California’s most affordable cities were identified by analysing hundreds of cities based on median home prices, median rent and overall cost of living (Photo: Reuters). California may be known for its high cost of living, but some cities offer relatively more affordable options for homebuyers.According to a report by Houzeo, cited by the New York…
Toxic advance booking surges as Mumbai adds 6 AM and 11 Yash starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ is witnessing a strong response ahead of its August 26 theatrical release, with Mumbai cinemas adding early morning and late-night screenings to accommodate growing demand. The film’s advance bookings have seen several shows filling up, while…
Global warming is supposed to have one obvious effect on frozen ground: it melts.And this is what is happening across most of the world’s cold regions, from the Arctic to the Alps. But high up on the Tibetan Plateau, something strange is going on. Scientists have found that across roughly a third of the region’s…
One Kashmiri Pandit employee said they would not be intimidated by the threats and would neither be scared nor leave the Valley A fresh threat letter was allegedly circulated on social media targeting Kashmiri Pandit employees serving in the Kashmir Valley, prompting the All PM Package Employees Forum Kashmir to seek enhanced security from the…
Luis Manuel Aviles, left, and son Joshua Aviles stand outside their home shortly before Joshua was deployed on the USS Lincoln (File pic) The father, of a US sailor who spent more than nine months aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the Iran war, was taken into federal immigration detention in Florida, the sailor said,…
Delhi HC summons Iyer-Mitra, media portals over alleged disclosure of Saurav Das’s address (Photo: ANI). NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued summons to commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra and several media platforms in a suit filed by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Saurav Das, who has alleged that his residential address and other personal…
SRINAGAR: Irfan Ahmad Bhat, 27, has spent the past several years trying to build a cricketing culture in Pulwama, a south Kashmir district that has long been associated with turmoil.A cricket fanatic and entrepreneur from Prichoo village, Bhat said he was the only one among his siblings who would spend hours watching cricket. “My elder…
7 germ hotspots in your bathroom you probably forget to clean There is something slightly ironic about bathrooms. We clean them because they are supposed to be one of the most hygienic spaces in the house, yet some of the things we touch every day can quietly become the dirtiest. The obvious suspects are easy…
An invasive species of ants travelled across continents to America and is now defending other insects. According to a report by econews, Argentine Ants have been protecting aphids, mealybugs, scales, whiteflies and psyllids against the predators and parasites that would normally keep their population under control. This unlikely alliance has turned the ants into a…
For most children, 6 am is still a time to be asleep. But for one little boy, the early morning has become a time for a special routine. Every day, he makes his way to a neighbourhood shop, sits quietly, and waits, not for a friend or a family member, but for a group of…