to draw attention away from the grand stone monuments usually associated with ancient Mesoamerica. It was picked up decades ago from the remains of La Blanca archaeological site, a place once stitched into a network of early towns along Guatemala’s Pacific coast….
