Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II (Image source: Wikipedia) There are some quotes that become popular because they sound inspiring. Others stay in circulation because people keep finding situations where they seem relevant again. This remark from Queen Elizabeth II falls into the second category. It is not particularly dramatic. There is no…
PC: Northern Arizona University Anyone standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon is usually drawn to what they can see: the immense cliffs, the shifting colours of the rock, and the vast distances stretching towards the horizon. Yet some of the canyon’s most important features are hidden from view. Beneath the dry landscape lies…
A Sikh man jailed for murdering an 18-year-old student in Southampton had previously been reported to police over the alleged theft of ceremonial religious blades, the Daily Mail reported.Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of murdering Henry Nowak, 18, with an eight-inch kirpan in Southampton city centre in December 2025.Members…
Avani Ahuja (right) receives the Henry Ford II Scholar Award. Indian-origin MIT graduate Avani Ahuja has received the prestigious Henry Ford II Scholar Award. The honour is among the institute’s top recognitions for undergraduate engineering students and celebrates academic excellence, leadership and future promise. During her time at MIT Ahuja conducted research in power electronics,…
Varsha Gohil and Bhadresh Gohil A 23-year divorce fight between an Indian-origin couple in the UK has concluded with a court awarding Varsha Gohil £6.6 million after years of litigation over a concealed £28 million fortune.The dispute began in 2002 when Varsha Gohil filed for divorce from her husband, Bhadresh Gohil, citing adultery and unreasonable…
The view coming back from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has a way of turning familiar categories of comet science slightly awkward. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object only briefly passing through the solar system, has been watched before, but this time the reading feels less like a routine update and more like a chemical surprise that…
Standing back from a world map, the outline of land against water starts to look less tidy than it first appears. Some countries are stretched across hundreds or even thousands of fragments, scattered like broken glass across vast stretches of ocean. Others sit almost entirely on a single mass of rock but still qualify as…
After unleashing ‘Epic Fury’ on Iran, the United States has launched another front to step up its pressure on the country. The US, on Tuesday, imposed sanctions on Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, and several of its senior executives, accusing the platform of helping the Iranian government and sanctioned entities bypass Western restrictions. The move,…
Tensions in the Middle East escalated once again early Wednesday after Iran launched missiles towards US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain. According to the US central command (CENTCOM), the missiles failed to hit their targets and were either intercepted or broke apart before impact. In response, the US military carried out strikes on an…
Controversial streamer Clavicular sparked widespread backlash after calling Bitcoin “garbage” and a “horrible investment” during a viral livestream. He argued that the cryptocurrency lacks intrinsic value and claimed its biggest gains are already behind it. His comments drew criticism from crypto supporters, who defended Bitcoin’s growing institutional adoption and long-term potential. The rant also revived…
