For decades, archaeologists believed that while early humans had learned to control naturally occurring fires more than a million years ago, they only mastered the ability to create fire much later. A remarkable discovery in southeast England is now challenging that timeline. Tiny fragments of iron pyrite, found alongside heat-damaged stone tools and ancient hearth…
NEW DELHI: Security forces on Saturday launched a multi-area search operation across multiple areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to trace suspected terrorists believed to be operating in the region, officials said. The operation comes days after an infiltration bid was foiled in the Mankote area of Mendhar tehsil on May 12, in which…
South Korea’s stock market has overtaken India to become the world’s sixth-largest equity market by value. (AI image) In yet another setback, South Korea’s stock market has overtaken India to become the world’s sixth-largest equity market by value. Last week, India was overtaken by Taiwan to become the fifth largest stock market. Within a week,…
Reliance Jio IPO announced (AI image) Jio Platforms IPO announced: Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani on Friday announced that the board of Jio Platforms has approved the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) of its Initial Public offering (IPO), which will be filed with SEBI. The announcement was made at RIL’s 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM)….
Engineers have reportedly developed a new solar panel design inspired by the hexagonal honeycomb built by bees, offering a potential solution to one of the technology’s biggest limitations. Conventional solar panels lose a significant amount of energy when sunlight strikes them at an angle, as much of the light is reflected away instead of being…
Almost everyone has noticed it. The water at home tastes perfectly normal, yet the moment you travel to another town or country, every sip feels noticeably different. Some water seems sweet and refreshing, while others taste metallic, salty, earthy or even slightly like chlorine. This isn’t simply imagination. The flavour of drinking water is influenced…
Image credits: Instagram/thebetterindia Most people wait for the perfect opportunity to make a difference. They wait for funding, resources, or support. But Uttam Teron decided to start with what he had: a small cowshed, ₹800 in his pocket, and a determination to ensure that children in his community had access to education. More than two…
North Korea on Sunday firmly rejected US claims that Washington and Beijing share a goal of denuclearising the Korean Peninsula, reaffirming its status as a nuclear-armed state a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to visit Pyongyang.Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said US assertions that denuclearisation…
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn recently fired 5% of its global workforce across four divisions. Now, a new report by New York Post reveals that the professional social network is now once again cutting more than 600 jobs this summer with California employees bearing the brunt of the fresh round of layoffs. A new Worker Accounting and Retraining…
Elon Musk‘s declaration that he would “own no house” has resurfaced amid renewed interest in his real estate footprint. The pledge, made on X (then Twitter), quickly became one of the billionaire’s most widely discussed personal commitments.“I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house,” Musk wrote on 1 May 2020. When another…